thanks, brand name? i am interested in reading about this for my mom now,
Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> They have plant sterols in them. "Flora pro-activ contains plant sterols
> which have been scientifically proven to reduce the absorption of
> cholesterol." In Australia you are not allowed to make a claim that
> something does something unless it is proven that it does Like on
> vitamins where they are forced to say "this vitamin may help to blah
> blah".
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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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