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Default Butter on green beans?

what is this cholesterol lowering margarine you all are speaking of... don't
have that issue but am very curious
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>I put my cholesterol lowering margarine on veggies. Hard to get the amount
>>necessary if only using it on bread. I do it when the veggies cool
>>slightly so it doesn't melt away. I put butter on veggies that are going
>>into the middle of the table for large family dinners. Otherwise I just do
>>the margarine on my own plate.

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> I guess I don't use much margarine either. Mainly I put it on bread. I
> did make macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight and I did add butter to
> that. I don't always remember to put the butter in though and frankly we
> can't tell the difference with our without it.
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> I quit buying the cholesterol lowering margarine. My cholesterol isn't
> high and that stuff was just soooo expensive. I found a new brand with no
> milk in it. Haven't tried it yet though.
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> I guess I just like my veggies pretty much fat free. Yes, I like bacon in
> green beans. Not ham though. I once took a bunch of green beans at a
> restaurant thinking they had bacon in them, then read the sign that it was
> ham. They were just too greasy and salty for my taste. Just as I don't
> like dressing on my salad, I guess I don't like fat on my veggies. There
> was a time when I ate raw baby carrots with olive oil and salt. That is
> good.
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