I would stay away from anything that is hydrogenated.  I recommend Earth
Balance. 


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Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:34 AM
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Subject: Re: No-milk spreads

Tabulating for my own purposes anyway.  Feel free to edit if I'm wrong
and add to it as well. Also thanks, this has been very helpful to me. The 
recommendations so far:

Fleischmann's unsalted- kosher-parve, comes in sticks, cooks well
Benecol- spreadable
Smart Balance LIGHT- may be milk free, also stated that it is pareve,
     indicated better for spreading than cooking
Earth Balance- non GMO expeller pressed oils, GFCF, no hydrogenated
     oils, no trans fats, spreadable, tastes like butter, most health food 
stores,
     Farm Fresh (SE VA  based), Harris Teeter (NC based but is also up 
and down the coast to  Northern VA), Publix (FL based) and 
Albertson's (FL based), plus   Whole Foods. Also stated that it is
     pareve but not soy free, sticks are bakeable, better tasting than 
butter
Mother's Margarine made during Passover-pareve, soy free

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Schlesinger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: No-milk spreads


> Hi,
>
> For cooking and such, Fleischmann's unsalted is best.  For Toast, Smart
> Balance *light* is the one that's dairy free, I believe.  It used to be
> that regular Smart Balance was not dairy free - and I, as a matter of
> course, check regularly anyway.  To me, the Smart Balance flavor is
> about the best.  And it's cheaper than Benecol or the others ;-)
>
> Of course, de gustibus non disputandum est.  And your mileage may very . .

> .
>
> Eric
>
> Beth Kevles wrote:
>> Hi --
>>
>> We've had success with Fleischmann's unsalted margerine, which also is 
>> kosher-parve, and comes in sticks.  Also with Benecol, which is 
>> spreadable.  I think Smart Balance is milk-free as well, but since my son

>> adores Benecol we haven't tried other spreadables.
>>
>> I'd be grateful if someone could remind me about which spreads are both 
>> milk-free and soy-free, along with which you like for cooking and which 
>> for making toast in the morning.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Beth Kevles
>>
>>