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So growing up my parents had margarine instead of butter because people said it was healthier, but I haven't eaten it for many years now and I'm pretty sure people realized it's not any healthier than butter. What's the deal with it? Are there foods where it's preferred over every other form of fat? What's it actually good for? Do you keep it in your fridge and why?
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Apr 25, 2023 06:58
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It's vegan op E. Well some isn't but idk why people use that pandy fackler fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Apr 25, 2023 |
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Apr 25, 2023 18:20
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I was also raised on margarine but sometime in the 1990s (?) some research came out that said trans fats were essentially poison. Trans fats at that time were less regulated in the US and most margarine contained massive amounts of them. So my mom switched our family to butter. I now eat margarine due to being vegan. It took a few years for trans fats to be regulated/outlawed. Maybe its healthier now? Theres my margarine oral history.
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Apr 25, 2023 19:05
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Ah yeah the vegan thing makes sense
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Apr 25, 2023 21:58
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Margarine used to have to be dyed pink in order to appease the dairy industry and their lobbyists
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Apr 26, 2023 21:06
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I honestly prefer it with and only with eggs and toast. honorable mention for squeeze right on a French loaf
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Apr 26, 2023 23:34
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:I honestly prefer it with and only with eggs and toast. honorable mention for squeeze right on a French loaf you know that seems like it would be fine I think once when I was like 18 I tried to make bechamel with it
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Apr 27, 2023 01:10
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Also doesn't have the same lactose and cholesterol issues as butter. I use it a lot because I don't mix meat and dairy in dishes. It's an inferior yet adequate substitute.
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May 5, 2023 16:31
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The wikipedia page is a good resource, but tl;dr - it's dairy scarcity based and only later was marketed as a healthier alternative to butter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarine
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