Sunday, January 21

Pass the Butter

i had a Dr years ago that said to eat ONLY what GOD created
if it came from a lab
do NOT eat it .. most of the lab created stuff was
similar in chemical compound to plastic
i know that the difference between
NON-dairy creamer & automobile tires insn't
that much
chemically, they are similar
yeah .. i took Chemistry & Biology & Physics & Calculus
as well as ADVANCED Chem & Advanced Bio in High School
i got THIS from a friend
i knew SOME of it
i find it INTERESTING
Pass the butter ~ ~ keep the margarine ~ ~
This is interesting.
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys.
When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money
into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads
together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added
the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.
didn't know this part ^
How do you like it?
They have come out with some clever new flavorings.
DO YOU KNOW...the difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end...gets very interesting!
Both have the same amount of calories.(knew that)
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53%
over eating the same amount of butter,
according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has
a few only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can
enhance the flavors of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine
has been around for less than 100 years.(knew ALL of that^)
And now, for Margarine..
Very high in trans fatty acids.
Triple risk of coronary heart disease.
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol)
and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact....
HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC..(YUP-KNEW it)
This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for
life and anything else that is hydrogenated
(this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself
purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area.
Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:
* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it
(that should tell you something)
* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value;
nothing will grow on it.
Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not find a home to grow.
Why? Because it is nearly plastic.
Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to "butter them up)

1 comment:

Emma said...

Yuck, who wants to eat plastic! Let’s get technical for a moment. Plastic is a polymer, whose ingredients may include polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, acrylic, silicone, and urethane. Margarine is an emulsion of naturally processed vegetable oil, water, salt, vitamins, and other functional ingredients that ensure the safety and quality of the finished product. Emulsions consist of two or more ingredients that naturally do not remain blended or “in suspension”; and need added ingredients to keep them together; think of it like oil and water. Other types of emulsified foods that you may eat include deli meats and salad dressings.

Living a healthy lifestyle includes eating moderate amounts of various types of foods. The margarine industry has been in the forefront of reducing the amounts of trans fat, and adding more functional ingredients to its products to support health. I've been working with the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers so I've learned a lot about this particular topic. In addition, heart disease runs in my family so I have a personal interest in the subject as well. Check out the links below for more information:

http://www.margarine.org, http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html#choice1 and
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/q_a.htm.