Even disciplined people make New Years resolutions. Here’s mine:
I’m going to write a minimum of one piece every 2 weeks in the Citywide Blog.
I’ve much to say in many areas of health and fitness. The overall theme will be how incorrect conventional wisdom is. I contend that almost all of the exercise, diet, health, weight loss, muscle building advice we are exposed to is WRONG. No, I’m not a doctor. No, I’m not a nutritionist. What I am is someone who has studied this stuff for 4 decades. If you delve deep you begin to see how logic prevails. You don’t need advanced degrees to be logical.
Before I begin with my first piece I’ll make a final comment. I think of myself as a Galileo of health and fitness. He tried to tell the world that even though the sun was moving across the sky..the earth was actually the one that what in motion. . (I think Copernicus figured it out also). For this blaspheme he was relegated to the tower.
Joyously, I’m comfortable, that in 2010 I’m safe from that fate. So here we go:
Which spread is "healthiest"?
Below these three similar products that have been used for similar purpose.
1) Was introduced in the 20th century..
2) Has been consumed over the last 10 years or so.
3) Has been eaten for a minimum of 400 years and has been around since Roman times.
The first one mentioned is MARGARINE. Here
are the ingredients of Parkay:
Liquid soybean oil, partially hydrogenated
soybean oil, water, whey, salt, vegetable mono-and diglycerides and so
lecithin (emulsifiers), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to
preserve freshness), artificial flavor, phosphoric acid (acidulant),
vitamin A palmitate, colored with beta carotene (source of vitamin A)
The next one is I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT
BUTTER!
Water, liquid soybean oil, salt, sweet
cream buttermilk, xantham gum, natural soy lecithin, polysorbate 60,
lactic acid, (potassium sorbate, calcium discodum EDTA used to protect
quality, and artificial flavors, Vitamin A palmitate, Beta carotene.
Finally, BUTTER.
Sweet cream, salt
Now we know which one of the three is/has been maligned the most (butter). It has saturated fat (like so what, that’s for another piece).
If we can agree that the best way for man/woman to eat it is as unprocessed and natural as possible. Therefore doesn’t it seem nuts to be consuming the batch of chemicals and garbage in the other two?
I contend that butter is a terrific food that enhances other very healthy ones and makes them more palatable. It also aides in satiety. Use it liberally and enjoy it!
Keith Morton
