Money Saving Tip Tuesday... Margarine

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Welcome to another edition of Money Saving tips.
In this edition I will be sharing some cool tips that won't break your bank, and will keep you smiling from ear to ear all the time.

Once again thank you for sticking around for, this third edition of money saving tips for this January edition. I will be bring you different money saving tip's daily on saving cash in your wallet, every Tuesday. This week on money saving tip's Living Better Cafe wants to, help you save more cash in your wallet than ever before. This week I will be giving you tip's on how you can make your own margarine at home. Yes, margarine can become quite expensive at times but, why spend a lot of money when you can spend less and make it yourself. So, I am here to give you some tips which also included a recipe that you can follow.

First there seem to be a battle over what is more healthy butter or, margarine as I have done researched plenty of times. While there is one research that really still stands out to me, and that would be back in the year of 2005. Reading after reading news paper articles and even going online. Researcher claimed that margarine was basically melted plastic. Weird hey? Yeah but, to each's own there is always going to be someone saying something negative about food.

So, you can read about the truth here at Living Better Cafe or, you can believe what the next researcher say's.

As I really could not rest until I got to the truth behind Margarine, and which I can finally say and hope you all can rest as well.

But, before I do I just want to point out that, every margarine company out there is not the same. For example, one company may use a scientific name for the ingredients they chose to place into their margarine. Which makes it harder for you and I to understand.

Yes, there has been rumor escalating around since 2005 but, I can finally help put these rumors to rest.

Some company's came to realize that the ingredients that they have been using was not good at all. So, they made a much better choice in going a different route. They swapped out the old and brought in the new, and what was the new? They started using vegetable oil or, canola oil.

Now let's get to the base on whether Margarine is good....Calorie wise!

Both butter and margarine carry the same amount of calories, and each of them carries about a Tablespoon.

I hope that I have helped you brighten your horizon on Margarine, that this make you rethink when you take your next trip to the grocery store. Why maybe your next trip will be going out and grabbing a few items to make it yourself.

So, Here is that recipe that I have mentioned.

1 C. Olive oil
1 C. Cold water
1 Tbsp. Liquid lecithin
7 Drops of yellow food coloring

Directions:

1. Add 1 c. each of oil and water to mixing bowl.

2. Add in lecithin and food coloring.

3. Mix until completely blended together.

4. once completely blended store inside your refrigerator to allow it to set.

*Flavor enhancer:
if you want to add flavor to make your Margarine pop, you can add the followings.

1. salt

2. Pepper

3. herbs

4. Spices

* Note:

What is Lecithin?

Lecithin is found in many animal and vegetable sources, including beef liver, steak, eggs, peanuts, cauliflower, and oranges. Commercial sources for lecithin may come from soybeans, egg yolk, or even brain tissue.

Now your next questions lies, where can you find Lecithin?

Lecithin can be found in most health food stores.

Next would be but, what if I can not find Lecithin?

Now, Now do not worry I have you covered, with common and scientific names.

So, lets start off with Common names first.

1. Lecithol

2. Vitellin

3. Kelecin

4. Granulestin

Now here are the scientific names

1. 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine

Living Better Precautions:

With everything you take in there is always a side effect. So, read the labels carefully and do ask questions? by going to the health pharmacist.