Earth Balance “buttery” Spread fooled my family
January 17, 2012 at 2:25 pm 12 comments
A tasty, healthy, vegan, butter substitute is not just a dream!
I am in love with Earth Balance products. When I decided to go vegan, I had to find a buttery-tasting substitute for my toast, for baking, cooking, etc. The one’s I’ve tried in the past were lack luster and just plain unhealthy.
But then along came Earth Balance! (OK, it was always there, I just hadn’t found it yet)
Just as a reminder, I do not accept any money or products from companies to promote their products, and I only promote what I personally use.
I started buying Earth Balance just for me, while still buying “other stuff” for my family. But that got to be a pain, so I stopped buying the butter and horrible hydrogenated margarine, and just stuck with the earth Balance to see if anyone would notice.
(margarine, while not containing animal products, uses the process of hydrogenation, which is forcibly adding hydrogen ions to liquid oil in order to make it more solid at room temperature. Your body cannot process“hydrogenated” oils,and reads them as “saturated fat” thereby having a negative effect on cholesterol and overall health The term “trans-fat” refers to hydrogenated oils)
I knew my family would just use whatever was in a tub without looking at the label. They did. I waited for the complaints and screams of “Mom! what is this stuff?!” But it never came. They used it and loved it. SCORE!
I use Earth Balance for everything I would use butter for: spreading on food, melting over popcorn, sautéing spinach, or frying eggplant. There are many different kinds of spreads and you can pick the one for you. I like the soy-free and olive oil one’s myself.
Earth Balance also makes a great organic coconut spread product for baking and cooking. I used it in my most recent recipe Easy Creamy Spaghetti Squash Casserole .
So let’s review:
- vegan
- no GMO’s
- some are organic
- tastes great
- versatile to use in the kitchen
- they use expeller-pressed oils (not chemically expressed)
- nothing artificial
- rich in Omega-3 fatty acids
The Earth Balance folks also make vegan mayonnaise which I have yet to try. Anyone try that yet?
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Entry filed under: cooking, health, healthy living blogs, vegan cooking, vegan diet, vegetarian diet. Tags: Earth Balance Spread, healthy butter, healthy butter alternative, healthy oils, vegan butter substitute.
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Jill | January 17, 2012 at 2:42 pm
I have aways wondered if that tasted good. I am picking some up today…thanks!
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The Savvy Sister | January 17, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Believe me, I’ve tried them all and this is my keeper! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment!
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Stewy | January 18, 2012 at 1:39 pm
We love this product! It does not disappoint!
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The Savvy Sister | January 18, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Yes! Have you tried the Mayo? I can buy it but it’s far from me, and I want to know if it’s worth the drive
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Victor Ordu | January 21, 2012 at 1:36 pm
thanks for the tip!
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The Savvy Sister | January 21, 2012 at 11:47 pm
My pleasure Victor!
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gloria | January 21, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Been fooling my son for years! He is a butter lover and never even noticed I made the switch over 3 years ago to Earth Balance. THanks for the post Savvy Sis
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The Savvy Sister | January 21, 2012 at 11:48 pm
I was really amazed at how good it is too! Thanks for your comment!
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Kemi | January 24, 2012 at 11:13 am
Wow, I gotta look for this stuff! Thanks for sharing! x
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Adriane | January 25, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Thanks for the Earth Balance shout-out! We would love to send you a gesture of gratitude. Email press@earthbalancenatural.com.
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The Savvy Sister | January 25, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Sorry Adriane, I only eat earth Balance for the good taste not the freebies. Thanks anyway and keep up the good tasting work!