Butter: Good Fat or Bad Fat?
People are often shocked when they see how much butter I use and eat in one day. But I
know the real truth; Butter is a good fat and can actually help you lose weight.
Unfortunately, people thinking butter is unhealthy is a very common misconception.
People still think that butter and saturated fats are the reason heart disease is one of the
top killers in this country (and now in many other countries as well). The truth is that it’s
not the natural fats that are causing this epidemic, its the sugar, processed and packaged
foods and overconsumption of refined oils that are causing so much disease (and you can
add Diabetes, High Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure to this list as well).
I go into this topic in much greater detail in the Fats Chapter of the Diet Solution
Program but here are a few nuggets of info to ponder:
1. Did you know that during the 60 year period from 1910-1970, the proportion of
traditional animal fat in the American diet declined from 83% to 62%?
2. During this same time butter consumption plummeted from 18 pounds per person each
year to 4 pounds per person each year.
3. During the past 80 years, the consumption of dietary cholesterol intake has increased
only one percent.
So where is the problem? Why all the heart disease?

1. During the same period, the average intake of dietary vegetable oils (margarine,
shortening, and refined oils) increased by about 400%.
2. During the same period, the consumption of sugar and processed foods increased by
about 60%
Those are the facts, but there’s never better proof than the results I see with my clients
and my readers. When people finally stop eating margarine, refined oils, “fake” butters,
sugar and processed foods, their health sky rockets! (and by sky rockets I mean, gets
better, greatly improves, elevates to whole new levels). Not to mention all the body fat
they lose off their body (now isn’t that just an awful side effect?)
It’s important to mention that the butter I use is organic and grass fed. It has this beautiful
deep yellow color and is not white like most conventional butters. It has gone through
minimal processing and has no added growth hormones and antibiotics. I get all my
butter from www.grasslandmeats.com
Now that I told you butter is ok to eat, here is a delicious chicken recipe you can enjoy:
(Please remember that the mad scientist in me sometimes forgets to document the exact
amounts so you may need to play around with this a bit.)
Chicken with “I’m not afraid of butter” dressing
Ingredients:2 large chicken breasts (approximately 1 lb of chicken)
6 Tbsp of melted butter
lemon juice from 1/2 large lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste
Directions:Melt 1 tbsp of butter in a large pan. Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper
and garlic powder. Cook chicken breasts in butter covered on very low heat. Do not let
the butter get brown. Pour lemon juice in a seperate bowl. Slowly stir in the remaining
melted butter as you stir mixture. Then slowly add the olive oil as you stir mixture.
Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Once the chicken is cooked through, served on a plate and pour the “dressing mixture”
over your cooked chicken breasts.
Don’t be surprised if you are tempted to pour this dressing on your veggies and just about
every other food item you can think of. It’s delicious!
Find out the real truth behind healthy fats and get started on your own fat loss goals right
away with this complete Weight Loss Program.