While most people know that it is not good to keep putting butter in their bodies, they are unable to get away from doing so nonetheless! Oftentimes, butter makes food taste that much better, and it can be difficult to move away from butter – especially if you grew up with it. After all, margarine might try to be a comparable butter substitute, but it fails for many people in this aim; so what is a butter lover to do? Well, quite frankly, it is not easy to get away from butter; if you are trying to do so, however, here are a few simple tips for replacing butter in your diet.

If you are a butter user, you probably use butter whenever you cook on the stove, regardless of whether you are cooking eggs, pancakes, or even a grilled cheese sandwich. You can eat much healthier, however – and still make food that tastes great – if you start using olive oil instead of butter when you cook on the stove. When food is cooked in olive oil, it has a different taste than food has when cooked in butter; but you may even find that you prefer this taste once you get used to it.

Toasted breads – including bagels and English muffins – is another area where a lot of people have a difficult time switching from butter to something else. You have probably had toast before with butter and jam on it; next time, try skipping the butter and eating it with just jam! Jam is also great on bagels and English muffins; and if you enjoy bagels and English muffins, also try them with a thin layer of peanut butter.

And if you enjoy using butter as a dip – for bread or for seafood – try using oil with spices instead. This will enable you to get a rich, full flavor that compares favorably to butter, but that does so without clogging your arteries!

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In the end, it comes down to making a decision to stay away from butter if you truly want to stay away. But the transition will be made much easier if you follow these tips, helping you move into a healthier eating lifestyle.