I’m reading articles about keeping healthy by what we eat. GN has already discussed how UPF are bad for you.
Today I came across this, about whether to eat butter or spreads.
^Not so long ago, spreads were made by hardening vegetable oils into a butter-like consistency using a process called partial hydrogenation. This created trans fats, now known to be bad for heart health, so these days manufacturers of spreads sold in the UK use a different technique called interesterification to harden the oils.
If the manufacturer has used interesterificationto harden the oils, the product is a UPF. “The problem is, manufacturers don’t disclose whether the vegetable fats used are fluid or hard (interesterified).”
There was a long list of all the spreads Les which were identified as UPF including
Anchor, Clover , Yeo Valley, pure, proactive, Bena ok, Bertolli
So now, UPF are good for you?
It’s no wonder I’m confused.
Incidentally, the tastiest healthy diet food I’ve recently been recommended to eat, as a portion of vegetables with my meal, is cauliflower mash. This involves steaming the cauliflower then putting it in a blender with butter and cream and cheese.
It tastes delicious, but I normally eat cauliflower just steamed without any addition, so is it any healthier?
