Low Fat Cheese - Apt Choice For Fat-Free Diet

Diet Fitness

oi-Gowri Nandini

By Nandhini Devi

Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 18:44

Cheese is a milk-based product and is concentrated with proteins and fat from milk. Cheese is prepared using cow, goat, buffalo or sheep's milk. Cheese has a higher shelf life than milk and is a rich source of proteins, calcium and phosphorous.

However, cheese is also very rich in fat, specially saturated fat. So, is it safe to include cheese in your diet? Specially, if you are looking at a low-fat diet? Chucking cheese from your daily diet, will only lead to depriving yourself from what you like. Instead swap the regular cheese with better and low-fat variety cheese to keep yourself in the best of health.

Here are a few tips that enable you to choose the best, non-fattening variety of cheese;

1.Use more of Neufchatel, string cheeses, part-skim mozzarella and farmers cheese in your diet, as these cheeses have lesser fat content in them.

2.Cheddar, Asiago, Gorgonzola and Parmesan, which have aged with time, are much more flavourful. So, using them in a smaller quantity, gives you the taste that you are looking for. Thus, not adding excess fat to your body.

3.Reduced-fat cheese has approximately 4 grams of saturated fat. So, use this cheese in your dishes.

4.While preparing pizzas, swap the Mozzarella cheese with a low-fat version of the same or use fat-free Parmesan cheese. This will reduce the fat content in your pizza, without hampering the taste of your pizza.

5.The market is now flooded with reduced-fat cheeses. Some of the common ones are Swiss, Amrican, Mozzarella, Cheddar and Cabot cheese. These can be substituted with the usual cheese that you have been having.

6.Cream cheese is a must in cheesecake, but it's very fattening too. Replace this with skimmed ricotta cheese or cottage cheese, to give your favourite cheesecake a healthy twist.

Opt for these varieties of non-fattening cheese, which will have a healthier effect on your diet.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.