I eliminated butter from my diet years ago. To be honest, it wasn't much of a sacrifice for me -- I never really cared for butter or the taste of butter. But, there were a few things I did like butter on -- toast, grilled cheese, corn-on-the-cob, air-popped popcorn.

That's why I was thrilled when I discovered spray butter earlier this year. A couple of women in the office use it on their popcorn and bagels, one day I snuck a look at the back of the bottle and realized it had no (or almost no) fat and calories.

My head started to consider the possibilities -- I could actually have toast with butter on it again? Popcorn with butter? And....not have my waistline suffer? I bought a bottle and have been spraying it on all my favorites for months.

Now, Hungrygirl.com comes along to spoil the fun. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but...in the category of "if it seems to good to be true it probably is" -- here's what HungryGirl had to say about those no-calorie spray butters:

"Zero calorie butter spray actually has calories.

Sure, if you use the recommended "serving size" (a couple of sprays), I Can't Believe it's Not Butter spray is fat and calorie free. But when you use a more realistic portion, the calories and fat rack up. The average real serving is about 15-25 sprays, which contains about 20 calories and 2 grams of fat. And obviously, the more you spray, the more calories and fat you add. The numbers are still fairly low, but this butter substitute certainly does have calories. And fat. So be careful!"

Spoil sports.

Looks like it's back to dry toast and garlic-salt popcorn for me.