This will sound harsh in writing and reading it, but I want it to be read as health and science instead of pointing a finger at the food industry or us for using it.
Aspartame has an enormous amount of health controversy, you will find several pro-aspartame websites (we call those pro-drug) websites that will tell you it is safe. BUT many, many other doctors and researchers have spoken out against it being unsafe causing and exacerbating many problems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy
Go here and you'll never put it in your mouth again. Any time there is this much controversy we choose to go with avoiding it and that it may be unsafe. Margarine is legal also, but we know now how much heart disease that causes as well. Diet drinks have turned out to be one of the most unsafe products on the market. Remember that many supplements and products (like Red Bull) are not controlled by the FDA, just because it is legally sold doesn't make it safe.
Other than the questionable health concerns, it scrambles your tast buds much like fats and hydrogenated fats.
Ask yourself, "if I put this in my mouth, will it shorten my life from seeing my children or my children seeing me for one more day?"
In case youre reading this and saying, what margarine is bad? heres a little something for you:
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings.
DO YOU KNOW...the difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end...gets very interesting!
Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods..
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.
And now, for Margarine..
Very high in trans fatty acids.
Triple risk of coronary heart disease.
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC..
This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself:
Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:
* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)
* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value; nothing will grow on it Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to "butter them up")!
! Have you tried throwing back??? Maybe not the best ettiquete (Sp) but it would be much funnier and if I am going to have somthing go right to my hips...I want it on the outside!!!
of free Tupperware last week for losing the most weight...... 7 POUNDS! Kat please P.M. me your address so I can send it to ya!! 
Seriously, though, I think that working from home has contributed, so I have to find out what those triggers have been so I am sure not to pull them!
