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1. muchcommonsense
   Member

   Anyone know how much oil to use to sustitute one stick marg?

   Posted 3 years ago #

2. Fast Forward
   Member

   one stick of margarine equals 1/2 cup of vegetable oil

   Posted 3 years ago #

3. ModernGuy
   Member

   and kudos for not using margarine, most have trans fats, which are the worse kind of fat, they lower good cholesterol and raise bad cholesterol, a double whammy!

   Posted 3 years ago #

4. oomis1105
   Member

   I am in agreement with the measurement and the fact that oil (especially canola or olive) are better for us than margarine. BUT...... certain recipes cannot use oil and margarine interchangeably, so if it is a baked good, like a cookie or pie, you may be altering the texture, or it may not come out right. If you are using it to saute something, or just add a little fat to, say, a rice dish, then the oil will do fine. For the amount of margarine in a given recipe, sometimes it is worth just eating the darn cookie, transfat and all. Occasional transfats, like occasional indulging in anything, probably will not hurt you. It's the chronic abuse by eating transfats all the time, that clog our arteries.

   Posted 3 years ago #

5. muchcommonsense
   Member

   Thank you everybody.

   Posted 3 years ago #

6. lakewoodwife
   Member

   just a side note that might be of interest... often, especially in baked goods, applesauce is a better substitute than oil. It would still be 1/2 cup per stick. I've tried in in a number of cookie & bar recipes and it seems to work pretty well. Sometimes you have to use some combination of any 2 or all three (marg, oil, applesauce) to get the right texture while reducing (or eliminating) fat. Hatzlacha!!!

   Posted 3 years ago #

7. shindy
   Member

   I use earth balance maragarine all the time. No transfat at all.

   Posted 3 years ago #

8. just me
   Member

   There are also margarines available that don't have transfats.
   I will try that applesauce substitution. It wouldn't work in my chockolate glaze, but it should work in other things.

   Posted 3 years ago #

9. anonymouse1079
   Member

   The applesauce for oil substitution works nicely and not just for desserts. I even did it for a carrot kugel once.

   Posted 3 years ago #

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