Hey all, I am following an eating plan prescribed by my nutritionist, which calls for 2 oz of low fat swiss cheese. I am having a heck of a time finding it - looked at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Raley's, Safeway... anyone know of a brand?
Hey all, I am following an eating plan prescribed by my nutritionist, which calls for 2 oz of low fat swiss cheese. I am having a heck of a time finding it - looked at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Raley's, Safeway... anyone know of a brand?
Um nope. I buy lots of reduced fat cheese, but I've only ever seen it in co-jack, colby, mozzarella, cheddar and pepper-jack. If the diet gives calorie/nutrition info on that cheese, maybe you could swap it out for another flavor? Do you suppose the diet is referring to the individually wrapped "white" reduced-fat cheese food slices? I think Kraft makes something like that, but calorie for calorie I would rather eat live caterpillars.
Um nope. I buy lots of reduced fat cheese, but I've only ever seen it in co-jack, colby, mozzarella, cheddar and pepper-jack. If the diet gives calorie/nutrition info on that cheese, maybe you could swap it out for another flavor? Do you suppose the diet is referring to the individually wrapped "white" reduced-fat cheese food slices? I think Kraft makes something like that, but calorie for calorie I would rather eat live caterpillars.
I buy the reduced fat... which is a whole different thing from low fat. Reduced fat can have just a fraction of a gram less than the regular stuff... but I've found it's actually higher calorie in some cases!
Sargento makes it but I am not sure where it is available where you live. However, since that is a fairly popular brand of cheese, your supermarket might order it for you.
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I buy the reduced fat... which is a whole different thing from low fat. Reduced fat can have just a fraction of a gram less than the regular stuff... but I've found it's actually higher calorie in some cases!
Yes, you have to read the labels for certain. I try and stick to the 80 calories/oz, with 6 grams of fat or less. I quite like the Kraft variety and Meijer brand is pretty good too. Does the plan give you any indication of how many calories it's recommending, maybe you can find a substitute if you knew the nutritional content of the prescribed cheese? Just a thought. You also might check your local health food store, ours is the bomb for special ordering hard to find food items.
The best tasting one I've found is Jarlsburg Lite. It's usually in the deli section of the grocery store and not the normal cheese section. I see it regularly at Safeway, etc. in my area.
Laughing Cow makes a light Swiss cheese spread that's only 35 calories a wedge. It's widely available, often stocked near the yogurt in supermarkets. I eat it as a kind of veggie dip.
There is also Lorraine Swiss ( she said it was fat free) but I am thinking its very low fat. I get it at the deli counter. There is a 'warning' on this brand though.. and I am not sure how to explain it other than to say, it has a tingly/tangy taste. Not spicy or anything, its just tangy.
LOW FAT Swiss Cheese?
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