FONDUE - BAD! DON'T EAT IT!

PRMinx
PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
Just kidding. But, I got you in here didn't I?

Yesterday I was in a thread about cheese and I posted that I was having fondue tonight. Fondue is one of my favorite things in the world. It's right up there with peanut butter.

Anyway, I was surprised to receive a number of PMs asking me either 1) for my recipe or 2) how I fit it into my diet.

Here's the thing. Fondue isn't bad. No food is. And you can actually make it fit fairly easily into macros.

My recipe is 440 calories per serving. It's high in fat at 31g, but I'm on a 1420 calorie diet and that fits in with my allocated fat macros (30%). It's 25 grams of protein...or brotein...get swole, yo. And 9 grams of carbs.

Add a side salad (...because cheese), some bread and some lean beef tips and you have a pretty solid, delectable meal with a nice macro balance.

So, yes my friends, you too can eat fondue. Now go forth into cheese glory.

Beer Cheese Fondue Recipe from The Tabletop Cook
http://www.thetabletopcook.com/beer-cheese-fondue-recipe.html

Beer cheese fondue recipe
1 1/2 cups beer
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon dry mustard powder
1/4 cup flour
1 pound Cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup Emmentaler cheese, grated
Black pepper to taste
- See more at: http://www.thetabletopcook.com/beer-cheese-fondue-recipe.html#sthash.xumUHhqF.dpuf

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  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    edited January 2015
    You did get me in here...

    ....


    Toodles!

    (Though I must admit, that sounds delicious!)
  • jasonmh630
    jasonmh630 Posts: 2,850 Member
    Yes, please.
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    I haven't done this in a long time, we are due for a fondue night! This recipe sounds awesome!
  • dirtyflirty30
    dirtyflirty30 Posts: 222 Member
    You had me at fondue.

    Thanks for the recipe! Going to try this this weekend. :)
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Sound tasty. How many servings do you think that recipe would be?
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    Sound tasty. How many servings do you think that recipe would be?

    I set it for 6, which I think is a good appetizer portion or meal portion with fixings and a salad. But, I'm not going to lie, I may eat two servings tonight ;)
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    dirtyflirty30 wrote: »
    You had me at fondue.

    Thanks for the recipe! Going to try this this weekend. :)

    Awesome. Enjoy!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Yeah but then you need to add the bread.

    I need a fondue. Soon. Not gonna lie though, when my husband and I used to make it (we made the Swiss version, so emmentaler, gruyere, appenzeller, white wine, garlic, bit of Kirsh and lemon juice), we used 3 pounds of cheese and a whole bread loaf and ate the whole thing just the two of us.

    Ah, memories.
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    After a couple of years of self-imposed fon-DON'T, it's time to fon-DO! Thanks for setting me straight! :)
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    Sound tasty. How many servings do you think that recipe would be?

    I set it for 6, which I think is a good appetizer portion or meal portion with fixings and a salad. But, I'm not going to lie, I may eat two servings tonight ;)

    Thanks.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    edited January 2015
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Yeah but then you need to add the bread.

    I need a fondue. Soon. Not gonna lie though, when my husband and I used to make it (we made the Swiss version, so emmentaler, gruyere, appenzeller, white wine, garlic, bit of Kirsh and lemon juice), we used 3 pounds of cheese and a whole bread loaf and ate the whole thing just the two of us.

    Ah, memories.

    I mentioned bread and fixings.

    Can you overdue it? Yes. It's easy if you love it. But if you practice portion control, you can stay within even a lot calorie count.

    That said, if you want to have a "devil may care" day, that's fine too every once in a while. I'm having this today (pre-logged two servings) and I will probably go over a bit - mostly because I'm going to have a couple drinks with it though.

  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    bennettinfinity wrote: »
    After a couple of years of self-imposed fon-DON'T, it's time to fon-DO! Thanks for setting me straight! :)

    Haha. Enjoy!
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    I have to admit, your plan to get me in here with your title worked like a charm :)
    Mmmmmmm cheese.
  • bettybing1
    bettybing1 Posts: 162 Member
    I love cheese so much! And damn your click-bait, you clever little minx, you.
  • 52cardpickup
    52cardpickup Posts: 379 Member
    Aww man, I was hoping there'd be at least one person in here who just read the title and posted something ridiculous.

    At least there's a recipe to make me feel better!
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    52cardpickup wrote: »
    Aww man, I was hoping there'd be at least one person in here who just read the title and posted something ridiculous.

    At least there's a recipe to make me feel better!

    The day is young.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    And you win.

    I don't eat fondue- unless it's chocolate.

    but yeah- you win. also for the brotein.
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