Thread: Fat-free Feta Cheese - review

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:24:49 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom deal over
> penne. It TASTED ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
> feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. I think it's a good
> idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi, I'll
> go back to the regular feta.

It's probably just fine for those who would crumble it and don't apply
heat.

> It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, crackers or
> toast. HTH.

Feta? I never do that with feta.


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Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
> I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom deal over
> penne. It TASTED ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
> feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. I think it's a good
> idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi, I'll
> go back to the regular feta.
>
> It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, crackers or
> toast. HTH.

That stuff sounds nasty. Fat free cheese is not cheese, any more than fat
free half and half is half and half. It's not cheese, it's processed mystery
food which may or may not have been cheese at one time.

I wish there was a truth in labeling law covering this kind of stuff.
"Processed cheese flavored dairy solids" might be acceptable.

MartyB

On Jan 31, 6:13*pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
september.invalid> wrote:
> Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom deal over
> > penne. *It TASTED *ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
> > feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. *I think it's a good
> > idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi, I'll
> > go back to the regular feta.

No. It's a stupid idea for everyone.
>
> > It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, *crackers or
> > toast. *HTH.
>
> That stuff sounds nasty. Fat free cheese is not cheese, any more than fat
> free half and half is half and half. It's not cheese, it's processed mystery
> food which may or may not have been cheese at one time.
>
> I wish there was a truth in labeling law covering this kind of stuff.
> "Processed cheese flavored dairy solids" might be acceptable.

Amen.
>
> MartyB

--Bryan

On Feb 1, 8:16*am, Bryan <bryangsimm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 31, 6:13*pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
>
> september.invalid> wrote:
> > Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > > I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom deal over
> > > penne. *It TASTED *ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
> > > feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. *I think it's a good
> > > idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi, I'll
> > > go back to the regular feta.
>
> No. *It's a stupid idea for everyone.
>
>
>
> > > It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, *crackers or
> > > toast. *HTH.
>
> > That stuff sounds nasty. Fat free cheese is not cheese, any more than fat
> > free half and half is half and half. It's not cheese, it's processed mystery
> > food which may or may not have been cheese at one time.
>
> > I wish there was a truth in labeling law covering this kind of stuff.
> > "Processed cheese flavored dairy solids" might be acceptable.
>
> Amen.
>
>
>
> > MartyB
>
> --Bryan

True all of this! Fat free cheese is like sugar free candy. Begs the
question, "What am I putting in my mouth then?"

Not that I would ever put either in *my* mouth!

John Kuthe...

In article
<[email protected]>,
John Kuthe <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Feb 1, 8:16*am, Bryan <bryangsimm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jan 31, 6:13*pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
> >
> > september.invalid> wrote:
> > > Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > > > I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom deal over
> > > > penne. *It TASTED *ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
> > > > feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. *I think it's a good
> > > > idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi, I'll
> > > > go back to the regular feta.
> >
> > No. *It's a stupid idea for everyone.
> >
> >
> >
> > > > It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, *crackers or
> > > > toast. *HTH.
> >
> > > That stuff sounds nasty. Fat free cheese is not cheese, any more than fat
> > > free half and half is half and half. It's not cheese, it's processed
> > > mystery
> > > food which may or may not have been cheese at one time.
> >
> > > I wish there was a truth in labeling law covering this kind of stuff.
> > > "Processed cheese flavored dairy solids" might be acceptable.
> >
> > Amen.
> >
> >
> >
> > > MartyB
> >
> > --Bryan
>
> True all of this! Fat free cheese is like sugar free candy. Begs the
> question, "What am I putting in my mouth then?"
>
> Not that I would ever put either in *my* mouth!
>
> John Kuthe...

Unless it's shaped like a weinnis?

BULL

On Feb 1, 8:59*am, Bull <bul...@cluemail.net> wrote:
> In article
> <d182b28b-70c7-467d-ac64-d0b63d613...@c21g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>,
> *John Kuthe <johnkuth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 1, 8:16*am, Bryan <bryangsimm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Jan 31, 6:13*pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
>
> > > september.invalid> wrote:
> > > > Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > > > > I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom dealover
> > > > > penne. *It TASTED *ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
> > > > > feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. *I think it's a good
> > > > > idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi,I'll
> > > > > go back to the regular feta.
>
> > > No. *It's a stupid idea for everyone.
>
> > > > > It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, *crackers or
> > > > > toast. *HTH.
>
> > > > That stuff sounds nasty. Fat free cheese is not cheese, any more than fat
> > > > free half and half is half and half. It's not cheese, it's processed
> > > > mystery
> > > > food which may or may not have been cheese at one time.
>
> > > > I wish there was a truth in labeling law covering this kind of stuff.
> > > > "Processed cheese flavored dairy solids" might be acceptable.
>
> > > Amen.
>
> > > > MartyB
>
> > > --Bryan
>
> > True all of this! Fat free cheese is like sugar free candy. Begs the
> > question, "What am I putting in my mouth then?"
>
> > Not that I would ever put either in *my* mouth!
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Unless it's shaped like a weinnis?
>
> BULL

Are you sure you and BillyZoom are not the same ****Bot, BULL?

;-)

John Kuthe...

On 2/1/2012 9:40 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Feb 1, 8:16 am, Bryan<bryangsimm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 31, 6:13 pm, "Nunya Bidnits"<nunyabidn...@eternal-
>>
>> september.invalid> wrote:
>>> Kalmia<tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>>>> I used it last night on my fave feta-spinach-tomato-mushroom deal over
>>>> penne. It TASTED ok, but just didn't melt or soften like the regular
>>>> feta. It was also very dry and tough to cube. I think it's a good
>>>> idea for those who must really watch the fat grams, but, para mi, I'll
>>>> go back to the regular feta.
>>
>> No. It's a stupid idea for everyone.
>>
>>
>>
>>>> It would be a real bear to try to spread on, say, crackers or
>>>> toast. HTH.
>>
>>> That stuff sounds nasty. Fat free cheese is not cheese, any more than fat
>>> free half and half is half and half. It's not cheese, it's processed mystery
>>> food which may or may not have been cheese at one time.
>>
>>> I wish there was a truth in labeling law covering this kind of stuff.
>>> "Processed cheese flavored dairy solids" might be acceptable.
>>
>> Amen.
>>
>>
>>
>>> MartyB
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> True all of this! Fat free cheese is like sugar free candy. Begs the
> question, "What am I putting in my mouth then?"
>
> Not that I would ever put either in *my* mouth!
>
> John Kuthe...

It's all very well denigrating fat-free cheese but some of us must
restrict our fat intakes severely and cannot eat regular cheese, like it
as we may do. I do miss real aged natural cheeses but a small serving
may be 30% or more of the suggested daily intake of saturated fat for a
person *without* medical problems. Also, if a person is diabetic they
may well be restricted to sugar-free candy and sneering at them is
pointless and unfair.

I agree that most fat-free cheeses are poor imitations of the real
things but they are the best available to people like me. Fat-free Feta
is not bad sprinkled on salads. Kraft fat-free shredded mozzarella can
be acceptable when making a pizza and it can also be melted in a
microwave and then cooled into a solid block. Kraft does not seem to
sell solid fat-free mozzarella (or, if it does, supermarkets don't stock
it.) The big problem with fat-free cheese is that the flavor of real
cheese comes from fatty acids formed from regular milk.

--
Jim Silverton

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

James Silverton <[email protected]> wrote:

> It's all very well denigrating fat-free cheese but some of us must
> restrict our fat intakes severely and cannot eat regular cheese, like
> it as we may do. I do miss real aged natural cheeses but a small
> serving may be 30% or more of the suggested daily intake of saturated
> fat for a person *without* medical problems.

What does that have to do with mis-labeling fat free processed dairy solids
as cheese?

> Also, if a person is
> diabetic they may well be restricted to sugar-free candy and sneering
> at them is pointless and unfair.

Who was doing that?

> I agree that most fat-free cheeses are poor imitations of the real
> things

DING DING DING WINNER! Imitation is the key word. "Imitation Cheese" would
be an acceptable label designation.

MartyB