Good replacement for cheese?

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  • pennju
    pennju Posts: 1 Member
    bluesheeponahill wrote: »
    I love wraps. They’re easy to put together and quick. They can be toasted in winter so it’s an easy all round meal.

    Except the cheese! The calories in cheese! 25 grams of grated cheese can be easily 100 calories.

    What’s a good replacement for it? I was thinking hommus, but for example I do like a simple ham, cheese and tomato wrap. Ham hommus and tomatoes don’t really gel well.

    Maybe other wrap filling ideas that aren’t cheese?

    TIA :)

    What about Eatlean protein cheese. 50% less fat.
  • angelsja
    angelsja Posts: 859 Member
    pennju wrote: »
    bluesheeponahill wrote: »
    I love wraps. They’re easy to put together and quick. They can be toasted in winter so it’s an easy all round meal.

    Except the cheese! The calories in cheese! 25 grams of grated cheese can be easily 100 calories.

    What’s a good replacement for it? I was thinking hommus, but for example I do like a simple ham, cheese and tomato wrap. Ham hommus and tomatoes don’t really gel well.

    Maybe other wrap filling ideas that aren’t cheese?

    TIA :)

    What about Eatlean protein cheese. 50% less fat.

    Thank you I suggested this further up but I got wooed -_- not sure why
  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    angelsja wrote: »
    pennju wrote: »
    bluesheeponahill wrote: »
    I love wraps. They’re easy to put together and quick. They can be toasted in winter so it’s an easy all round meal.

    Except the cheese! The calories in cheese! 25 grams of grated cheese can be easily 100 calories.

    What’s a good replacement for it? I was thinking hommus, but for example I do like a simple ham, cheese and tomato wrap. Ham hommus and tomatoes don’t really gel well.

    Maybe other wrap filling ideas that aren’t cheese?

    TIA :)

    What about Eatlean protein cheese. 50% less fat.

    Thank you I suggested this further up but I got wooed -_- not sure why

    Must have upset the cheese purists who don't believe in compromising other than quantity
  • bluesheeponahill
    bluesheeponahill Posts: 169 Member
    thank you! I haven't woo'd anyone, the suggestions have been great. I love parmesan, and we have this regular in the house, I think ill give that a shot seeing that it allows me to have the flavour without calorie overload.

    But i hadn't thought of the bocconcini which is super yum too! I think I've got my winter lunches sorted for this season :) thanks!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Keto_Vampire wrote: »
    angelsja wrote: »
    pennju wrote: »
    bluesheeponahill wrote: »
    I love wraps. They’re easy to put together and quick. They can be toasted in winter so it’s an easy all round meal.

    Except the cheese! The calories in cheese! 25 grams of grated cheese can be easily 100 calories.

    What’s a good replacement for it? I was thinking hommus, but for example I do like a simple ham, cheese and tomato wrap. Ham hommus and tomatoes don’t really gel well.

    Maybe other wrap filling ideas that aren’t cheese?

    TIA :)

    What about Eatlean protein cheese. 50% less fat.

    Thank you I suggested this further up but I got wooed -_- not sure why

    Must have upset the cheese purists who don't believe in compromising other than quantity

    That'll explain my 2 then :laugh:
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited March 2019
    angelsja wrote: »
    pennju wrote: »
    bluesheeponahill wrote: »
    I love wraps. They’re easy to put together and quick. They can be toasted in winter so it’s an easy all round meal.

    Except the cheese! The calories in cheese! 25 grams of grated cheese can be easily 100 calories.

    What’s a good replacement for it? I was thinking hommus, but for example I do like a simple ham, cheese and tomato wrap. Ham hommus and tomatoes don’t really gel well.

    Maybe other wrap filling ideas that aren’t cheese?

    TIA :)

    What about Eatlean protein cheese. 50% less fat.

    Thank you I suggested this further up but I got wooed -_- not sure why

    Lots of people think Woo means "woo hoo!" a positive, rather than its actual meaning, which is negative.

    Because of this ongoing confusion, this reaction experiment has failed, and we should get rid of it.
  • Spadesheart
    Spadesheart Posts: 479 Member
    Feta is the lowest calorie cheese, and since it's so salty and creamy, in cold applications you need very little. Flavour wise in a wrap, you can probably make do with half the feta as opposed to cheddar.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited March 2019
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    angelsja wrote: »
    pennju wrote: »
    bluesheeponahill wrote: »
    I love wraps. They’re easy to put together and quick. They can be toasted in winter so it’s an easy all round meal.

    Except the cheese! The calories in cheese! 25 grams of grated cheese can be easily 100 calories.

    What’s a good replacement for it? I was thinking hommus, but for example I do like a simple ham, cheese and tomato wrap. Ham hommus and tomatoes don’t really gel well.

    Maybe other wrap filling ideas that aren’t cheese?

    TIA :)

    What about Eatlean protein cheese. 50% less fat.

    Thank you I suggested this further up but I got wooed -_- not sure why

    Lots of people think Woo means "woo hoo!" a positive, rather than its actual meaning, which is negative.

    Because of this ongoing confusion, this reaction experiment has failed, and we should get rid of it.

    ^^^exactly!👏
    Why don’t they replace it with the thumbs down symbol, everyone gets that.

    OP, eat cheese in moderation. It’s too delicious to avoid. Lots of suggestions here for moderating amounts. It’s sad to think of totally abstaining 😢
  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    Ham and cheese is classic. Cheese is wonderful but there are other flavors too. How about ham lettuce and whole grain mustard. Mustard is a very low cal very flavorful ad to sandwich.
  • Cutemesoon
    Cutemesoon Posts: 2,646 Member
    How about vegan cheese or cashew cheese?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Cutemesoon wrote: »
    How about vegan cheese or cashew cheese?

    Would this save calories? I eat vegan cheese and the calorie counts typically are pretty close to what I would expect for the same amount of dairy-based cheese.
  • neugebauer52
    neugebauer52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    I use crumbly cottage cheese (low fat or fat free) a lot. Also for baking - made an asparagus tart with it tonight and worked out very well.
  • Spadesheart
    Spadesheart Posts: 479 Member
    neugebauer52 wrote: »
    I use crumbly cottage cheese (low fat or fat free) a lot. Also for baking - made an asparagus tart with it tonight and worked out very well.

    Actually if you make it yourself like ricotta, but dryer, and add a lot salt, this works pretty well.
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