> P ass The Butter ... please ..
> 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 in place 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? Read on to the
> end...gets very interesting! Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is
> slightly higher in saturated fats at
> 8 grams compared to 5. 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
> centurie s 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)
and
> lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
> Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
> Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin
> response. And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS
VERY
& gt; INTERESTING! Margarine is but 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 hy drogen is added, changing the 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, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it
> (that should tell you something) * it does not rot or smell differently
because
> it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny
> microorganisms will not a find a ho me to grow. Why? Because it is nearly
> plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast? Share
> This With Your Friends.....(If you want to 'butter them up')! Chinese Proverb:
> 'When someone sh ares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you
> have a moral obligation to share it with others


Me 48
X's vary
S 27
S 18
Back with high school sweety after 30 years..