Day Three - Up With Butter

"We have been told to eat margarine because butter raises our cholesterol and is bad for our heart. The truth is that margarine eaters have twice the rate of heart disease as butter eaters (Nutrition Week 3/22/91 21:12). We've also been told that saturated fats, the kind that are in butter, clog the arteries. But according to a study published in The Lancet (1994 344:1195), the fatty acids found in artery clogs are mostly unsaturated, not saturated, as we have been led to believe.

Butter is a natural fat, made from cream. Margarine is an artificial concoction of chemicals. Not only does butter taste better, but it's good for you. Butter is a source of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K, and important trace minerals magnesium, zinc, chromium, selenium and iodine. Purchase organic butter produced without the use of hormones, steroids and antibiotics. Raw butter from pasture-fed cows is even better."

~~ Lori Lipinski, from Weston A. Price website In an effort to fight obesity, the Danes are taxing butter. They label it an unhealthy food.  Governments have no business taxing our food in the first place. In the second place, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. Butter is good for you. End of mini-rant. Day Three looks promising.  I ate fast food for breakfast. Yes, yes I did. A nectarine with yogurt and a mug of jasmine tea. Pretty fast. Cassie and I created a casserole from yesterday's taco leftovers that will serve as lunch. Not much kitchen time today which is great! It's raining so this afternoon will be comprised of a drippy walk up Kelly Butte to get my blood circulating, the cracking of filberts and walnuts to keep crunchy munchies on hand, and the washing of mirrors layered with the dust of a hundred dry summer days. Enjoy Monday, everyone! It only comes around once a week.