The Natural News on Butter
Blog Entry: Wednesday 18 Feb 2009
‘There seems to be a lot of question about which healthy spreads should be used to replace butter,’ she writes. ‘Since the word is finally spreading about the harmful nature of trans fat, margarine has been officially declared as a substance which should be avoided. Of course, in its place have rushed countless other butter alternatives which do not contain hydrogenated fats. But now that refined vegetable oils, additives and preservatives are coming under fire, it leaves the question what in the world can we spread on our toast? The answer is simple and natural: go back to butter.’
Walling goes on to dispel wrongful assumptions and misconceptions about butter while insisting it’s filled with essential vitamins and antioxidants in their most natural and absorbable state – she even claims that butter is a better source of vitamin A than carrots!
She concludes that the essential nutrients found in butter are not commonly found in other foods, which makes butter all the more necessary to our health. ‘So many of our foods are manufactured fabrications that can’t possibly offer the same health benefits as their natural counterparts’, she adds. ‘It’s time to start choosing the real thing. It’s time to bring butter back to the table.’
Read the full article ‘Butter Up: Why Butter is a Healthy Choice’.
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