The Big FAT Truth
Do You Know the Big FAT Truth?
There are a lot of lies going around about soft spreads. We're spreading the real facts right here.
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"Big FAT Lie
Trans fat is the only "bad" fat."
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"Big FAT Truth
Experts agree that you should limit both saturated fat and trans fat in the diet. "
As a practical tip to help lower your intake of both saturated fat and trans fat, the FDA suggests using the Nutrition Facts Panel to compare food choices. Do the math by combining the grams of saturated fat and trans fat, and look for the lowest combined amount to make the best choice for a healthful diet.
That's why soft spreads like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!®, Country Crock®, Promise® and Brummel & Brown® are great alternatives to butter, since they have 2 grams or less of saturated fat, no cholesterol and no trans fat per serving, and are made with nutritious plant oils like soybean and canola.
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"Big FAT Lie
Trans fat in the American diet comes from soft spreads. "
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"Big FAT Truth
Trans fat is found in other parts of our diet; soft spreads have 0 grams per serving! "
The majority of trans fats in the diet are found in a wide range of foods including some traditional cooking shortenings and stick margarines, crackers, candies, cookies, snack foods, fried foods and bakery products. About one fifth of the trans fat in the diet occurs naturally in beef and fatty dairy products such as butter, whole fat milk and cheese.
According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, approximately 60% of the trans fat in the diet comes from processed foods and animal products—NOT soft spreads. Most soft spreads contain 0 grams of trans fat per serving.
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"Big FAT Lie
Soft spreads are high in saturated fat and trans fat. "
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"Big FAT Truth
Soft spreads are generally made with vegetable oils that are low in saturated fats, contain no cholesterol and are rich in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. "
Soft spreads, contain 0 grams of trans fat per serving and many have 2 grams or less of saturated fat per serving, including Shedd's Spread Country Crock®, Promise®, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter® and Brummel & Brown®. By contrast, one tablespoon of butter contains 7 grams of saturated fat and 30 mg of cholesterol.
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"Big FAT Lie
Butter is more nutritious than soft spreads "
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"Big FAT Truth
Soft spreads are a better nutrition choice than butter. "
Butter is more nutritious than soft spreads.
A quick comparison – one tablespoon of butter contains:
- 7 grams of saturated fat
- 30 mg of cholesterol
A tablespoon of soft spreads, made from a blend of oils including soybean and canola, contains:
- 2 grams or less of saturated fat per serving
- 0 mg cholesterol
- 0 grams of trans fat per serving
- Essential fatty acids including Omega-3 ALA and Omega-6
What should you look for in a soft spread?
Choose a spread that has 0 grams trans fat, 2 grams or less saturated fat and no cholesterol per serving.
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