Response to Carrie Edmunds "Fake Foods" Post

Carrie talked about how when she was younger she used to eat real butter, but now that she is in college, she eats the "fake food" of butter, margarine. This is because she buys her own groceries now. Carrie prefers margarine over butter solely because it is less fattening. She makes the assumption right away that then is more healthier because it is less fattening but she needs to be careful. There are no tests out there right now that directly relate real butter to heart disease or chronic illness, just as stated in Michael Pollan book, "In Defense of Food". The article that Carrie founds states the opposite of Pollan in that butter does relate to heart disease, but it shows no evidence or proof with it. This means Carries article is not credible enough to much such statements and I am not convinced. I do agree with the reasons that Carrie has switched to buying the "fake foods" because they are the same reasons that I have switched to eating some "fake foods". The reasons are for less fat and calorie intake, and convience Taste does not have much to do with it.