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Smart Food Choices

When it comes to making good food choices, conventional wisdom seems to be a moving target. Think you're up on the latest nutrition facts? Test ... Read More »

Butter's Better Than Margarine

Photo: Robert S. Donovan/Flickr Canyon Ranch nutritionist Jenny Flora told us that butter is better than ... Read More »

What's better: Margarine or butter?

Butter contains saturated fat, which can raise bad (LDL) cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease. Margarine, specifically the stuff that ... Read More »

To dye or not to dye? Quebec gets yellow margarine

There was a long-standing regulation in the Canadian province of Quebec prohibiting dairy manufacturers from adding yellow food coloring to margarine, ... Read More »

What tops your toast?

When you're in a time crunch, a piece of whole-wheat toast and some fruit is a quick and healthy breakfast. But what are you putting on top of your ... Read More »

Margarine with plant sterols may reduce LDL ... but is it worth it?

It happens all the time: Some researchers will say one thing, and then other researchers will refute the original research results -- only to then ... Read More »

The verdict: Margarine beats butter

Ok, I'll say it: I still use butter. It's light butter, and it's mixed with canola oil, but it's still butter. Ever since margarine betrayed me with ... Read More »

The trouble with trans fats

Confused about how many trans fats your body needs? Let me help. Zero. Trans fats -- abundant in cookies, candies, pastries, fried food, and ... Read More »

Daily Fit Tip: Squeeze a smarter butter

If you love the taste of butter, but don't love all of the fat and calories involved in the consumption of it, Smart Squeeze is for you. Since other ... Read More »

I Can't Believe it's Not Butter spray is full of fat -- Buyer Beware!

One of the most frustrating things to me, as a fitness trainer is to see people who work so hard towards fitness get duped. The I Can't Believe it's ... Read More »