Guest guest Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Pass The Butter .. Please.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. 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.Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to5 grams for margarine.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 andonly 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 .And now, for Margarine..Very High in Trans fatty acids.Triples 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 times..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...and shares 27 ingredients with paintThese facts alone were 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 open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice 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 weenie microorganisms will not a find a home to grow... Why? Because itis nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?Share This WithYour FriendsChinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.PassThe Butter Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Thanks for the reminder Tracie. We as science teachers have often looked at these kinds of things. I think the one that really got me was would I melt my Tupperware & spread it on my toast. YUMMY. Be well.MattSubject: Pass the butterTo: neurosarcoidosis , " Bettis" , Robosan@..., "Skot Stribolt" , "June Wittwer" , " and Bagwell" , "Dianne Comfort" Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:39 PM Pass The Butter .. Please.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. 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.Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to5 grams for margarine.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 andonly 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 .And now, for Margarine..Very High in Trans fatty acids.Triples 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 times..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...and shares 27 ingredients with paintThese facts alone were 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 open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice 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 weenie microorganisms will not a find a home to grow... Why? Because itis nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?Share This WithYour FriendsChinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.PassThe Butter Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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