Is There Healthy Low Fat Cheese?

Cheese is a great source of healthy fats, protein, calcium and phosphorus, but is it really as low fat as some companies would like you to believe? Yes and no. Low fat cheese can be found all across grocery stores in the United States and otherwise. It is a great way to incorporate cheese, and the nutrients that it provides, into a daily, low fat diet. Low fat cheeses are generally not the best tasting things on the market. In fact, they tend to have a rubbery consistency that is like chewing on a rubber tire. There are some exceptions however, and low fat cheeses on the market are getting better and better as time goes on.

So far, the cheese with the lowest fat is Mozzarella. It comes in
natural versions, where the fat content is untouched, and it also comes in low
fat and skim varieties where you can get as little as fifteen percent of the
normal fat content.

If you are looking for something that is not milk based, you
can try rice or soy alternatives to milk cheese that often have lower fat and
calorie content than normal cheeses. You truly have many options if you are
looking for low fat cheese.

-Written by Caitlyn Grisha