BUTTER vs. MARGARINE

Pass The Butter ... Please. This is interesting ...


I am a BUTTER GIRL!

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings..
DO YOU KNOW.. the difference between margarine and butter? Read on to the end...it gets very interesting!
Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .
And now, for Margarine..
Very high in Trans fatty acids.
Triple risk of coronary heart disease .
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold..
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC..
This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and an ything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself:
Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:
* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)
* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

End of Summer?

Gosh, where did the summer go? Did I just miss it? It has been raining so much in Colorado that here it is nearing the end of August and the fields are still green. The good news is that there is plenty of grass for the horses. The bad news is all the rain kept the farmers from getting much hay put up. Just when I thought hay prices might be going down some, now there could be a hay shortage because of TOO MUCH rain.

Mack, the 4 yr old dun stallion went to a couple of All Buckskin Shows. What a fruit cake! He screamed, whinnied and hollered the entire time. It was a long weekend. Mack did come away with a Grand Champion Stallion win and some halter points so it was worth it. My mom used to say, "They don't get better at home, you have to get them out". And that is so true. The young horses have to get out and see the world. One more show for him at the end of August and then he goes back into regular training for the winter.

I didn't have many foals born this year and with the horse market as bad as it is, that's ok. I'd much rather have quality instead of quantity. Both babies were sired by Goose, the big blue roan. The first colt was sold at 5 weeks of age and goes to his new home in a week or two (Thanks Meaghan, you are going to have fun with him!). The other foal is a blue roan stud colt and was born late so I'll hold on to him until next spring. That makes all stud colts this year!

I spent most of July in Oregon on the historic Alvord Ranch. I have been going there every year for five years with Martin Black and his students. The place is wonderful, the people are as diverse as you could ever find. Many long lasting friendships have been made over the years there from all over the world. Truly an international crowd. This is not a dude ranch experience and the faint of heart need not apply! The Alvord is a working ranch, and everybody works hard. The Davis kids are some of the best hands you will ever find. Each year when I return, I marvel at how much they've grown. Ranch kids are different. They are hardworking, respectful, polite and just so much fun to be around. Just because the kids live in a remote location, they have visitors from around the world expose them to many different cultures.

It was a strange visit to the ranch this year. On Day two, while out gathering cows, Martin tangled with a couple of bulls and broke his leg badly. Thank goodness for cell phones! I have often wondered since that accident, what would a cowboy have done in the olden days if he wasn't able to call for help? Would Martin have tried to ride back to the headquarters? Would he have just stayed there, unable to ride and would someone have found him in time? Anyway, he is on the mend and hobbling around on crutches for a few more weeks.

On the way back from the Alvord, I stopped at a Ranch Horse Show and entered Hank. He was a good boy and finished with a Res. All Around Championship. by showing him in that show, he qualifies for the NVRHA Finals in Sept.

That's about all for now. Hope you all had a grand summer!