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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

well, soy butter then?

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

More power to you because there is NO WAY I am giving up cheese!

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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx

avacado in any form

coconut milk

vegetable oil

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ORIGINAL: KITTYLECTRO

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ORIGINAL: subfever
I tried your link. Too bad they don't give the list of ingredients. I'll need to read a label at the store.

Wow, you're right, how silly of them!
To the best of my knowledge EB is casein-free.

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ORIGINAL: kiwisub12

I know you can infuse oil with herbs, so the oil takes on the flavour of the herb. You might google that.

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There are lots of flavorful oils but they tend to be very expensive. Really good extra virgin olive oil has a broad range of possible flavors. Finding you like without spending thousands can be tricky though.

Not oils are very good but again they can be very expensive for good ones.

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

and benecol is a fiar butter substitute with fiber

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ORIGINAL: subfever

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There are lots of flavorful oils but they tend to be very expensive. Really good extra virgin olive oil has a broad range of possible flavors. Finding you like without spending thousands can be tricky though.

Not oils are very good but again they can be very expensive for good ones.

I'm afraid thousands are not in my food budget. I may need to stick with mixing oils with spices and herbs. What's your best suggestion for oil under $10 a pint?

I actually Googled "not oils" thinking it may be an oil type I've never heard of before, but soon determined that you must have made a typo there somewhere... lol

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ORIGINAL: heartcream

I infuse olive oil and it is awesome. Fresh chopped garlic, hot dried cayenne peppers, black pepper, himalayan crystal salt, rosemary, add it all into the oil and refrigerate. You can experiment and add what you like and see what flabors you enjoy the most. I love heat in food so the peppers are amazing! Wait awhile, like a few weeks and then strain oil so there is no chance for bacteria to grow.

If you make toast you can use olive oil instead of butter, getting an easy pour with those oil bottles with the spout that allows for control of amount and area.

A really good sandwich and healthy too is toast some healthy bread, pour olive oil add the salt and a bit of tobasco, lay some peanut butter on and then pile on herbs like Italian parsley or arugula so delicious! Speaking of infusion, try some fresh dill into some apple cider vinegar. Leave it covered in a dark place for a few weeks and then strain the vinegar and it is a delicious addition to almost any dish.

I love butter though. Clarified, salted, unsalted I love the flavor.

Oh yeah, you are not eating dairy so instead of parmesan with the pasta use walnuts they are so good for you and really good fats. Roasted pine nuts, lay in a shallow pan and roast in the oven until they turn a bit brown. Do the same with sesame seeds and then crush them in the coffee bean grinder, the Magic Bullet whatever you have and this is so tasty and good fats but also adds 23% more protein to your dish, shake it on anything. They call it gomashio.

Another idea which is not a fat substitute but a good trick to try and goes so well with olive oil. Get some tomatoes and cut in half. Turn oven on low. Put skin side down with inner tomato facing up. Sprinkle with salt (I only use Himalyan crystal salt, it has like over 80 minerals and good things in it) cracked black pepper and that is enough or add fresh rosemary if you have some. Put in oven until tomatoes begin to toughen up and your home will smell incredible. Add these to a jar of olive oil and garlic pieces and refrigerate for a week or so and then devour with pasta or in a salad or right out of the jar. Add walnuts, pinenuts, gomashio to the pasta dish you could make with these tomatoes, some black olives, kale etc and you will be wanting to lick your plate.

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if you are doing it for general health reasons, I would be wary of useing any product that has to be significantly altered to turn it into a something like soy butter ....

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ORIGINAL: heartcream

I infuse olive oil and it is awesome. Fresh chopped garlic, hot dried cayenne peppers, black pepper, himalayan crystal salt, rosemary, add it all into the oil and refrigerate. You can experiment and add what you like and see what flabors you enjoy the most. I love heat in food so the peppers are amazing! Wait awhile, like a few weeks and then strain oil so there is no chance for bacteria to grow.

If you make toast you can use olive oil instead of butter, getting an easy pour with those oil bottles with the spout that allows for control of amount and area.

A really good sandwich and healthy too is toast some healthy bread, pour olive oil add the salt and a bit of tobasco, lay some peanut butter on and then pile on herbs like Italian parsley or arugula so delicious! Speaking of infusion, try some fresh dill into some apple cider vinegar. Leave it covered in a dark place for a few weeks and then strain the vinegar and it is a delicious addition to almost any dish.

I love butter though. Clarified, salted, unsalted I love the flavor.

Oh yeah, you are not eating dairy so instead of parmesan with the pasta use walnuts they are so good for you and really good fats. Roasted pine nuts, lay in a shallow pan and roast in the oven until they turn a bit brown. Do the same with sesame seeds and then crush them in the coffee bean grinder, the Magic Bullet whatever you have and this is so tasty and good fats but also adds 23% more protein to your dish, shake it on anything. They call it gomashio.

Another idea which is not a fat substitute but a good trick to try and goes so well with olive oil. Get some tomatoes and cut in half. Turn oven on low. Put skin side down with inner tomato facing up. Sprinkle with salt (I only use Himalyan crystal salt, it has like over 80 minerals and good things in it) cracked black pepper and that is enough or add fresh rosemary if you have some. Put in oven until tomatoes begin to toughen up and your home will smell incredible. Add these to a jar of olive oil and garlic pieces and refrigerate for a week or so and then devour with pasta or in a salad or right out of the jar. Add walnuts, pinenuts, gomashio to the pasta dish you could make with these tomatoes, some black olives, kale etc and you will be wanting to lick your plate.

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Infusing oils at home might be the way to go. Find a mild oil you like, grocery EVOO is a good starting point and usually under $10 a pint, and herbs you like the flavor of. Get a small pan and pour in a pint or so of oil and a handful of herbs. heat over very low flame util the oil is warm but not hot, aim for around 200F. cut the heat and let the oil and herbs steep until the oil is room temp. Strain out the herbs and store in an airtight bottle. I keepa bottle of basil oil around for flavoring pasta pretty much year round. Rosemary and tarragon also make good infusions depending on what proteins you like.

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ORIGINAL: KITTYLECTRO

Earth Balance GMO-Free Ingredients:

Expeller-pressed natural oil blend (soy, palm, canola and olive), filtered water, pure salt, natural flavor (derived from grains), soy protein, soy lecithin, lactic acid (non-dairy, derived from sugar beets), vitamin A palmitate, and beta-carotene color.

The website explains that the palm oil is from the fruit of the plant and not the nut, which they claim (the fruit) is beneficial.

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ORIGINAL: subfever
Aww... thanks for researching this for me.

Nothing sinister seems to be lurking in that product.

Have you ever tasted it?