Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
...And what ingredient could be cheaper than water?
Air. They whip air into it to make it look like more.
...And what ingredient could be cheaper than water?
Air. They whip air into it to make it look like more.
FluffyAngel said:I was told in Nursing school it was because margarine can have the same effect on your arteries as plastic building up plaque, etc., etc... I can't remember all the details now.
OK, I skimmed over all of the entries on this, and somehow, somewhere I missed anyone saying that, at least when I was a kid, margarine was considerably less expensive than butter, and, as an aside, salad dressing (aka "Miracle Whip", but we never got that brand name) cheaper than Mayo. That's why I grew up on those products.
I'm in complete agreement with you. I don't eat margarine, either.I eat butter. I won't have margarine in my house. A doctor described it this way on some TV show: margarine is a non-food. If we hear that trans fats are bad for you, next week, margarine won't have trans fats. If we find out that Omega 3 fatty acids are good for us, then next week, it will be in the margarine. It's just whatever the latest nutrition fad that's going.
After WW2 Rickets in kids was a big worry because of rationing. The Gov at the time passed a law that made margarine and bread producers add vitamins etc too their products.This stopped the problem.It is cheaper than butter. That is why my family used it and I had to mix it in the big brown bowl. Margarine came about due to WWII. Butter was rationed. The dairy industry was up in arms and convinced the government that it shouldn't be sold with the coloring in it. It would cut into the sales of butter because it was so much cheaper than butter. It wasn't until after the war and butter was no longer rationed, that you could buy margarine with the color in it.
After WW2 Rickets in kids was a big worry because of rationing. The Gov at the time passed a law that made margarine and bread producers add vitamins etc too their products.This stopped the problem.
Addie I forgot the milk that was given free to every child in school till Thatcher the milk snatcher stop it.I was one of those kids. To this day I am still anemic and my body seems to resist absorbing the necessary nutrients. Including iodine. It is one of the reasons I never stopped drinking milk. I remember the doctor telling me that I needed to drink all my milk or all my bones would just melt. I was about five then. To this day, I will have a tall glass of cold milk with my meals. Even when I eat out at a restaurant. I love the look on the face of the waitress when she asks if anyone would like a drink. Everyone else orders a beer, martini, etc. And then it is my turn. "I'll have a nice tall glass of milk." Then during the meal I usually order a second glass.
There is actually a type of packing material peanuts that are safe for consumption but I'm not snacking on them anytime soon, without being stranded in some God forsaken deserted place trapped with no food or water and delirious.
Will Biodegrade Themselves Packing Peanuts - Manufactured from corn by die extrusion....
Addie I forgot the milk that was given free to every child in school till Thatcher the milk snatcher stop it.