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#1 Nov 07 2013 at 3:28 PM Rating: Good
The FDA is banning all trans fats by taking them out of the "generally recognized as safe" category.

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Under the proposal, which is open for public comment for 60 days, the agency would declare that partially hydrogenated oils, the source of trans fats, were no longer “generally recognized as safe,” a legal category that permits the use of salt and caffeine, for example.

That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat, a very high hurdle given that scientific literature overwhelmingly shows the contrary. The Institute of Medicine has concluded that there is no safe level for consumption of artificial trans fats.


I switched back to real butter some time ago. This is good news, I think.
#2 Nov 07 2013 at 4:47 PM Rating: Excellent
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#3 Nov 07 2013 at 4:59 PM Rating: Excellent
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That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat


Sucks for movie theaters! I remember back in high school a friend of mine confided that the "100% real butter!" used on popcorn is actually "100% partially hydrogenated soybean oil."

Buyer beware! Smiley: oyvey
#4 Nov 07 2013 at 5:30 PM Rating: Decent
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That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat


Sucks for movie theaters! I remember back in high school a friend of mine confided that the "100% real butter!" used on popcorn is actually "100% partially hydrogenated soybean oil."

Buyer beware! Smiley: oyvey


I'm pretty sure that the presence of partially hydrogenated oils in movie theater popcorn is the least thing to worry about.
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#5 Nov 07 2013 at 6:19 PM Rating: Excellent
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Pot you're in, Margarine you're out.
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#6 Nov 07 2013 at 6:29 PM Rating: Excellent
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LockeColeMA wrote:
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That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat


Sucks for movie theaters! I remember back in high school a friend of mine confided that the "100% real butter!" used on popcorn is actually "100% partially hydrogenated soybean oil."

Buyer beware! Smiley: oyvey


I'm pretty sure that the presence of partially hydrogenated oils in movie theater popcorn is the least thing to worry about.


Likely depends on how often you buy movie theater popcorn! Smiley: popcorn
#7 Nov 07 2013 at 9:14 PM Rating: Decent
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I avoid margarine at all costs anyways.
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#8 Nov 07 2013 at 9:21 PM Rating: Good
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I don't see what the deal is. There's little in the universe more natural than Hydrogen.
#9 Nov 07 2013 at 9:22 PM Rating: Excellent
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I switched us back to real butter. I'm ashamed to admit that the main reason I kept using margarine is that it's soft and easy to spread. Smiley: glare
#10 Nov 07 2013 at 9:26 PM Rating: Good
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That's what she said.
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#11 Nov 07 2013 at 9:58 PM Rating: Excellent
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Pot you're in, Margarine you're out.
God bless you liberal America. *sniff* [:happytear:]
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#12 Nov 07 2013 at 10:10 PM Rating: Good
Nadenu wrote:
I switched us back to real butter. I'm ashamed to admit that the main reason I kept using margarine is that it's soft and easy to spread. Smiley: glare

I was surprised to learn that in some climates it's considered fine and acceptable to leave your butter out in the butter dish at room temperature. I think it would melt here in the summer, but I'm tempted to get a real butter dish someday and try it.
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I don't see what the deal is. There's little in the universe more natural than Hydrogen.

It's only partially hydrogen, which is completely unnatural.
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I switched us back to real butter. I'm ashamed to admit that the main reason I kept using margarine is that it's soft and easy to spread. Smiley: glare

I was surprised to learn that in some climates it's considered fine and acceptable to leave your butter out in the butter dish at room temperature. I think it would melt here in the summer, but I'm tempted to get a real butter dish someday and try it.



It does melt.

Ideally though butter is served at room temperature, and stored in the fridge. When I spoil myself and get butter for bagels I just put it in the fridge at night, and take it out with the morning coffee. Sometimes I forget and wake up to semi hard butter puddles (it cools at night.)

If you have AC or CA, and don't leave it in sunpots it generally stays a semisoft block, in the sense it can spread easily but isn't drippy.

Caring for butter is tough work.

Which is why its a scam. Butter companies are worried about losing market share to Canada, who is going to have access to EU butter if the trade deal goes through. Y'all are getting hosed out of margarine because Euro competition in Canada will push Canada competition in America. But its cool, most of 'Murika is to fat already.

Just spread bacon grease on ice cream or something .....

Canada ******* America since 1815. seriously look at this picture.

http://i.imgur.com/MYVTlu6.jpg

Edited, Nov 7th 2013 11:43pm by rdmcandie
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#15 Nov 07 2013 at 10:49 PM Rating: Excellent
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Canada ******* America since 1815. seriously look at this picture.

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Well that explains why Detroit is the way it is.
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#16 Nov 07 2013 at 11:25 PM Rating: Decent
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Thats just the tip!
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#17 Nov 08 2013 at 12:20 AM Rating: Decent
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Even as little as two or three grams of trans fat a day can increase the health risk, scientists say.

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Americans ate about one gram a day last year

I'm confused.
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Even as little as two or three grams of trans fat a day can increase the health risk, scientists say.

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Americans ate about one gram a day last year

I'm confused.


Its the butter scandal, you guys are now experience the equivalent of the Syrup Scandal. You have a separatist movement, you are working to universal health coverage, and now you have an inferior substitute scandal.

You guys have stolen so much Canadian Culture, you are becoming Canada! Next thing you know you will have Crack smoking Mayors!

Edited, Nov 8th 2013 1:35am by rdmcandie
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#19 Nov 08 2013 at 2:12 AM Rating: Excellent
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Next thing you know you will have Crack smoking Mayors!
I believe we did that one already, if I'm recalling my Chris Rock jokes correctly.
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You guys have stolen so much Canadian Culture, you are becoming Canada! Next thing you know you will have Crack smoking Mayors!

Soooooo 1990.

Watch out, in another year or two you guys are going to learn about this new music called "grunge". I don't want to spoil anything but, protip: buy flannel shirts now.
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#21 Nov 08 2013 at 8:16 AM Rating: Good
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#22 Nov 08 2013 at 8:27 AM Rating: Good
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I use some "Fresh Buttery Taste Spread" from LOL, because that's what I grew up with. I think it used to be "Spread With Sweet Cream".
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I worked briefly in the analytic lab at Land-o-lakes food. One of my tests required I determine the pH of the ash of various spreads. I don't know if it was the lecithin or the glycerides or what, but the more synthetic the spread the harder time I had cooking it into an ash i could even use in titratation. It was kind of gross. I pretty much swore off butter substitutes at that point.
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Did you get to meet the Indian girl from the box?
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Elinda wrote:
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Did you get to meet the Indian girl from the box?

I recall there was some sort of sculpture of her sitting in the lawn of the facility.

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