Comments on: Would You Rather? Salt & Pepper vs. Butter

By: Dusty Sutton

Dusty Sutton — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:50 +0000

I’ll go with butter. I want to keep my butter. With butter, you can have your salt too, because they usually put salt in butter.

By: KevinB

KevinB — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:15:59 +0000

Butter isn’t good for you? You think salt IS?! It’s one of the major causes of hypertension and stroke. I don’t find it at all hard to keep under my fat quota for the day, but if I eat anything processed, trying to keep sodium under 1200 mg a day is almost impossible. A Big Mac and fries comes in at 1450 mg alone. A handful of potato chips and a cooked ham sandwich is nearly 1,000. There is so much hidden salt in our diets we get all the sodium we need without ever reaching for the salt shaker. The only time I ever reach for the salt is to salt water for pasta, or when I put steak spice (which is mostly salt) on my steaks.

But butter – on fresh, warm croissants? On a toasted bagel? Just on a slab of good french bread? And it’s not just the bread groups.

What about butter on just boiled new potatoes? On the first asparagus of spring? On baby carrots? And especially on just boiled corn on the cob!

I can live without the salt. I’ll miss the fresh cracked pepper on some dishes. But to give up that unctuous spread for pepper I use once or twice week? Never.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:05:50 +0000

I rarely use butter post cooking. It really isnt good for u. And does include margirine? I can’t believe its not butter lol

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:41:29 +0000

I’ll keep butter please. Salt and pepper can be added while cooking, but how will I butter my bread?

By: SJK

SJK — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:43:55 +0000

When you say, “…any other spreadable fat made to be similar to butter.” Does this include butter flavored shortening?

By: Insanewiches

Insanewiches — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:29:08 +0000

Yes, this one’s easy. I can do without the butter. I can even do without the pepper. But salt rules!

By: jestergoblin

jestergoblin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:29:07 +0000

I don’t put either on my foods…

By: Bear Silber

Bear Silber — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:53:06 +0000

That’s easy as hell, throw that stick out the window and make butterfly because I’m not even a fan of it….I don’t butter anything but I salt & pepper EVERYTHING!

No contest. Too easy.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:49:18 +0000

Olive oil is not made to be like butter. Therefore I would dip my bread in olive oil (with a sprinkle of salt and pepper of course).

By: DD

DD — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:26:43 +0000

This one’s a softball. Butter just amplifies the existing taste – with a side helping of guilt – but salt and pepper open up a whole new world of flavor.