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Butter, margerine; Our intake of fats gets a reboot from Time Magazine and a history lesson from the Washington Post

Butter, margerine; Our intake of fats gets a reboot from Time Magazine and a history lesson from the Washington Post Growing up in a Jewish household, margarine was a popular fat to cook with, especially since it was not dairy based and you could have it with meats. When eating Kosher, milk and meat are always kept separate. Over the Jewish holidays, we used tons of this fat which we are now finding out is awful for us, because you could have it with meats. It turns out that since the early 1900’s, when butter was the fat of choice, Read More »