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2. Margarine

If you grew up on margarine because it was marketed as a healthier alternative to butter, a new day has dawned. True, margarine is made with lower-in-saturated fat and cholesterol-free vegetable oil instead of dairy or animal products, but in order for margarine to maintain its solid form at room temperature (like butter does), it has to be loaded up with hydrogenated oils that are high in trans fats.

Several butter alternatives have made the shift away from trans fats and now even include cholesterol-lowering plant sterols. However, you can still find many stick margarines and buttery spreads that contain trans fats.  

For a no-trans-fats buttery spread, try:

Earth Balance Organic Coconut Spread