What do you prefer,Butter or Margarine?

[mummy of many]

Hi ladies,
I was just wondering what most people prefer to use & why? Butter or Margarine.

My children & DH much prefer the taste of Butter,for cooking & when I make sanwhiches/bread rolls etc.... I thought Butter had more Caleries than Margarine,but they contain the same ( 35 Caleries- per 5 gram / teaspoon!) We have switch from buying margarine to Butter now.

[alioops]

I prefer butter because I like the taste, but we have to buy one of 2 specific margarines because DD2 reacts to the lactose in even the tiniest amounts.

[tannedangel]

Butter by far! I cant stand margarine...makes me feel sick...

[Mum0809]

Butter - taste much better.

[TreeTops]

I prefer butter for taste and composition. Marj is processed yuckiness.

[Liz]

Butter here! Coz it's natural, not just disguised oily sludge hehe

[Lisa]

Butter here too.
With the minimal amounts that I use, I'd much prefer to taste butter than margarine... I dred staying at other people's houses that use marg... it has such a fake taste after being used to butter.

[Junglemum]

i once watched a docco years ago on the manufacturing of marg. It was basically a black color and they colored it yellow. Since then i have been a butter girl through and through. No nasty chemicals in butter.

[Bathsheba]

Butter, without a doubt.

There is a thread about how bad margarine is... i'll try to track it down and post a link.... scary stuff.

[MamaPan]

butter all the way here....

[Trillian]

I have a friend who can't have butter-butter in her house because her boys can't have it due to allergies. As for me, it depends on the type of bread I'm eating - if it's just a regular sandwich, then I use marg, but if I'm having baked-fresh-that-day crusty loaf, then it's butter all the way LOL. And I only use butter in cooking too - marg just doesn't cut it.

[Bathsheba]

Ok, HERE is the Link to the Margarine thread.

[Kitt3n]

yep personally i am not too much of a fan of transfats, so butter all the way in our house!!!!

[saslia]

Butter - margarine has too many nasties

[briggsy's girl]

the only thing that doesn't give me horrific heartburn is Flora Proactive so i'm stuck with that. i prefer the flavour of butter but it really doens't agree with me at all

[mummy of many]

Thanks ladies for your comments,i`ve been helping my Nice do some research for her cooking assingments,& we were able to do a tour of a Meadowlea factory,as my Uncle works there,if we only knew what went into our foods, Yikes!!

I was amazed to hear that so many people like Butter though.

[Fee]

Butter!

We use Mainland Butter Soft for toast etc. It has no additives.

I buy butter blocks in paper for cooking.

[ACJ]

Butter all the way here!! I remember years ago my SIL told us all (she is a health freak!!) and marj is one step away from being a liquid plastic...never looked into or anything but just the thought of it makes me feel sick!!

ETA - Just read the thread on marj and I am definately convinced!! Will never buy it again.