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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 04:45:32 AM
There is a great article on butter in the new issue of MJF on page 34 by Dr. Janet Starr Hull, PHD, CN. Lots of great info on the history of butter and the benefits, too. I was very glad to see this in a magazine. I wish she could have it put in some of the "health" magazines, too.
So thank you Mary Jane, for putting that great article in your magazine and from a doctor, too. Who would have thought!
Kris
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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Sep 29 2009 : 05:13:39 AM
Growing up in the 60's with a dad in medical school, we only used margarine. I never even tasted real butter until I met my husband in 1978. Well, husband refused to use margarine, and I loved the taste of real butter, so that is what our children grew up on.
In the late 90's I decided to try the Atkins diet to lose some weight. Now of course, I realize that there are no processed foods to that way of eating. The first time I ever had my cholesterol checked after a year of eating that way, it was nice and low! Despite all the meat and fats I'd been eating! ;)
My mom and dad have switched to Olivio, which is a blend, husband likes it too, so I keep it in the house, but I also keep real butter here, at all times. I also drink whole milk! My next goal is to get a cow, so I can have raw milk, and make my own butter and cheese.
Brenda
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| 4HMom |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 11:40:43 AM
I keep my butter in a butter crock on the counter. That way it's spreadable without melting and the water in the crock keeps it fresh.
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| peapicker |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 11:35:34 AM
I use real butter with on additives. I have a little jar with a lid that I keep on the counter with the butter in it. That way it is spreadable. I am a dedicated student of Paula Deen and she uses butter for everything.
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| DairymansDaughter |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 11:25:18 AM
I, also was thrilled to hear another voice in support of butter in the most recent MJF magazine. Ever since we started milking Jerseys several years ago, we have had the privilege of making and eating our own butter. We have made it in the old fashioned glass containers with the wooden paddles, in an upright wooden butter church (a gallon+ of cream at a time) and of course we have shaken it in jars. I realize not everyone has access to cream to make their own butter, and in that case I suggest like the other ladies, purchasing butter with as few ingredients as possible: Cream/salt!
I second what Heather says about our bodies processing manufactured food. I had to smile at myself when I saw the movie "Julie and Julia" when Julie Powell was cooking with LOTS and LOTS of butter! I think it's interesting that despite what many 'health' articles say about limiting ones consumption of saturated fat, Julia Child used plenty of it and lived to be in her 90s! My Great Grandpa used to drink a glass of buttermilk every day and he lived to be in his 90s as well. Lord willing, I will too, enjoying my real butter all the way.
Here is an excellent article if anyone is interested in learning the benefits of eating more butter: http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/butter.html
Janel |
| knittingmomma |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 04:58:15 AM
One day several years ago, as I was shopping at the market, it just occurred to me that it was crazy to be buying margarine which is man-made instead of butter which is nearly straight from nature. God must have intended butter to be good for us in some capacity if it comes from healthy cream.
I so enjoyed the article in the new magazine as well.
Warm wishes,
Tonya
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| Annab |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 03:25:17 AM
I noticed a tub we had the other day.
Bought one that had said spreadable butter w/ something in it like canola. This is one I keep at work.
The stuff at home is impossible to spread. It only list the 3-4 above mentioned ingredients. I have been using this a bit more lately especially in baking recipes. And if my bread is really hot, the real butter melts all nice -like anyway
I'd rather consume something natural and not ultra processed.
Think next time we go to Costco we'll stock up on this too.
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| Ga Girl |
Posted - Sep 15 2009 : 05:47:05 AM
The only Aldi I know of is about an hour from here. Im in the boonies! Blessings,Karen
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Sep 15 2009 : 05:41:25 AM
I love Aldi butter!! It has the best taste and you cannot beat the price. I can't make butter that cheaply, which is sad because I have a lovely butter churn that wants to be used.
Karin
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 2:29:16 PM
No...still in Tennessee...my HEART is ALWAYS in Texas!!! ; )
Heather
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 2:14:13 PM
Karen, do you have an Aldi's where you live? I get my butter there for just $1.89 a pound. It's cream and salt. That's all. You can get unsalted, too. The brand is Happy Farms. I have made butter from cream from a friend's cow. You could just buy whole cream and make it yourself in a blender. Then you know what you get.
Heather, are you back in Texas? I thought you moved to Kentucky?
Kris
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 1:46:47 PM
I am all about real foods...my humble opinion is they are better for you, even in the long run. Having family members who grew up on farms eating just vegetables, meat and bread, they all lived to their late 90's without much of a weight problem nor medical problems. I honestly just think the body cannot process manufactured food.
Heather
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| Ga Girl |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 1:37:43 PM
I am so trying to eat heathier! So this will be another additive! Thanks so much I wish I could find someone around here that makes real butter. Blessings, Karen
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 08:06:42 AM
Typically if it is a spreadable butter its not "real" and usually has oil mixed in. My favorite is Cabot.
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| Alee |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 07:55:18 AM
Yes, it's important to check the ingredient list. Many places are doing these hybrid butters. Part butter and part vegetable oil. I like Challenge butter. Yum!
Alee
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| 4HMom |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 07:51:02 AM
If you have a Costco nearby, they sell real butter and it is reasonably priced. We don't have local dairies anymore (the last one closed last spring), but Costco, even though large, is a NW company and is relatively local for us.
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| Ms.Lilly |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 07:41:18 AM
Real butter will be the most expensive. Ingredients for real butter should be- cream, salt (if you buy salted butter) and sometimes annato (a natural color enhancer) The price is well worth the flavor to me! We use Tillamook, because it is local for us.
Lillian |
| Ga Girl |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 06:39:21 AM
How can you tell its real butter? I saw the article also, went to the grocery store and there are so many that say butter but how do I know which one is good. Many said vegetable oil was in it, and I thought that was not good for you. So if you girls know a good brand you can help me out with I would be grateful. Blessings,Karen
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 06:02:06 AM
My step mother is a dr, and dad a nurse......they buy real butter!
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| LynnMarie |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 05:34:02 AM
I agree Kristin. I too was so glad to see a professional finally said - BUTTER IS OK. I admit it, I have always been a butter lover.
A blockage in my neck and heart irregularities (7 or so years ago) went away because I changed my eating habits; I gave up all processed foods and have since eaten only natural foods. I did not give up butter though. Well, ok... I still eat potato chips but just regular nothing flavored. A gal's gotta have some fun!
LynnMarie
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