Good alternative to cheese?

rainb0w
rainb0w Posts: 5
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
Hello everyone,

I'd like to stop eating so much cheese. As I'm barely eating any meat (no pork and beef at all), I started to put solely cheese on my bread. But it's too fatty. And I haven't really thought about any other solutions.
So - what do you put on your bread?

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  • Bridget0927
    Bridget0927 Posts: 438 Member
    Laughing cow light cheese, each wedge is only 35 calories and they come in a few flavors.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    I say laughing cow too. There is just no substitute for cheese lol. But you can make better cheese choices.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    You can cut it out completely for now, and add it back in when you're at or close to goal. Or just use less of it, and fit it in.
  • littlesis412
    littlesis412 Posts: 314 Member
    I love having humus on Sara Lee thin-buns.
  • Maggieq87
    Maggieq87 Posts: 400 Member
    I love cheese! I just buy the lowest cal stuff I can find.
  • kristilovescake
    kristilovescake Posts: 669 Member
    On bread I prefer pb, jelly, hummus ... and that's about it. Or you can make a delicious veggie sandwich. I don't eat many sandwiches anymore.
  • unmitigatedbadassery
    unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
    There is no substitute for the cheesey goodness of cheese! I <3 it so much!
  • Ephena
    Ephena Posts: 610 Member
    I love the laughing cow cheese wheels. But don't forget that eating fat doesn't make you fat, you need some healthy fat for your body to stay healthy, so don't take cheese all the way out of your diet, especially if you don't eat a lot of meat.
  • rainb0w
    rainb0w Posts: 5
    I'm living in Germany, I have never seen Laughing Cow cheese here. But I'll be on the lookout.
    @ GuruMeditation: I would really like to cut it out as much as possible. That's why I need alternatives :-)
    @ littlesis412: Thanks for the tip. I haven't even heared of humus yet...
  • kmbrooks15
    kmbrooks15 Posts: 941 Member
    I hate the "diet" cheese...might as well chew on the sole of my shoe. But I have started using the 2% cheese and can't tell the difference. It's simply made with 2% milk instead of whole milk. Nothing wrong with cheese, just fit it into your calories.
  • kjloiselle
    kjloiselle Posts: 101 Member
    If you must have a cheese product, I too vote for laughing cow or the weight watchers wedges. i find then that i don't need real cheese or mayo.

    I worked at subway for a while and would make myself veggie subs and after a while stopped putting on cheese and mayo/sauce and it really didn't taste that different since i put so little of each on there.
  • hbarney
    hbarney Posts: 434
    Cabot reduced fat chedder cheese. They make a 50% and a 75% reduced fat and depending on what I am using it for will depend on which one I use.
  • bens_mommy
    bens_mommy Posts: 219
    I say laughing cow too. There is just no substitute for cheese lol. But you can make better cheese choices.

    Oh gosh I agree, no substitute for cheese! I would say don't cut it out altogether, but make it a treat! You can always exercise more too if it makes you feel better!
  • bens_mommy
    bens_mommy Posts: 219
    Whoops, double post. :blushing:
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,247 Member
    Eggs, glorious eggs! I scramble one full egg plus three more whites, add in 1/2 ounce of 2% sharp cheddar, and put it on 1 1/2 whole-wheat sandwich thins (three halves) for lunch nearly every day.
  • CurlyClare78
    CurlyClare78 Posts: 68
    I've been getting really strong mature cheddar - that way I feel like I'm getting more cheesyness for the amount.
    You could maybe buy it in slices which is more measured and fill it up with salady type things.
  • Bosbes
    Bosbes Posts: 55 Member
    I'm living in Germany, I have never seen Laughing Cow cheese here. But I'll be on the lookout.
    @ GuruMeditation: I would really like to cut it out as much as possible. That's why I need alternatives :-)
    @ littlesis412: Thanks for the tip. I haven't even heared of humus yet...

    I think they mean 'La vache qui rit' cheese... You do have that in Germany
  • Bosbes
    Bosbes Posts: 55 Member
    Other things I like to put on my bread:
    -pflaumenmus
    -marmelade
    -honig
    -erdnussbutter (although there is also a lot of fat in it, it is healthy)
    -zwergenwiese spread
    -tartex
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    Gasp! Cutting cheese out?! I've tried and can cut WAY back, but can't get rid of it completely. Good for you for trying.
  • RuthAne
    RuthAne Posts: 130
    Farmer's cheese
  • midonhau
    midonhau Posts: 108 Member
    http://www.galaxyfoods.com/
  • 226Muriel
    226Muriel Posts: 138 Member
    I'm living in Germany, I have never seen Laughing Cow cheese here. But I'll be on the lookout.
    @ GuruMeditation: I would really like to cut it out as much as possible. That's why I need alternatives :-)
    @ littlesis412: Thanks for the tip. I haven't even heared of humus yet...

    I think they mean 'La vache qui rit' cheese... You do have that in Germany
  • ms78
    ms78 Posts: 37 Member
    I love cottage cheese! Especially with pineapple. Or you could try one of the light cheese spreads like Philadelphia.
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    There is no alternative to Cheese... Cheese is holy and must be worshipped.

    Ok for now, I've cut back on hard cheeses such as Leerdammer, Cheddar and so on. I still sprinkle some grated Gran Padano on my pasta and have found some lower fat cheddar to grate over certain dishes.

    Otherwise, it's cottage cheese which I love and have daily or cream cheese such as Philadelphia which comes in so many varieties and I use it a lot in cooking too.
  • rainb0w
    rainb0w Posts: 5
    Woa, thanks for all the advices!
  • Vivican
    Vivican Posts: 2
    Hommus mixed with parmesan gives a nice spread with good substance and lots of cheesy goodness.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    What about some of the soft cheeses like cottage cheese, ricotta, cream cheese.
    Or go for a dip/spread like hommus, guacamole or similar.

    Or Vegemite. But unless you're Australian you might not like that!
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