Did you know?

• An average consumer could reduce his/her fat intake by approximately 2,000 grams (18,000 calories) each year by simply switching from regular margarine to low-fat margarine? [Those calories translate to a weight reduction of five pounds by making this one easy switch.]
  
  
• Margarine was first formulated in France during the mid 1800s?
  
  
• Margarine was first made in the U.S. in 1873?
  
  
• Not all stick margarine products are created equal? Some stick margarine products have 50% less fat than regular margarine.
  
  
• Some states used to have laws requiring that margarine had to be colored pink so it would not be confused with butter?
  
  
• A whole stick of butter has almost as much fat and cholesterol and double the amount of saturated fat as THREE popular quarter-pound burgers with cheese? This is something to keep in mind when your recipe calls for a whole stick of butter.
  
  
• Margarine, in conjunction with an overall healthy diet, can benefit people on a low cholesterol diet.