Everyday products with Trans Fats - list them here.

thriftlady_2

letsgobilliejoe wrote:

and milk is naturally a solid?

P.S. I only ever use "Pure" margarine

Well, butter is made from cream which of course is a natural part of milk. Jersey cream is so thick you can stand your spoon up in it. And butter is made just by churning cream, which you can do in a jar with your own arms;) Even nice, HVO free spreads are a much, much more processed product than butter.

I suppose the best thing if you aren't vegan is to use butter,but only a little.

Have a look at this
http://www.naturalandtasty.co.uk/margarine_process.htm

nick_b

thriftlady wrote:

Have a look at this
http://www.naturalandtasty.co.uk/margarine_process.htm

Wow, interesting link! (However, it may be slightly biased as it's by the butter board?) Still, as I've said already, give me a (more) natural product any day.

chrisico

I discovered that Willow butter -like spread,which is solid like stork pastry margarine, is 'virtually trans-fat free',it says on the packet. Very good for making pastry and is sold in Somerfield for 99p for 2 blocks (500 g in total).

Debt_Free_Chick

nick_b wrote:

However, it may be slightly biased as it's by the butter board?

You may well be right - but then they have to fight against the millions spent on advertising the "benefits" of so-called healthy spreads. I hate them all - yeugghhh. I only ever use butter. The difficulty is in finding one with no salt added - not that I'm paranoid about salt levels either, but for some dishes/recipes I need unsalted butter. I tend to use the President butter - from Normandy :eek: (I normally buy local first and then British products). Just wish a local or British producer made something even close

MIRRY_2

ok just done a check list in my kitchen,

just thrown out....

ANGEL DELIGHT (not a delight at all considering the hvo in it).

FAB BAKING BOYS, OAT BARS (not so fab).

ASDA, MINT CHOC CHIP ICE CREAM.

thriftlady_2

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

The difficulty is in finding one with no salt added (

You'll have to make your own Debt Free;) There was a long thread about butter making around Christmas time.

I agree with you totally about spreads, in fact I find I agree with you on pretty much everything- I buy local first then British too:)

Smashing

It's difficult if you're checking online, as some products have updated their ingredients.

Quick scan of cupboards has found the following contain HVO's

Bisto gravy granules (second ingredient)
Cadbury's highlights instant chocolate drink
Southern style quorn burgers
Bachelors beanfeast

[Deleted User]

Bisto onion gravy granuals!

Now in the bin.

taplady

Have just had another quick look in the cupboards and found that Quorn chicken nuggets have them and also OH's favourite pasta and sauce(Tesco):mad: DH really needs to avoid them as he has had 2 heart attacks and triple byepass!
Its just so hard tryin gto find things that everyone likes without it in!

recovering_spendaholic

Deleted_User wrote:

Bisto onion gravy granuals!

Now in the bin.

I NEVER use gravy granules of any kind - they are full of rubbish. I also avoid oxo's and all stock cubes except Kallo. It is so easy to make gravy with a stock cube and a bit of gravy salt and thickened with cornflour, or if we are having roast meat I use the juices mixed with a bit of flour and then add hot stock and a bit of gravy salt. I thicken stews and stuff by reducing them wherever possible, or if not I use a bit of flour and butter mixed together, which dissolves in the hot liquid and thickens it.