I'm sure this has been done before but.... butter or margarine?

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

Which do you use and why?

Which is meant to be better for you / healthier - butter or margarine?

Any particular brands?

Thanks!

[Gileswithachainsaw]

butter is better for you.

I use margarine though as I hate all marge and butter except flora.

I do not see the appeal of butter it tastes foul

[firesidechat]

Butter is better for you. Margarine is vile stuff and I've always used butter.

There has been a huge turn around in advice about fats and very recently there was a cardiac surgeon on radio 4 giving butter and animal fats the seal of approval. He also said that no one would eat margarine if they knew what they were eating.

[dementedpixie]

Always butter. They are both full of fat but butter tastes nicer. You don't actually get margarine in the uk as far as I know...they are 'spreads' now

[eurochick]

Butter. Marg is vile nasty grey stuff(until the artificial colour is added to make it look vaguely palatable).

[DessertOrDesert]

So, where are all you better people when I go visiting friends??? They product some tub of "taste like butter" tackiness, and wonder why I ask if they have butter.
I still remember offering butter or Marge for a toddler sandwich, being told butter, and the shock when I got a block out. They then asked for flora.......
Frankly, I don't care which is better. Salted butter is the only one which tastes nice. Restricted availability over here. Local or lurpack slightly salted are the options. Give me tesco value as soon as I step foot on UK soil tho.

[LizKeen]

I buy spread (in Lidl) because I hate when you go to butter the bread and the butter isn't soft enough and it makes holes.

But for cooking/baking/eating other than that it is butter.

[weebarra]

Butter. President if it's on offer.

[firesidechat]

You need a better class of friend Dessert.

I agree that slightly salted is the best and we always have President butter. It used to be Lurpak spreadable until I discovered that they added vegetable fats to it.

[VertigoNun]

I always used butter. I do have stork in the fridge for half marg/half butter in a sponge, as they are lighter textured that way.

[anyoldname76]

i like either countrylife or lurpak, if neither are on offer i buy clover.

[Cakescakescakes]

Mmmmm salty lurpak...

[FishOn]

butter - marge/spreads are just a load of chemicals

[Pipbin]

Butter, in fact Brittany butter.
I keep it in a glass butter dish on the side in the kitchen all year round. It's always soft enough to spread.

[hugoagogo]

We have butter for most things, but have stork for some baking.

[Nibbl3s]

Dairy free spread is the healthiest, no hormones cholesterole etc.

[Pipbin]

Look at the ingredients on dairy free spread as compared to butter.

[HotPotatoOrchestraStalls]

I believed the butter is bad message for years and we had margarine. All those wasted years when we could have been enjoying butter instead .

My only problem with butter at this time of year is that it won't spread, so I've been using Lurpak spreadable. Not sure if that's good or not but it tastes nice .

[gooru]

Butter.

Marge is grey chemical slush with added food colouring.

[Pipbin]

I did too HotPotato. I think we all did.

[VulcanWoman]

Yeo Valley organic is nice.

[VulcanWoman]

*spreadable butter

[BrendasGotABaby]

I use butter for baking, as the taste of Stork is disgusting.

But weirdly I prier the taste of Flora marg on tots/jacket potatoes etc.

I know butter is less processed and I know people are terribly snotty about marg ...but I find butter too rich and creamy.

[Hassled]

Margarine if you still live in the 70s when there was the idea that it was somehow less bad for you. I'm fairly sure it's been agreed that was bollocks and we all ate less nice baked goods for a decade for no reason.