CHEESE

jmzz1
jmzz1 Posts: 670 Member
in Food and Nutrition
i would like to include cheese in my diet for protein increase,,,,,,,, which cheese is good like ricotta or parmesan or cottage......... etc..?

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  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Cottage cheese has a lot of protein
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    I NEVER cheese discriminate.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Cottage cheese is great for lots of things - piled on toast for breakfast, with fruit as a dessert, as a salad dressing.

    Strong flavoured cheese like parmesan or blue cheese are good because a little goes a long way - I had a mere 12g of stilton on my scrambled eggs this morning.

    Ricotta is pretty low fat and is good for making stuffed veg, lasagne, etc.

    Spready triangles are lovely for snacks.

    The only cheese I really avoid is full fat cream cheese.
  • subcult
    subcult Posts: 262 Member
    Only the kinds I ate growing up the rest are poisoned and/ gross!
  • jmzz1
    jmzz1 Posts: 670 Member
    thanks for the advice ...... how many grams of cheese to be consumed in a day?......
  • Bethie_B
    Bethie_B Posts: 292 Member
    Eat all the cheese!
  • lauren3382
    lauren3382 Posts: 372 Member
    I NEVER cheese discriminate.

    Yes, this!!! However, for protein, cottage cheese is your best choice.
  • jmzz1
    jmzz1 Posts: 670 Member
    thanks for the advice ...... how many grams of cheese to be consumed in a day?......
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  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    thanks for the advice ...... how many grams of cheese to be consumed in a day?......

    All of them.



    As many as fit into your calorie/macro goals.

    Saturday I had Brie and Cabrales and 5 year old Gouda and Gorgonzola and a nice sharp cheddar. I also NEVER cheese discriminate.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    All of it. Every kind of cheese.

    Cottage cheese is great.

    If you're watching sodium just read labels, some cheeses have a lot.
  • sallydurkin
    sallydurkin Posts: 211 Member
    I usually try to limit myself to one serving a day, depending on what we are eating. I eat cottage cheese mixed into my chicken curry (to cut down some of the heat, I'm a bit if a wimp, and adds protien) I am not currently eating rice, potato or pasta. I will also add cottage cheese to pasta sauce and eat it together with veggies as well.
    For me it became a learning process, my husband eats it at almost every meal. I tried but it didn't work for me, I will not competly cut it out of my diet so I limit to once a day, so I think about my food choices for the day and if I have not had some come supper I will eat a small amount then. 30 g worth, it is about 3 thinish slices....
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I eat all the cheese.



    And then I eat some more.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    I eat all the cheese.



    And then I eat some more.


    I take two bites in the morning,
    I take two bites at night.
    I take two bites in the afternoon,
    It makes me feel all right.
  • RubyRed8067
    RubyRed8067 Posts: 301
    I eat all the cheese.



    And then I eat some more.

    ^^^This^^^
  • FattieBabs
    FattieBabs Posts: 542 Member
    I love cheese and am addicted. I weighed out 1.5 ozs to see what it looked like and counted up the calories. Now, if I fancy a real treat I cut a slice and favour it over chocolate or pudding. Lovely stuff!
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    While I am a lover of cheese of all types (except blue, I can't do blue cheese) I wouldn't recommend trying to add a lot in order to up protein.

    While cheese does have protein, it also has fat in it, which tends to outweigh (macro-wise) the protein amount in what makes up the calories. Which would make people suggest low-fat cheese, but then you delve into even higher sodium levels and often chemical additives in order to keep a "truer" flavor while cutting out the naturally occurring milk fats.

    An average ounce of medium hard cheese is going to be between 90-120 calories, about 6-8g of protein and 7-10g of fat, along with about 180-250mg of sodium.

    Dried/aged cheeses are going up the protein and sodium (the latter often by a lot due to the aging/preserving process).

    Low fat cheeses will drop calories, and fat, but up the sodium and are going to be more processed simply due to the nature of the fat removal.

    So I'd say enjoy some good cheese in moderation, but don't look to it for a protein supplement just on it's own.
  • dillydally123
    dillydally123 Posts: 139 Member
    drooooool. my husband is a cheese maker. yeah, i hit gold there people. I've cut out butter in favor of cheese. Soft goats cheese on, well anything, crackers, my index finger. Gouda on my spuds. oh sweet cheeses i'm going to have to go eat some right now.
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    drooooool. my husband is a cheese maker. yeah, i hit gold there people. I've cut out butter in favor of cheese. Soft goats cheese on, well anything, crackers, my index finger. Gouda on my spuds. oh sweet cheeses i'm going to have to go eat some right now.

    Jackpot.
    I eat all cheese except ones with mold.

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