Which spread is better for my heart — butter or margarine? Answer From Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. Margarine often tops butter when it comes to heart health. Margarine is a blend of oils that are mostly unsaturated fat.
There it sits, that bare slice of bread, waiting for you to spread something on it to make it even more appealing and nutritious. What's the healthiest pick? You could opt for a drizzle of olive oil, mashed avocado, hummus, or even low-fat cottage cheese.
As part of a healthy diet, CSIRO and Heart Foundation recommend the use of margarine / table spread over butter. Using Nuttelex Original in place of butter will reduce the saturated fat intake by 2.5kg* per year *Based on 20g of margarine versus 20g of butter per day.
Flora has less saturated fat than butter. All around the world, health experts recommend that you should reduce your intake of saturated fats and eat more 'good fats' that is, Omega 3 and 6, which help to maintain normal cholesterol levels. Flora is made with nutritious seed oils that are packed with Omega 3 and 6.
Try: swapping butter to vegetable oil spreads like sunflower, olive or rapeseed oil spreads.
Vegetable oil (containing Sunflower oil 41%), water, salt, emulsifiers (471, sunflower lecithin), natural flavour, vitamins A, D, E, natural colour (beta carotene).
BAKING, ROASTING & COOKING: Use Nuttelex to replace the butter content in all your recipes substituting Nuttelex for the same amount of butter in your recipe. DESSERTS & BAKED GOODs: Nuttelex works wonderfully in place of butter in frosting and most baked goods.
Vegemite may be the undisputed number one favourite Aussie spread, but at Australian Food Shop we know Aussies have plenty of other classics they love to chuck on a sanga.
Skipping sugary beverages is often the easiest way to lose weight faster, and bonus, it's good for things like heart health and diabetes prevention too. Monitor your intake of juice, soda, sweetened coffee and tea and alcoholic beverages.
It's more a matter of preference, taste, and budget for your household. Buttery spread tends to be more expensive than margarine, but they are also usually free of artificial trans fats. But the needs of a severe food allergy always come first.
Flora ProActiv Buttery has a deliciously creamy and buttery taste. When part of your daily routine, it can help you lower cholesterol in a delicious way. Lowering your cholesterol absorption doesn't mean you have to give up the taste you love.
Over 50 clinical studies have proven that the plant sterols in Flora ProActiv significantly lower cholesterol. Flora ProActiv spreads and drinks contain plant sterols which are natural substances that have powerful cholesterol reducing properties.
Plant sterols are well supported by the science. Research shows, based on 40 clinical studies, that consuming 2 grams of plant sterols daily can lower LDL cholesterol by up to 9%. Our own trial also showed that Weet-Bix™ Cholesterol Lowering effectively lowered LDL cholesterol by up to 9% within 4 weeks.
Stick margarines often have more saturated fat than tub margarines. So skip the stick and choose soft or liquid margarine instead. Look for a spread that has the least amount of saturated fat. The best choice is to find one with less than 10% of the daily value for saturated fat.
Flora's Original and Salt Reduced margarine has 65% less saturated fat than Butter and Flora Light margarine has 75% less saturated fat than butter. Hence providing a healthier alternative to butter for those who watch their saturated fat intake.