ok sister can google and see what is compareable here, again thanks, Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Well I can only say what's here in Australia but I use the Flora brand.
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> 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".
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>>> "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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