Why is margarine a no-no?

[Valinerya]

Just curious... I'm out of butter tonight, and my fat content isn't high enough for the day, and I was going to put margarine on my green beans tonight for supper... but everything I've seen says NO MARGARINE.

Why is this? It's 100% fat, right? Zero carbs?

[sham]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

By the way your title spells margarine wrong.
It is a no no because it does have carbs read the nutritional info at the back and compare it to butter and you'll get what I mean.

[Valinerya]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

Oops, that's a genius move on my part... sorry for the misspelling...

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

It's not always about the carbs ... it's about the ingredients.

Many margarines have trans fats.

What one do you have and what are the ingredients?

[Valinerya]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

I have a no-name brand, says Non Hydrogenated Margerine.

Soybean Oil 64%, Modified Palm and Palm Kernal Oils 16%, Water, Salt 1.8%, Modified Milk Ingredients 1.4%, Soy Lecithin 0.2%, Momoglycerides, Potassium Sorbate, Artificial Flavouor, Cirtic Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, Betacarotene.

Nutritional info is: Per 2 tsp.

Calories 70
Fat 8g
Saturated 2g
Trans fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated 4g
Sodium 70mg
Cholesterol 0g
Carbohydrates 0g

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

>>Modified Palm and Palm Kernal Oils 16%,>>

That wouldn't be something I'd want to eat.

I'd wait until I could get some butter. Put some olive oil on your green beans.

[Valinerya]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

Never thought of that, thank you! I do have some olive oil in the pantry, I'll use it instead.

Many thanks! I can go cook now

[kmuldrow]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

Besides tasting terrible, margarine has trans fats.

Yep, the same margarine that the FDA told everyone was better than butter

From what I've heard, palm oil can mess up people's clotting factors but I'm no expert.

[Valinerya]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

I'll definitely be picking up some butter tomorrow.

Green beans and pork chops for Induction dinner tonight. Yummy!

[Georgiana]

Re: Why is margering a no-no?

Oops, that's a genius move on my part... sorry for the misspelling...

Changed that.

[Valinerya]

Re: Why is margarine a no-no?

You're awesome Georgiana, thank you!

And I went out and bought butter this morning - no more worries

[Georgiana]

Re: Why is margarine a no-no?

You're awesome Georgiana, thank you!

You're welcome! Just using my moderator magic wand.