On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 10:14:23 AM UTC-5, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
> >
> > As a child, I preferred the more readily available margarine to butter
> > and I still find it a hard choice even if I don't eat much of either.
>
> I also prefer margarine. It's a minority taste. I often have a tub of
> Smart Balance in the fridge to have one that's close to transfat free
> (rounding down from 0.5 grams not actually zero). My wife doesn't touch
> it.

Non-hydrogented margarine is healthier than butter. No one should buy anything with hydrogenated fats out of principle. Hydrogenated fats should be removed from the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) list.

--Bryan