Comments on: Butter versus margarine – are they good for you? http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/ Organic food information and tips and gadgets for healthier living Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10081 Diane Vigil Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:33:34 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10081 Glad to hear you found the butter from Ireland to your liking! Glad to hear you found the butter from Ireland to your liking!

]]> By: Lynn Grant http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10080 Lynn Grant Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:58:18 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10080 Really liked, and agreed with your article about 'real' butter vs conventional butter, and the 'chemical stuff'. We have been using organic butter for several years now, and as I am a type 2 diabetic it figures into my diet control of my diabetes. However we find that organic butter is not always readily available. When we went to get our next batch we finally had to use butter from Ireland. Best discovery we ever made!! The texture, color, and taste all great, AND it is from grass fed cows to boot! Anyway thanks for your keeping us up-to-date on all this stuff. Lynn Really liked, and agreed with your article about 'real' butter vs conventional butter, and the 'chemical stuff'. We have been using organic butter for several years now, and as I am a type 2 diabetic it figures into my diet control of my diabetes. However we find that organic butter is not always readily available. When we went to get our next batch we finally had to use butter from Ireland. Best discovery we ever made!! The texture, color, and taste all great, AND it is from grass fed cows to boot!
Anyway thanks for your keeping us up-to-date on all this stuff.

Lynn

]]> By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10063 Diane Vigil Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:42:31 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10063 Thanks, Tarrie; that's pretty interesting. I searched the <a href="http://www.panna.org/" target="_blank">Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)</a> website for more information, but I was unable to find what you quoted above. Could you let me know where you got the information? Thanks, Tarrie; that's pretty interesting.

I searched the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) website for more information, but I was unable to find what you quoted above. Could you let me know where you got the information?

]]> By: Tarrie http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10061 Tarrie Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:50:33 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10061 One thing not mention about Butter verses Organic butter It’s especially important for consumers to choose organic when it comes to butter, because it’s particularly susceptible to pesticide contamination. According to the Pesticide Action Network of North America, nonorganic butter was ranked first as the food most contaminated with persistent organic pollutants, a class of toxic chemicals that are some of the most dangerous produced. “POPs are toxic chemicals that stay in the environment and our bodies for months, years, sometimes even decades. They are passed from link to link in the food chain, and from one generation to the next through fetal exposure and breast milk,” says Kristin Schafer, program coordinator at PAANA. One thing not mention about Butter verses Organic butter
It’s especially important for consumers to choose organic when it comes to butter, because it’s particularly susceptible to pesticide contamination. According to the Pesticide Action Network of North America, nonorganic butter was ranked first as the food most contaminated with persistent organic pollutants, a class of toxic chemicals that are some of the most dangerous produced. “POPs are toxic chemicals that stay in the environment and our bodies for months, years, sometimes even decades. They are passed from link to link in the food chain, and from one generation to the next through fetal exposure and breast milk,” says Kristin Schafer, program coordinator at PAANA.

]]> By: In Defence of Butter « Mutiny on the Ark http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10032 In Defence of Butter « Mutiny on the Ark Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:37:47 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10032 [...] arteries and cataracts – thereby preventing arthritis, heart disease, and vision loss. Unlike margarine (a hydrogenated and unnatural fat), butter tastes great, can be used in cooking and it isn’t [...] [...] arteries and cataracts – thereby preventing arthritis, heart disease, and vision loss. Unlike margarine (a hydrogenated and unnatural fat), butter tastes great, can be used in cooking and it isn't [...]

]]> By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10005 Diane Vigil Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:49:52 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10005 Hi Mark. I'd assume that they'd skim off the cream (butterfat) before proceeding with the milk. Hi Mark. I'd assume that they'd skim off the cream (butterfat) before proceeding with the milk.

]]> By: mark http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10004 mark Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:50:12 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-10004 If the cream can't rise to the top in homogenization, how do they make butter? If the cream can't rise to the top in homogenization, how do they make butter?

]]> By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-9969 Diane Vigil Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:22:13 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-9969 You have a point, Albert. Moderation is a good thing. :) You have a point, Albert. Moderation is a good thing. :)

]]> By: Albert Gutierrez http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-9968 Albert Gutierrez Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:18:19 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-9968 I eat everything and anything. The key is: moderation. Even too much of a "good" thing is usually bad. A lot of people eat, or change eating habits based on what's hot. Omega-3, for instance, everybody is putting lots of Omega-3 in, not realizing that, without eating enough anti-oxidants, they actually causing more harm than good to their health. Like I said, I eat everything in moderation, and don't worry about labels. I'm in perfect health, as per my last physical a week ago. I eat everything and anything. The key is: moderation. Even too much of a "good" thing is usually bad. A lot of people eat, or change eating habits based on what's hot. Omega-3, for instance, everybody is putting lots of Omega-3 in, not realizing that, without eating enough anti-oxidants, they actually causing more harm than good to their health.

Like I said, I eat everything in moderation, and don't worry about labels. I'm in perfect health, as per my last physical a week ago.

]]> By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-9916 Diane Vigil Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:35:08 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/12/butter-versus-margarine-are-they-good-for-you/#comment-9916 Hi Albert. We, too, haven't eaten fake butter in decades. And real butter tastes better, in my opinion. Thanks for the link; interesting website. :) Hi Albert. We, too, haven't eaten fake butter in decades. And real butter tastes better, in my opinion.

Thanks for the link; interesting website. :)

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