The recent trend toward eating whole foods includes once forbidden foods like butter. Real butter, particularly from grass fed cows, has healthy fats. Read Saturated fat still demonized by mainstream media despite lack of proof. Butter is also rich in Vitamin A and Choline with lesser amounts of Vitamin E, Riboflavin, Folate, Niacin and Pantothenic acid, Vitamin K, and Vitamin B12.
Portion control is key to any successful diet, yes, even a low carbohydrate diet. Eating delicious whole foods like butter is essential to mental and physical well being. Eating is how we get our nutrition for the most part. Just keep the amount you eat in check and don't overeat no matter how healthy your food choices.
A Cowboy’s Magnolia Princess Garlic Butter
- 2 pounds butter
- 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 6 - 10 garlic gloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Melt 1 1/2 cups of butter. Reserve the rest at room temperature.
- Combine melted butter and garlic cloves in a food processor or blender and blend well.
- Add garlic butter mixture to room temperature butter.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Beat with electric mixer until thoroughly blended.
- Store in refrigerator.
Great on bread, chicken, steaks, vegetables, and biscuits.
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