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To: jennyp
I also switched to a canola-based margarine, but recently I couldn't find any; perhaps that's why my total cholesterol number came down last year but then has drifted back up.

Margarine? That is nasty stuff and it doesn't belong in a low-carb diet. Full of chemicals and trans-fats. You are far better off with real butter. Or olive oil. I use olive oil for a butter substitute sometimes. Olive oil is very good for you.

143 posted on 07/08/2003 7:40:08 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Back in boot camp! 249 (-51))
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To: SamAdams76
Margarine? That is nasty stuff and it doesn't belong in a low-carb diet. Full of chemicals and trans-fats. You are far better off with real butter. Or olive oil. I use olive oil for a butter substitute sometimes. Olive oil is very good for you.

I do use a lot of olive oil. But for chicken or for sautéing onions you just gotta add a little butter or butter surrogate for the taste. Plus for those few times we buy bread. (Yes, we do eat bread sometimes!) I forget: Does butter have better fats than margarine? They're both solid at room temperature, so I assumed they both had lots of saturated fats.

149 posted on 07/08/2003 11:15:41 PM PDT by jennyp (http://lowcarbshopper.bestmessageboard.com)
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Try this stuff: http://www.earthbalance.net/
170 posted on 07/09/2003 2:06:29 PM PDT by El Sordo
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