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  • WhittRak
    WhittRak Posts: 567 Member
    OMFG....I must get a block of cheese now...
  • ki4yxo
    ki4yxo Posts: 709 Member
    I've switched to Swiss! It's the best cheese I've found
    that tastes good, melts well, and is much lower in sodium!
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    :sad: Oh cheese, how I miss you

    Actually I do occassionally eat small portions of halloumi, edam, half fat cheddar and mini baby bel. I would much rather be eating full fat mature cheddar, brie, stilton ... I could go on
  • drcrimson
    drcrimson Posts: 20 Member
    I am in this boat as well. I love cheese.

    yolodiet.com
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
    Holy crap! I discussion board about cheese? *lil tear*

    If it were legal, I would marry cheese.


    ^^ This, cheese is amazing & I love the fact I live in WI my cheese selection is HUGE!!!!

    Cheese tease.
  • KC4800
    KC4800 Posts: 140 Member
    If you love cheese, eat it. Just don't eat a lot of it at one time.

    We eat eat quite a bit of string cheese to keeps the portions small and the cheese fresh. Babybel is also good, or Laughing Cow.

    Don't give up cheese. Just give up overly processed fake cheese, like chezwhiz, or that powder stuff on doritos that had been milk at one time, long ago.
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
    I love cheese, cheddar of course, also white Stilton with apricots...mmmmmmmm I actually want some right now.....

    I also eat a lot of phillidelphia low fat with peppers...on bagels

    Cheese is my food porn

    Food porn soundtrack... "Bow-chicka-wow-cheese."
  • ttrussel
    ttrussel Posts: 99 Member
    i am also an adamant lover of cheese, and i buy those little baby bell lites for 50 calories a little wheel thing. it doesn't really taste nonfat or anything, so it's A+.


    I like these as well... I can't help but use a sprinkle of shredded colby-jack on my egg whites in the mornings too... ;)
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    Food porn soundtrack... "Bow-chicka-wow-cheese."

    no...my food porn sound track is I wanna kiss you all over.....cheese
  • WILSONBA
    WILSONBA Posts: 197
    i literally scoop a measuring cup into the bag and measure it so i know how much i'm eating. if you document it and don't go over cal then you should be fine. although sometimes i take a handful when cooking...okay maybe more than sometimes!
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    I will not substitute cheese. Just repeat that to yourself a couple of times then go enjoy a slice of cheese. I like Tilamook cheese and will not even think to get a low cal one.
  • WILSONBA
    WILSONBA Posts: 197
    oh and does anybody know the feeling when they eat sharp cheddar? it's almsot like this amazing hinging yumminess in your mouth. awesomeness!!
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    mmmm you know you want it.....

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  • laceylou0702
    laceylou0702 Posts: 226 Member
    Food porn soundtrack... "Bow-chicka-wow-cheese."

    no...my food porn sound track is I wanna kiss you all over.....cheese

    OMG you guys are AWESOME!!!! :laugh:
  • Cbandelier
    Cbandelier Posts: 217 Member
    I often buy raw cheddar or other varieties from a local farm. It comes in a 16-oz block so when I open it I cut it up into 16 pieces and keep it in a bag in the fridge. Then I know how much I am eating, and if I can "afford" to eat a whole piece or need to cut it in half. Yum.

    Full fat, always! :)
  • jgic2009
    jgic2009 Posts: 531 Member
    Life is too short for low-fat cheese.
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
    Food porn soundtrack... "Bow-chicka-wow-cheese."

    no...my food porn sound track is I wanna kiss you all over.....cheese

    - Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the dark, with cheese.

    - The Carpenters: Rainy Days And Mondays, with cheese.

    - Eagles: Take It Cheesy

    - John Lennon: Imagine, Cheese.

    - Jimmy Buffet: Cheesaritaville

    - Queen: Bocheesian Rhapsody

    - Nirvana: Smells like Teen Cheese

    - Micheal Jackson: Billie Cheese, and Cheese It.

    Seriously, I can do this all day.
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
    mmmm you know you want it.....

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    I need a tissue now.
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    Cheese is extremely fattening and is high in cholesterol. I love cheese to but I cut down on moderation and its helped alot too
  • Jesstruhan
    Jesstruhan Posts: 331 Member
    Kerrygold has a Light Cheddar that is just lovely. So does Tillamook. If you stick to smaller quantities of hard cheeses, you get all the flavor with a lot fewer calories because - in theory- you eat less cheese to get the flavor. If you dive right in and can't stop, maybe opt for Goat Cheeses. Lower cal, easier to digest and all around tasty.

    Also, if you are desperate for a cheese sauce, try mixing light cream cheese or neufchatel with som very strong cheddar. One block to a 1/4 to 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Mix this up and melt it with some herbs and serve over noodles or veggies. You need just a little of it to get a big taste of cheese and you don't have the guilt.

    Laughing cow and baby bel are great, too.

    Or...eat any cheese you want, but make sure it's just 1 oz. That should be about the size of a lipstick tube. Everything in moderation!

    Hard Cheeses vs. Creamy Cheeses - here is the thing -
    **before I start rambling, I'd like to qualify my rant. I've worked for a gourmet foods distributor specializing in perishables and cheeses for about 7 years, so while I'm not a food scientist, I have been in MANY cheese classes to hone my skills. Others are better and may have more knowledge and I happily defer to them on formulation, density and the like***

    Creamy Cheeses simply have a higher moisture content and therefore remain creamy and delicious. Hard cheeses have had all of the moisture drained out of them to preserve them. Since cheese is the preservation of milk, that was the historic goal.

    With this in mind, Hard cheeses can have a higher calorie to oz ratio because of their density, but they are extremely flavorful in most cases. There are odd exceptions but this is a fairly standard observation. Soft cheeses are still very perishable and have a slightly lower calorie to oz ratio since they still have all that moisture to spread around the fats and calories over volume.

    Generally though, cheese will have between 70 - 120(ish) calories per oz. As a rule of thumb, I assume what I am eating (usually semi-firm cheese like cheddars) is about 110 calories per oz. Then I can have anything I want and fit it into my calories for the day!

    Livestrong had a great summary of different cheeses:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/409887-cheese-nutrition-guide/
  • itsuki
    itsuki Posts: 520 Member
    Cheese is great. It is calorie and fat dense (ie, there's a lot of calories in a little cheese, as compared to other foods), but if it fits your calorie goals, I see no point in not eating it.

    I'm personally a fan of pre-sliced block cheese (like the Kraft cracker cuts), extra sharp. That way I know exactly how much I'm eating and I know it won't put me over!
  • jjscholar
    jjscholar Posts: 413 Member
    I also like cheese... For me, the reasonable alternative to dairy cheese is veggie cheese slices...
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
    It is the east, and Cheddar is the sun.
    Arise, fair Stilton, and kill the envious Parmigiano-Reggiano ,
    Who is already sick and pale with grief
    That thou, her maid, art far more fair than cheese
  • gchutson
    gchutson Posts: 657
    But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
    It is the east, and Cheddar is the sun.
    Arise, fair Stilton, and kill the envious Parmigiano-Reggiano ,
    Who is already sick and pale with grief
    That thou, her maid, art far more fair than cheese

    The lady doth protest too much.
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    Lower carbs in your diet and increase protein and fats (inc cheese). You'll find it easier to incorporate cheese if you free calories from the non-essential food group, carbs.
  • overfences
    overfences Posts: 96 Member
    Lower carbs in your diet and increase protein and fats (inc cheese). You'll find it easier to incorporate cheese if you free calories from the non-essential food group, carbs.

    Amen. And the higher the fat content of the cheese, the lower the carbs.

    I have never restricted my fat or protein intake, only carbs (not counting those from veggies). Lost weight incredibly easily and never felt hungry once.
  • But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
    It is the east, and Cheddar is the sun.
    Arise, fair Stilton, and kill the envious Parmigiano-Reggiano ,
    Who is already sick and pale with grief
    That thou, her maid, art far more fair than cheese

    The lady doth protest too much.

    There is a tide in the affairs of men.
    Which, taken at the flood, leads on to cheese;
    Omitted, all the brie & camembert of their life
    Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
    On such a full fat cheddar are we now afloat,
    And we must take the mozzarella when it serves,
    Or lose our cheese

    Julius Cheeser: Act 4, Scene 3 ;-)
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
    I LOVE cheese and I also LOVE Cabot's 50% or 75% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese (they even come in snack size)!! I use it for my salads, mac-n-cheese, as a snack....everything!! :) I'm also a fan of Sargento's Thin Sliced Reduced Fat Swiss!! :)

    I buy Cabot extra sharp white cheddar in 2lb blocks and also eat a lot of their Greek yogurt. Good brand. I prefer Sargento shredded cheeses for cooking, especially 4 cheese Mexican and the Mozzarella & Provolone blend. And I often use grated Parmesan much as I used to use butter to season vegetables or grilled chicken. A half tbsp packs a LOT of flavor for only 10 calories.

    Sometimes I buy Kraft, but I quit buying Bordon's years ago because the dog I had at the time refused to eat it. A pug. What a pug won't eat isn't fit for human consumption.
  • wow! between getting ready to pick my girl up from school....and now while they are finishing up dinner....my quick response will be i dislike sugar, chocolate, ice cream etc...my weakness is salty foods, cheese, heavy sauces etc....its not that cheese is horrible for you but i could eat a tub of spreadable in one sitting with a spoo ....slices...block you name it...yet yearly my cholestorole is low...go figure :-) just want some ultra yummy lower fat ideas ...simply cant do non fat...and i wont...cheese is my personal drug....moderation IS key...but i cant seem to moderate it ;-) looking for new brands tastes and flavors maybe that will help!? thanks :-)
  • i cant eat small amounts....thats my problem :-)
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