[libertarian27]

I miss trans-fats.....

Most companies have scrubbed most all but a smidgeon of trans-fats out of their products. Replacing it with other chemical fats that will most likely be deemed bad for us in a decade or so....

Crackers are terrible now - Townhouse crackers crumble at the mere sight of a knife with peanut butter on it....Oreos? forget about it......

Frankly, I wish we could all go back to lard :>)

[rightly_dividing]

If you want flakey pie crust, lard is great. We keep some on hand. But, being southern, we use a lot of bacon, sausage, ham hocks, ham shanks, or other pork for seasonings in so much that we cook. We were probably supposed to be dead long before now.

We have started asking for copies of our blood test reports, so now we can track our numbers ourselves, so if things start going adverse, we will notice it ourselves and not depend on Drs. to catch it and can make changes if we need to. So far, so good: and we ain't young, either, just blessed.

PS; thanks for this thread, I love it!

[Netizen]

Yeah, you really have to look at the ingredients these days because so many products claim zero trans fats, but a look at the ingredients often shows partially hydrogenated fats or oils and that means trans fats.

There are a few crackers out there that don’t use partially hydrogenated oils but often times they are an odd brand that major super markets don’t carry. They carry the products whose manufacturers pay the most for shelf space.

[Netizen]

If you ever go to dollar stores check their crackers. Granted a lot of their stuff tastes off, but, I have found good trans fat free crackers at dollar stores before. Its been awhile though so I don’t recall the names/brands.