Butter ...which one?

[Terminator 2]

When first diagnosed Diabetic I changed a few shopping items, one being butter, twice I've changed what I buy and after my misconception with the 'light' tag on yesterdays Nestle Coffee-Mate thread I thought I'd have a shufty at the nutritional values on the three butters ....which brought me to posting this thread to find a definitive answer. I'm maybe reading too much into general health, fats etc, and should just be sticking to the carbs comparison.

Anyway links for reference as below...

1.Anchor Spreadable @Dx
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/Shoppi ... r%20butter

2.Anchor Spreadable Lighter Shift 1
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/asda-c ... _500g.html

3.Clover Lighter Now using.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/asda-c ... _500g.html


If its just carbs then I may well have went from bad to worse :lol:

Your input appreciated :thumbup:

 

[))Denise((]

You want butter, the real stuff. None of these spreads with things added. No carbs in the real stuff.

 

[dawnmc]

I love President butter, but its getting dearer, you can make your own tho'. Going to try it sometime.

 

[Terminator 2]

Real butter noted :thumbup: ....my preference tho is for the best of the spreadables. I find real butter from the fridge murder to spread, I don't use it enough to warrant leaving a block out.

I started looking at the fats, saturated & unsaturated, and after reading a few Fat threads ended up confused, hence the initial post, its easy done mind you

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/20 ... rated-fat/

http://www.healthcastle.com/goodfats-badfats.shtml

 

[borofergie]

Any, as long as it's real butter and comes from grass-fed cows.

Kerrygold and Anchor are the two best that I can think about. Decent butter is very healthy, a nice mix of healthy-saturated and monounsaturated fat (with very little polyunsaturated fat).

I can't find the link, but I remember reading that a 50:50 mix of butter and coconut oil is a close approximation to the composition of human fat (palmitic) acid.

 

[BioHaZarD]

I like tesco olive oil spread, 0g carbs, 0g sugars and tastes quite nice.

 

[anna29]

Great topic and point.
I have been using the anchor lite spread.
Is this the right one to use?
Often wondered if this was the right one or should it be better
to go with just the proper anchor one! ???
Please do comment as it will help me.
Anna.

 

[dawnmc]

It has to be proper butter, no half measures scuse the pun. However there is 1 gram of carb in 10 grams of anchor light.

 

[wiflib]

Most of the 'spreadables' are simply butter that has been whipped up with water. You pay the same for less product!

Check out your olive oil spread, it's usually a concoction of stuff blended in a lab with a tiny bit of olive oil added.

My butter of choice is President, simply because I love the taste and it's often cheaper than the cheapest supermarket brand.

 

[Defren]

I use Sainsbury's taste the difference butter as it's made with Jersey milk, so really, really creamy. I love it!!

 

[Riri]

President bitter for me - lovey taste If I can't get that it's a nice welsh butter - although I do find they can be a bit salty.

 

[cuillie]

Most of the 'spreadables' are simply butter that has been whipped up with water. You pay the same for less product!

Check out your olive oil spread, it's usually a concoction of stuff blended in a lab with a tiny bit of olive oil added.

My butter of choice is President, simply because I love the taste and it's often cheaper than the cheapest supermarket brand.

I'm moving to your part of the world, up here in the Highlands, President butter is around £1.60. Like you it's my favourite and I think pure butter is best.

 

[))Denise((]

You don't have to keep butter in the fridge once you have opened it, so I don't have a problem with it spreading. In winter a very quick zap in the microwave makes it spreadable. As I don't eat wheat or bread I don't do much spreading with it. I love mushrooms fried in butter - yum

 

[Terminator 2]

Thanks for the input folks :thumbup:

I'll give the Kerrygold and President a test drive.

 

[chris lowe]

I just buy either Tesco or Sainsbury's value butter. Butter is butter is butter. I cut mine into six slices and take out a slice each morning and put it in a ramekin dish to use through the day. For cooking I use Lurpack Garlic butter as life is too short to peel and crush garlic.

 

[anna29]

Chris .
What a 'GREAT' tip that is .... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
I "will" be doing this as I find its too hard to spread when straight out of the fridge...
Have some cute little ramkin pots too just ideal to do this with one of them !
The rest of the pack can be safetly stored in my fridge for further use and avoids melted wastage.
Great and perfect idea and tip there - much appreciated!
Anna.

 

[Defren]

I just buy either Tesco or Sainsbury's value butter. Butter is butter is butter. I cut mine into six slices and take out a slice each morning and put it in a ramekin dish to use through the day. For cooking I use Lurpack Garlic butter as life is too short to peel and crush garlic.

Sainsbury's sell frozen garlic in little packs split into small cubes. I always have a good supply of those in the freezer, as you say, life is too short. My daughter uses them to make garlic mayo - really handy they are.

 

[noblehead]

I just buy either Tesco or Sainsbury's value butter. Butter is butter is butter. I cut mine into six slices and take out a slice each morning and put it in a ramekin dish to use through the day. For cooking I use Lurpack Garlic butter as life is too short to peel and crush garlic.

I don't know Anchor has a taste all of it's own. The jars of Very Lazy Garlic found in most major supermarkets is rather nice if you don't like peeling and chopping garlic.

 

[minitata]

to make your own healthier spreadable butter, mix block butter with buttermilk. There is some carbohydrate in buttermilk but you need very little of it - and you know what it is mixed with.

 

[chris lowe]

I use the little cubes of crushed garlic as well, they also do chilli and ginger which are great for adding to a stir fry.