Cheeseaholics (not-so) Anonymous

leanitup123
leanitup123 Posts: 489 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Cheese-lovers rejoice - this thread is for you. If you're anything like me, you could talk about (and eat) cheese all day and never tire of it. So I dedicate this thread to all my cheese-loving friends to post and fantasize about cheese, because a life without cheese is no life at all.
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  • debodom1962
    debodom1962 Posts: 310 Member
    Hi, my name is Deborah and I'm a cheese-a-holic. I'm trying to decrease my consumption of it because it's so high in fat, but oh I miss it when it's gone. What is everyone's favorite? I like the hard cheeses and artisan cheeses.
  • Sweet_Heresy
    Sweet_Heresy Posts: 411 Member
    My name's Nichole and I'm a cheese-a-holic.
    I refuse to buy packages of snack cheese anymore, because I will eat the whole bag by the end of the day. Lol
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    I love cheese. Especially the more expensive varieties. My solution is to buy the samples at the Whole Foods cheese area. It limits the oz's to 1 or 1.5, and I get to try new varieties.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    I eat 1-2oz every day, even when cutting. Yes, it's easy to eat too much. I love a lunch of cheese, crackers, and fruit. Even better in France.

    (Any French members out there? Bienvenue!)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I love cheese. I'm currently kicking myself because I just got back from the green market and did not check out any of the booths with cheese, as I normally do. Lots of the local goat, sheep, and dairy farmers who go make good cheeses. I also have to watch myself to limit amounts, of course! ;-)
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    mudonthetires856 wrote: »
    Never met a cheese I didn't like. I feel it's the best thing ever created. Favorite right now is muenster but it changes frequently. I have a whole drawer in my fridge dedicated to cheese. Right now I have:
    Provolone
    Mozzarella
    Smoked Gouda
    Muenster
    American
    Colby
    Monteray Jack
    Cream Cheese

    All full fat versions too. Low fat cheese just ruins it for me.

    I don't like cottage cheese. It looks like bad cellulite
  • dianairis1988
    dianairis1988 Posts: 1 Member
    Are there any types of cheese for those that can't give up cheese and still lose weight? My favorite is feta cheese
  • leanitup123
    leanitup123 Posts: 489 Member
    Happy to see this thread getting some traction >:)
  • leanitup123
    leanitup123 Posts: 489 Member
    mudonthetires856 wrote: »
    Never met a cheese I didn't like. I feel it's the best thing ever created. Favorite right now is muenster but it changes frequently. I have a whole drawer in my fridge dedicated to cheese. Right now I have:
    Provolone
    Mozzarella
    Smoked Gouda
    Muenster
    American
    Colby
    Monteray Jack
    Cream Cheese

    All full fat versions too. Low fat cheese just ruins it for me.

    Smoked gouda. Yes! My favorites atm are truffled goat cheese, brie, blue and halloumi. Damn good on the grill.
  • stephieleee
    stephieleee Posts: 113 Member
    Cheese is amazing. I have it with almost every meal, I just have to make sure I control how much I have. I mean I've had a block of cheese in my fridge for like 3 weeks now and I'm like a quarter way through it so I'm pretty happy with that.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    I love cheese.

    All cheese in all forms.

    :drinker:
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    My dad's side of the family is Scandinavian and he always has a block of gjetost. I always use a dull steak knife to cut it so all I get is a couple of slivers. I could eat the block like an apple if I allowed myself.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    My dad's side of the family is Scandinavian and he always has a block of gjetost. I always use a dull steak knife to cut it so all I get is a couple of slivers. I could eat the block like an apple if I allowed myself.

    Never heard of it. Looked it up. Amazing. Someday, I hope to try it, thanks!
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,577 Member
    In the fridge after the most recent grocery trip (Thursday) we had:

    Brie
    Boursin
    Manchego
    Sharp cheddar
    Colby Jack
    Smoked Gouda
    Mild cheddar
    Fresh mozzarella
    Parmesan
    Cream cheese
    Cottage cheese

    The struck-through has since been finished off XD though in fairness it wasn't all purchased new on Thursday! Apparently I do have SOME shame, lol... just not much when it comes to cheese ;D
  • cheriej2042
    cheriej2042 Posts: 241 Member
    Brie (especially wrapped in phyllo dough with some sliced almonds)
    Cheddar (sharp/mild)
    Colby jack
    Blue
    Smoked Gouda
    Feta
    Cream cheese
    Cottage cheese
    Boursin
    Pepper jack
    Havarti
    Swiss
    Gruyere

    I could eat only cheese so I don't keep it in the house except in limited amounts. But I do have Brie at Christmas .
  • xelsoo
    xelsoo Posts: 194 Member
    I love all sorts and forms and smells of cheese >sigh<...they're too good! Dairy in general is a problem for me, I just buy too much of it! At some point I forced myself to only have 3 types of cheese in the fridge at a time :s ..but I'm Spanish so cheese tradition runs in our blood haha. As of late I'm only buying fresh ones as they have way less fat and I can keep my cravings at bay, any suggestions on nice relatively-low-fat cheeses?
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Yes to cheese. o:)
  • emcat3
    emcat3 Posts: 16 Member
    I am so happy to have found this forum. I like most kinds of cheese except for blue cheeses and Cheese Whiz (UGH!!)
  • lapesadilla
    lapesadilla Posts: 67 Member
    Oh man, I love cheese. Runny stinkulous continental cheese, sharp crunchy British Isles cheese, fresh farmers cheese - all of it. I'm staying away from it for now due to cholesterol concerns, but I'm looking forward to being able to enjoy it on occasion.

    While traveling (and on a logging break) recently, I had a slice of cambozola cheesecake at a German restaurant in the Texas hill country: goodness gracious. Subtly sweet and dense with the slight funkiness of blue cheese. The literal best.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Feta cheese is pretty good for calories, since it has a strong taste and you can use only a little.

    For comparative calories, this looks pretty good, but note the vastly different serving sizes given: http://www.calories.info/food/cheese

    I don't really pay attention to total calories when buying cheese (other than using feta in omelets because it works well with just a little). I just moderate serving size. I buy based on what appeals to me when browsing at the farmer's market or WF's lovely cheese selection (I like to try things I have not tried before), or this lovely local place (https://www.pastoralartisan.com/). It's probably helpful that good cheese is often expensive, as more reason to moderate it!

    I like to have a little on its own as dessert right after dinner.

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