Article from the Glass Marbles Blog: Margarine vs. Butter

Borrowed from Gary's GlassMarbles Blog

Margarine vs. Butter
For Nutrition month

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 inplace 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?

Both have the same amount of calories. 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.

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) Lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers by up to five fold. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response. And here is the most disturbing fact....Margarine is ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC...

This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changingthe 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, noteven those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

* it does not rot or smell differently because it has nonutritional value, nothing will grow on it even those teeny weenie microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.

Why?
Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?


Another butter vs margine article from Cornell"

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In a mythical time in a mythical town, a boy, lured by a bright red bicycle, enters a mysterious barber's web, unclear as to the magic that awaits him. What develops is a relationship that fulfills both their destinies. A sweet film about courage, perseverance and the caring of a community. Written by Christopher Dodd. Directed by Michael Greenspan. [20 minutes, in English]

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BONUS: BEHIND THE "SEEN:" CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD
In the first segment of this ongoing video diary, explore the origins of The Circle's premiere original production, Conversations With God. With author Neale Donald Walsch, producer/director Stephen Simon, screenwriter Eric de la Barre, creative consultant Viki King, and cinematographer Joao Fernandes. [7 minutes, in English]

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