Response to Carrie's Blog Post

Recently, Carrie posted a blog on "real" vs. "fake" food and concentrated on margarine vs. butter. In this blog, she talks about how she grew up using butter in her household, but now at college, she has switched over to margarine. In my home, we use butter and while i have been here, I continue to use butter. She argues that margarine is better for your health because it has less saturated fat and cholesterol.
According to this article, margarine usually healthier for your body. However, all margarines are not the same, some can be more solid and contain more trans fat than butter. This is especially common when in stick form instead of tubs. The higher fat content can increase heart disease and blood pressure. The "good" form of cholesterol can also be lowered when you have more trans fats. Alternatives between margarine and butter include consuming whipped butter or low or reduced calorie butter.
My personal choice to use butter has two main factors. The first is, the consumption of butter supports dairy farming, which in return benefits my family. The other reason is I feel butter has a far superior taste than margarine.