Does anyone know of a good butter substite for eating & baking
That tastes close to the real thing?
Tyia! 
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Ty!
I'll bet it was really good!
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the numbers in my lipid panel showed it!
I know there are substitutes in the stores, plant based is the new marketing tool, just like organic was/is years ago. Homemade recipes have a short shelf life and might have other fats. Took this healthy hearts course before covid and carried it through the covid lockdown. I was really good during most of covid, labs were excellent, lost weight slowly etc. Total cholesterol over 200 to 139. I just wanted to drop some meds, which I did, weight loss was an added bonus. Bottom line, in my opinion, we can do it with less fats and our tastes do change. It is a BIG adjustment. I've always enjoyed a good meal, but never liked to spend time in the kitchen. Question is ... am living to eat or eating to live. I no longer have cheese in the house, will buy it when I have company and happy to indulge when out ... I'm right there! Butter is really hard ... good fats/vs bad fats. What I did see is my LDL drop from 95 to 75 during my strict time. I will not go on too much, saw the same results with a drug, Zetia, after straying too much, drug made me nauseous. Interesting thing is looking back at labs I almost saw the exact same drop in my LDL during covid when I was 'good.' The old saying you are what you eat comes to mind.
it is not just butter though, meat, dairy, cheese etc. I'm not too bothered by the price of eggs, maybe half a dozen in a month. We need to change our thinking and palates, it is really hard though. It is difficult to get used to doing without, easy to fall back into 'bad' habits. Love butter too, I was really good during covid and I saw the difference. Keep moving, walking etc and make some adjustments slowly, you'll see the benefits. Good discussion!
The only thing I agree with RFK is that we are an unhealthy society. I joined DU back in 2004, then they had a major hack, but someone back then posted a link to a documentary called the Century of the Self. A little old, but the theme was selling products to the masses. I'm old enough to remember the introduction of TV dinners, probably loaded with junk, but as a kid I/we were sold on the idea ... and parents who did like to cook.
We've moved so far since then with social media, another product to sell. Great for staying connected with family and friends but we know there is downside.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self
Reading the summary I need to watch again 
"Along these lines, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods of consumerism and commodification and their implications. It also questions the modern way people see themselves, the attitudes to fashion, and superficiality.
The business and political worlds use psychological techniques to read, create and fulfill the desires of the public, and to make their products and speeches as pleasing as possible to consumers and voters. Curtis questions the intentions and origins of this relatively new approach to engaging the public.
Where once the political process was about engaging people's rational, conscious minds, as well as facilitating their needs as a group, Stuart Ewen, a historian of public relations, argues that politicians now appeal to primitive impulses that have little bearing on issues outside the narrow self-interests of a consumer society...."
Freud's nephew, Edward Bernays, was a rotten, manipulative person who popularized smoking, eating bacon & eggs, & many other things docs knew full well at the time were deadly.
Is he considered a mass murderer? Fuck no.
He is considered the "fathet of public relations." A celebrated hero. 
Another enlightening read is "Ways of Seeing," by John Berger. Based on an old BBC TV series (1972), explores the way our minds are manipulated by advertisers.
All that said, I still love butter. 
as a little kid, my parents caught me more than once eating a stick like a candy bar. 
Having to lo limit fats is the thing I hate most about being old.
makes one think! Hope to get back to the balance I used to steal some butter as kid as well, guess we're paying for it now ... but you can do it little by little.