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Hey Glenny’s Fans,
If you’re like me, I’m sure you love butter. But, there’s no denying that regular butter is loaded with fat and calories. So do any of you have healthy butter substitutes to recommend?
Thanks.
Betsy
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Hey, you should check out Brummel & Brown Spread (www.brummelandbrown.com). It’s made with yogurt, and it has a slightly sweet and creamy taste. It has 1/2 the fat and calories of butter, no cholesterol and no trans fat per serving. A tbsp. has Weight Watchers POINTS® value 1.
Olivio butter made with extra light olive oil is a very close second to real butter. I am a huge butter fan but I can handle this stuff. Do I prefer butter? Yeah, I do but of all the butter- subsitutes I’ve tried this is by far the best. It’s an easy switch- try it! AND, it’s a lot cheaper than butter- God bless the Mediterranean!
I address this in my life from a “mind-set” point of view rather than substitution. We Americans have come to believe that we need our cake and can eat it too. If we look at “every-day” meals vs. “special” meals, most people do not eat steak for every meal, so why should we have loads of butter for every meal. Fat is healthy in our diet in very small amounts.
So, I see butter as a special treat to enjoy daily, but not in large amounts all day long. I know that has helped me with makiing lots of life changes. I try to more clearly identify needs vs. wants.
I agree with dri. Go with Brummel and Brown. You can get creative by putting it in a small processor and adding yummy stuff like savory herbs or cinnamon and splenda and dried or fresh fruit. Leave it in an airtight container overnight and you’ve got a very tasty spread for toast or whatever. I understand Mary’s concept on restraint but in the real world, it doesn’t work for everyone.
You should try these two fat-free products that are great: Smart Squeeze nonfat margarine spread (1 TBS 14 calories), which is great on corn on the cob and steamed veggies, and Promise tub fat-free spread. They also have a low-fat spread and other varieties, but the fat-free spread is really low in calories and is gelatin-based. Great on toast, English muffins and any where else you like a spreadable product.
I like Smart Balance Light. It is very “butter-like” in consistancy and taste. It also is 1 point on Weight Watchers for 1 tbsp.
Unfortunetly, Brummel and Brown has hydrodgenated oils. Promise Light is the best as far as health and taste. No Trans fats or hydros. Only one point on Weight Watchers. I have done my homework. My son actually likes it better than butter. Promise is soft like Brummel and Brown and can be mixed with spices as Lydia said. Fat Free has a few chemicals so as long as you don’t use the whole tub, Promise Light is best and also helps reduce Cholesterol. Read your labels Hydrogenated Oil is bad!
I love butter, but I’m trying to do without also, Olive Oil is pretty tasty on vegetables, and it is good for you, I just started Weight Watchers, and I’m counting points. I’ve tried Salsa on Baked potatoes instead of butter, it’s great.
I live in South Dakota and I used to buy “promise fat free butter” at wal-mart. They have discontinued it and there are no other stores in this area that will get it for me. Can any one out there tell me an online shopping website that I might be able to get it? I have called promise and asked them, they couldn’t help me.
Thanks,
Tracy
I buy Parkay spray on butter. In fact, I have cooked potato slices in it and it works well. I pour it on my oatmeal and it taste just like butter. No calories.
I am a favorite of the Brummel & Brown spread myself. I actually prefer it over butter now. And because it’s a spread, you tend to use less.
Land O Lakes Light Butter with Canola Oil. I haven’t tried it yet, waiting for my current tub to run out, but this is definitely next on the list. It is light butter not a margarine spread which is supposedly better for you because it doesn’t have all the additives. I have heard that this is a great “healthy” butter with only 50 calories and 5 grams of fat per tablespoon and can’t wait to try.
Women should not eat any margarine products. Margarine contains phytoestrogens which may promote breast cancer. Your best bet is to use light butter for spreading or olive oil for dippoing. It has half the calories of regular butter and less fat. this, as with anything else, should be used sparingly for portion control. The healthiest fat is olive oil for it’s antioxidant properties, however it is best consumed raw. olive oil loses its antioxidant properties when heated, so use it on salads or to dip your bread. It is far healthier than spreading chemicals in margarine or fat laden butter on your bread.
I like Land O’ Lakes Light Butter…it has half the fat and doesn’t taste any different than the full fat stuff to me.
Tracy, try again for the Promise Fat Free Spread. It now comes in a single large (15 oz?) tub instead of two small ones, and a lot of stores that had dropped it are now carrying it again. Contact the company and ask, they’ll tell you who in your area has it. Good luck! At only 5 calories a tablespoon, it’s well worth the hunt!
I love the olive oil butter! We just put it on the table and no one has noticed that it is not “genuine” butter. I am southern, and we have always used a lot of fat in our cooking – fat back or bacon cooked in with fresh vegetables. Now we use a spoonful of olive oil butter when cooking vegetables and the taste is delicious. The men in our family don’t even know we have switched.
P.S. – We have also switched to olive oil mayonnaise and everyone likes that too.
Whipped butter in moderation is the best. Margarine has many chemicals in it making it more toxic for your body than healthy. Whipped butter is light weight, low in calores at 50 to 70 calories per serving, no trans fat and the most natural ingredient list with just cream and salt. You can get a lighter version of it and an unsalted version of it. Hope that helps.
My daughter has a severe milk allergy, and it’s difficult to find any butter substitutes that are milk free. We really like Earth Balance Soy Garden and it’s carried at most the local grocery stores. It actually tastes much better than any other margarine I have ever tried, although it’s not quite as good as butter. It’s also very hard when it’s cold, like butter, so if you plan on spreading it you have to let it sit out for a little and warm up first. According to their website it’s “Made with natural, crushed whole soy beans, and canola oil-free, our Earth Balance Soy Garden spread has a delicate consistency and flavor with the added health benefits of soy. Winner of the 2008 American Tasting Institute award for best tasting, natural, buttery spread, it’s also completely vegan and 100% lactose free.”
Congratulations! You have successfully altered the previously fine taste of your Brummel and Brown yogurt (butter) spread. It doesn’t taste the same, why did you do that?
Weeee…. for Ghee! This stuff taste great, its clarified butter. Certified 100% Organic . 1 tsp. 5g = Totalfat 5 g, Sat. 3, 0 trans fat , 0 sodium, 8 mg cholesterol. But the best part is its real , no hydogenated or not pasteurized.
This is much better for the health of your body than most butter subsitutes and Idianian peolple have known it for years. I got it at whole foods but try any local health food store
Brummel and Brown is good. I am, however, confused by the comments. Is it or isn’t it lactose free? Gluten is also a no-no, and I’m discovering wheat is added to all kinds of foods. Is Brummel and Brown also gluten free.
guess what! the Promise Fat Free Butter IS fat free! try that! 5 calories per serving plus the same nutrients as regular butter! (vitamins.)
I don’t know any substitute for butter. It is very fatty, but still better that margarine. For baking coconut butter is the healthiest. Maybe try with low fat creams with bread.