No one has stated that Cool Whip is better or worse for you. There just
seems to be some bias here against it by some.
Too bad because as you say it is a matter of convenience and a better
resulting product.
Oh Well. We like the product.
Matt

JimL wrote:

> Why all the basshing of Cool Whip? Some things that are imitations,
> or substitutions, may not taste the same to the purists, but they
> have their place, convenienece of use, and in some cases may actually
> be better.
>
> I can take one spoonful of Cool Whip out of the freezer whene I would
> not consider making "purist" whipped cream. I can put a dessert
> topped with Cool Whip back in the fridge or freexer and have it retain
> its shape, whereas cream will dissolve and run all over the place.
> etc., etc.
>
> Sometimes it's better, sometimes close to the same, sometimes not.
> All in our choices.
>
> Similarly, yesterday I made beans and rice from (heaven forbid!)
> canned red beans. No, I didn't soak the dried bag of beans overnight
> and cook for hours. So shoot me. I can do the other. But these
> tasted just fine for my porpoises.
>
> >>>