Cheese Is Less Likely To be a Problem
When most cheese is made (especially when it’s aged), bacteria turn the hard-to-digest lactose into lactic acid.So while it’s technically dairy, cheese doesn’t contain a lot of lactose – what usually makes dairy so problematic for most people.
That’s real Cheese!
Raw, grass-fed cheese can be a great fat-burning snack with its high levels of the fat burner CLA and omega-3 – if you eat it moderately. It usually packs more than 100 calories per ounce, so it’s very easy to go overboard. Raw cheese can be difficult to find depending on your state or country’s stance on raw dairy products, but the nutrition and flavor are well worth the effort. Your next best choice would be organic pasteurized cheese. At least you rest assured the milk used doesn’t contain any hormones, pesticides or other chemicals.
This Contains Some Cheese…
Cheese products like Kraft’s Easy Cheese say “cheese” on the label. But looking closely, we find cheap milk protein and fattening refined vegetable oil.
ingredients: whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), canola oil, milk protein concentrate, milk, whey protein concentrate, contains less than 2% of sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, calcium phosphate, salt, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid as a preservative, apocarotenal (color), annatto (color), enzymes, cheese culture. contains: milk.
That’s Nothing Like Cheese
Cheese alternatives are sometimes even worse than fake cheeses, packing cheap processed soy protein, milk protein, refined canola oil, food starch (probably from GMO corn), artificial flavors (contains fake sweeteners) and some synthetic vitamins.
ingredients: soy base (filtered water, isolated soy protein), 1 casein* (a dried skim milk protein), canola oil, modified food starch, salt, rice flour, contains 2 percent or less of tapioca starch, sodium polyphosphate, enzyme-modified cheese flavor* (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, calcium chloride), tricalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor, sodium phosphate, dried yeast, potassium sorbate (preservative), carrageenan, lactic acid, citric acid, sodium citrate, food color (carotenal), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin c, ferric orthophosphate, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, folic acid, vitamin B6, butterfat*, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin e, potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor). *adds a trivial amount of cholesterol and lactose. contains: milk, soy.
Trust me – you’re better off eating any cheese than this so-called “alternative”.Good news though – there are healthy alternatives out there. Look for the brand name Daiya that sells a cheese-like product made with tapioca flour, healthy oils (palm and coconut) and pea protein.
What about Cottage Cheese?
Cottage cheese is a very popular diet food because it’s low in calories while being very high in calcium and protein. A small ½ cup serving packs 12 g of protein while staying under 100 calories. That being said, everything that’s been said about milk (see page 18) still applies here – that’s why it’s highly recommended you stick with organic cottage cheese.
Summary :
+ Raw, grass-fed cheeses have a higher fat-burning potential than everything else out there.
+ Organic pasteurised cheese is your next best choice.
+ All cheeses must be eaten in moderation, and within your daily calorie needs.
+ Be cautious when looking for non-dairy cheese alternatives – most of them are processed and contain terrible ingredients.
+ Raw, grass-fed cheeses have a higher fat-burning potential than everything else out there.
+ Organic pasteurised cheese is your next best choice.
+ All cheeses must be eaten in moderation, and within your daily calorie needs.
