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Cheese & mayo questions
| Tue, 11-04-2003 - 11:54am |
Hi,
I'm on my third day of SBD and so far, so good, but I have a few questions regarding cheese and mayo.
I'm on my third day of SBD and so far, so good, but I have a few questions regarding cheese and mayo.
Is it mandatory to eat reduced fat cheese, mayo and margarine? I have a real problem (ie. issue) with eating reduced fat anything - especially mayo and margarine. I feel that the extra garbage they put in to make up for the lack of fat is worse than the fat. I also think that, in general, it's not even worth it to eat the reduced fat varieties because they don't taste anything like the real thing. Does anyone else feel that way and if so, what are you doing?
Thanks,
Maria

Jessica
120/114/108
"I have a real problem (ie. issue) with eating reduced fat anything - especially mayo and margarine. I feel that the extra garbage they put in to make up for the lack of fat is worse than the fat."
South Beach isn't about the volume of fat or the calorie counts of fat, it's about
Maggie
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
If you can get Cabot cheddar cheese in your area, it's FANTASTIC. And since they sell it at my organic grocery, I'm pretty sure they don't fill it with crap. :)
Edited to add: I meant the Cabot LIGHT cheddar. Doh! brain on autopilot today.
Sarah
210.5/190.5/140
You can't cross the sea merely by staring at the water.
-- Rabindranath Tagore
Edited 11/4/2003 2:50:54 PM ET by jeckie
210.5/<
Welcome, Maria!
Oh, but you are so right about many of the "Fat Free" products and added fillers. Dr. A does mention this in the book, and for some products, he says it is better to have the full fat version than the nonfat version with all the unhealthy carbs (yes, unfortunately, ladies and gentlemen, some of those fillers are bad carbs...check the ingredients to determine which ones you should and should not eat).
Getting back to the issue of cheese, though. I found that some brands of "light" ricotta cheese contained bad trans fats and carbs, and some did not, so you really have to check labels. All the grocery stores around here sell some cheeses in store brand low fat varieties, which are real cheese without fillers. Mild cheddar seems to be the most popular, so check in the regular aisle first. In the deli area, you might find others that are similarly processed.
Personally, I buy a combination of low fat and full fat cheeses, depending on the type of cheese I want.
As for mayonnaise, the same rule applies: Check the label. Personally, I don't eat much mayo and keep a small jar of the real stuff around. But if you do eat a lot or are uncomfortable with that, you might want to find a good alternative lower in fat. Do a search on this message board for alternatives to regular mayo; some good ideas have been posted!
In general, I find that many of the "low fat" products are better choices than the "fat free" products, but this is not set in stone!