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SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/07/27, 03:41 AM Smart Balance® Light Buttery Spread with Flax Oil Has anyone tried this, I'm sure some have? Question is to though that have is this an ok use to get your buttery taste in every once in awhile? Ingredients: Water, Natural Oil Blend ( Palm Fruit, soybean, canola, flax seed and olive oil ) contains less then 2% of salt, vegtable monoglycerides and sorbitan ester of fatty acids( emulsifiers ) natural and artificial flavor, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate, calcium disodium EDTA, TBHQ and lactic acid, Vitamin E acetate Vitamin E palmitate and beta carotene color. Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 Tbsp • 14g Amount Per Serving Calories 45 Calories from Fat 45 % DV* Total Fat 5g 8% Saturated Fat 1.5g 8% Trans Fat 0g Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 90mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 0g 0% Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 0g NET Carbs 0 Protein 0g 0% Vitamin A 10% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% • Iron 0% Vitamin E 10%
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/07/27, 03:42 AM The 37% not the 67%
steltz02 Posts: 10 Joined: 2006/06/27	2006/08/04, 11:36 PM If I ever use butter, I use smart balance. I would like to hear some input on it as well.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/08/05, 07:50 AM I like it, I don't know if there have been any stidies done on whether you actually get any benefits from the flax or the omegas that are in smart balance 9what I mean is whether they are actually bio-available in the form of smart balance). I figure it is a step above margarine/butter and more palatable than the powdered butter substitutes. -------------- You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2006/08/05, 10:58 AM I have changed to useing it. The taste is most like the real thing that I have found. Less fat and same taste is a + in my book. Hubby didnt know the difference so now he is a fan of it too. -------------- My Catahoula did it.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2006/08/06, 01:32 PM I use it. It's gotta be better than all the garbage with hydrogenated oils. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
magnusthomasson Posts: 29 Joined: 2006/05/02	2006/08/27, 02:02 AM i like this too. i usually put some of it on my sweet potatoes but i also read on nutritiondata.com that it says there is trans fat in it...although smart balance claims there isnt any and i generally like their brand and products