ANYONE ELSE ADDICTED TO CHEESE?

Dolcellate, Danish Blue, Gouda, Mild Cheddar, Colliers Cheddar, WEndsleydale, Brie, Camonbert, Smoked Austrian, Applewood smoked Cheddar, Huloumi, Feta, Dairylea, Parmesan, STILTON, Shropshire Blue, Gorgonzola, Red Leicester,Double Gloucester...hmmmmmmm cheeeeese *dribbling now*

Don't like cheese with fruit in much though..or marmite. Although I do like fruit and cheese and marmite :drinker:

Is it milk products in general, or have you tried goat cheese? Some people are allergic to cow milk, but have no probems with goat milk.

If you are lactose intolerant, harder cheeses are normally better. That's because the lactose comes away in the whey, which is left-overs after making cheese. If it's the fat, I would recommend having a good look at your entire diet. If cheese is a large source of fat, you may be reacting to the fat, not the milk. Try to avoid other types of fat, and eat cheese for a few days, then try to get as much fat from other things, and avoid cheese for a few days - and see what happens.

Personally, I tolerate fat much better after I cut processed carbs out of my diet. It's all about figuring out what makes you feel better.

And if it is really cheese that's the problem, then you have my deepest sympathy, and best wishes in the hunt for a new favourite food.

I LOVE cheese and will never give it up! I definitely have cut back on how often I eat it though and will try and get my fix with the Laughing Cow cheese as I do like it (but it's just not the same!)

Big-puffy-heart-love for cheese!

I friggin love cheese but found it not only wasted my calories but was binding. You get a little older and regularity moves up the list of things you love. So I gave it up. After a while I didn't miss it.

Give yourself some time without it and you may lose the craving. Another helpful approach might be to watch a video on how they make cheese, or at least used to. It involved taking spoiled milk and pouring it into the internal organs of farm animals. After it turns into something more disgusting than vomit, with time it becomes cheese.

There's a reason they call it cheese. Did that help?

I think you're referring to the use of rennet, which can be derived from stomach lining. It can be animal or not in origin. As a vegetarian, I always try to buy cheese that has NON animal rennet sources, if I buy it at all. So, you can get around that.

I friggin love cheese but found it not only wasted my calories but was binding. You get a little older and regularity moves up the list of things you love. So I gave it up. After a while I didn't miss it.

Give yourself some time without it and you may lose the craving. Another helpful approach might be to watch a video on how they make cheese, or at least used to. It involved taking spoiled milk and pouring it into the internal organs of farm animals. After it turns into something more disgusting than vomit, with time it becomes cheese.

There's a reason they call it cheese. Did that help?

I think you're referring to the use of rennet, which can be derived from stomach lining. It can be animal or not in origin. As a vegetarian, I always try to buy cheese that has NON animal rennet sources, if I buy it at all. So, you can get around that.

I was going straight for the scare tactic. Cheap but sometimes effective.

I need support and ideas to help me cut down

I'm sort of lactose intolerant? Like if I eat fatty dairy products I get really bad stomach problems... so I need to cut down

But.

Seriously. If I could put cheese on everything I would. It's bad. How do I cope??

I know what you are going through - I love cheese too.

Ignore it and it will go away. Eventually your cravings for cheese will diminish in time. If you look at your cravings you might find its the salt or the diary fat that you are craving. Also, if you are intolerant to cheese, then focusing on how bloated it makes you feel while you are craving it might be an effective strategy.

Most cheese is very energy dense. So, if you find yourself being tempted at the supermarket, scan the barcode of the cheese product (if it has one) to get an idea of fat content and calories. For me, that's enough to want to go without.
Try incorporating recipes that do not require cheese. And if you don't have cheese at home, you'll probably be less inclined to eat it.
All the best,

Ben

I will not give up cheese. It's the #1 thing that will prevent me from being vegan.

Fortunately, mozzarella is probably my favorite type of cheese, & it's one of the lowest in fat & cals.

If you switch a little bit to the type of cheese you eat & the quantity in moderation, it's not so bad. I usually just buy lots of mozzarella to cook with, & 1 or 2 types of fancy gourmet cheeses to much on here & there some nights. If you buy quality cheese you'll find you consume less amounts & are satisfied more.

I try to keep my cheese intake to under 3oz a day. There have been times in my past that I went through a whole pound. That's when I'd try to not eat cheese at all, & then after a couple of weeks I'd break & go on a binge. Learned not to do that anymore.

I love cheese too! Since counting calories I've only been eating feta (1 ounce) or grated parmesan (1-2 TB). I do full fat feta. Just tastes better to me.

Parmesan for omlets.
Feta for omlets or salads or with 3 olives.
Too scared to check the calories of other kinds.
Cheese & crackers - let's not even go there.

I can't be trusted with cheese, I'll knock of a 12 pack of string cheese in a couple of hours. Cheese is one of my favourite foods ever!!

I am so addicted to cheese that I sit down with a brick of cheddar cheese and slice off pieces and eat them while I watch TV. I did not think this was a problem until I realized how many calories are in just 1 oz. YIKES!

I'm weirdly addicted to goat cheese. ****s delicious.

I LOVE CHEESE OMG
of course it's the only dairy product other than skim milk that i'm not allergic to.

So this might take some getting used to...but can you use other kinds of fat to flavor food? Like petso on pasta instead of grated cheese? And sliced avocado in salads in place of cheese? Hummus as a sandwich spread? Might give you some of the richness and flavor you crave without the problems you are describing.

Second this and also cheese made from tapioca, common brand is "daiya" but also now sold at Tjoe's as vegan cheese. Melts great. Looks weird when it melts, but is very gooey. Also love goat crumbles. no cow whey, lots of flavor in small amounts.