[blparent] Pass the butter please!

Sat May 19 20:41:06 UTC 2012

I thought about saying something but the last time I tried suggesting something was off topic, I was condemmed to 9 slashing with a spiked whip.

On May 19, 2012, at 1:04 PM, David Andrews wrote:

> Come on everybody, you clearly know this is off topic -- so why do you do it.  Unless the margarine is blind it isn't for discussion here.
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 06:08 PM 5/17/2012, you wrote:
>> So there are different types of Margarine but just one kind made in this way
>> is enough to watch-out for the product and be more on the defense when
>> purchasing such altered and man-made food items.  I wasn't sending this out
>> to everyone as gospel that we should hurry up and send out to everyone we
>> know, but I merely found it interesting and thought how it's good to educate
>> ourselves on how disgusting some of the "food" items are that companies
>> expect us to eat which we do as a whole because we're too trusting.  Just
>> because something's being sold in a grocery store here in America doesn't
>> mean we should eat it and if we base our purchases upon that state of mind,
>> then we're in trouble.  I truly and firmly believe that obesity is on the
>> rise, not just because of people's poor eating habits and lack of exercise
>> but it's also largely based on what's put into our foods and how things are
>> processed and-or manufactured.  The bottom line is that the more natural and
>> less processed we get our foods the better and that's the only message I was
>> sharing here.  Of course there are a million different studies out there
>> warning us against this and that, but have we ever seen a study that says
>> that margarine is good for us?  Just a thought.
>> 
>> Erin
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S
>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:34 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Cc: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Pass the butter please!
>> 
>> I like your line of thinking sir. Thank you for this well-written response.
>> I knew that something being sold every day to everybody for years cannot be
>> that bad and on the brink of killing us all.
>> 
>> Gabe Vega
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> (623) 565-9357
>> 
>> On May 17, 2012, at 12:24 PM, "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > yeah real old, do a little more reading. It is kind of true, but it
>> > depends on what margarine your looking at.
>> >
>> > http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/butter-vs-margarine/AN00835
>> >
>> > http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/askdietician/margarine.
>> > aspx
>> >
>> > http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/butter.asp
>> >
>> > I really like the part about being one molecule away from being plastic.
>> > Even a very slight change in the molecular structure of a substance
>> > can make a huge difference. o2 is the oxygen we need for life, but o3
>> > is ozone, which is considered poisonous. You going to stop breathing
>> > because the oxygen you need to survive is 1 molecule away from a poison?
>> >
>> > Some would argue that all products containing vegetable oil are bad
>> > for you, and you should only use lard and tallow for cooking.
>> >
>> > No matter what you decide to eat someone is going to come up with some
>> > research that says it is bad for you.
>> >
>> > now if you want to be careful of something, watch out for dihydrogen
>> > monoxide.
>> >
>> > http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
>> >
>> > Michael
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> > On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
>> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:33 PM
>> > To: NFB blind parent listserv
>> > Subject: [blparent] Pass the butter please!
>> >
>> > Hello list,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This is some interesting and amazing facts about margarine and butter
>> > that I thought you'd all like to read since we're always concerned
>> > about putting the right things in our children's mouths as well as our
>> own.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Enjoy,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Erin
>> >
>> > 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
>> > colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you
>> > like it? They have come out with some clever new flavourings....
>> >
>> > 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 grams for margarine.
>> >
>> > 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 and
>> > only because they are added!
>> >
>> > Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the
>> > flavours of other foods
>> >
>> > Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around
>> > for less than 100 years.
>> > And now, for Margarine.
>> >
>> > Very High in Trans fatty acids.
>> >
>> > Triples 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 times..
>> >
>> > 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
>> > INTERESTING!
>> >
>> > Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... And shares 27
>> > ingredients withPAINT These facts alone were enough to have me
>> > avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated
>> > (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the
>> substance).
>> > Open a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area.
>> > Within a couple of days you will notice 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 find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic .
>> > Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
> 
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