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I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording, package was
almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it first and was
horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin tasting and has a
different texture.

Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of the stuff?
Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible to put it in something
like mac and cheese and have it come out ok by compensating by adding
anything else (besides five pounds of regular cheese, of course).
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Colgake wrote:
> I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording, package was
> almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it first and was
> horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin tasting and has a
> different texture.
>
> Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of the stuff?
> Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible to put it in something
> like mac and cheese and have it come out ok by compensating by adding
> anything else (besides five pounds of regular cheese, of course).
>


Cheese is naturally high in milk fat. These low and no fat products
are, in my opinion something to be discarded. Maybe if it were all
you could get, eventually you might become accustomed to it.

Something with lots of other strong flavors might make it somewhat
acceptable. But macaroni itself is pretty mild tasting, so you
wouldn't like it with crap cheese, because that would be the
strongest flavor of the dish.




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"Colgake" > wrote in message
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>I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording, package was
> almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it first and was
> horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin tasting and has a
> different texture.
>
> Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of the
> stuff?
> Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible to put it in
> something
> like mac and cheese and have it come out ok by compensating by adding
> anything else (besides five pounds of regular cheese, of course).


It's only a pound. Toss it out!

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Dairy fat helps prevent type 2 diabetes.
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Colgake wrote:

> I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording, package
> was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it first and
> was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin tasting and
> has a different texture.
>
> Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of the
> stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible to put
> it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok by
> compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of regular
> cheese, of course).


LOL! Yes, there are places you can use it. First, I suggest grating
it all as that's the most useful form. Then freeze it in roughly 2 cup
ziplock bags. You should get 4-5 bags. Do use a permanent marker on
the bag to list 'low-fat' so it doesnt get mixed up.

Now think of things that are enhanced with a little cheese but it's not
a major flavor point. For me, a little sprinkle on a fresh green salad
would work since I do not use that much there to actually be a taste
element. Feta would be different but with a cheddar it is a dusting
for pretty.

Think of things where the regular cheese melts too fast and no longer
looks so pretty. Top with a bit of this (mixed for flavor with a
fuller cheese). I'd use it with baking bread as a topper to look nice.
Real cheese will slide off.

Garlic bread (home made please!). Spread your long cut bagette with
butter and minced garlic. Sprinkle lightly with the low fat cheese.
You wouldnt want too much regular cheese to mask the delicate garlic
butter and this is actually a better match.

Soup garnish. Unlike regular cheese which will melt and 'be gone' in a
hot soup, this as a topper will still be distinct.

Worth a start! I hate waste.



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> "Colgake" > wrote in message
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> > I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
> > package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it
> > first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin
> > tasting and has a different texture.
> >
> > Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
> > the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
> > to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok
> > by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
> > regular cheese, of course).

>
> It's only a pound. Toss it out!


Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
tossing.....
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In article >,
says...
>
> Dairy fat helps prevent type 2 diabetes.
>


What kind of bees make milk instead of honey?

Boo-bees.
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> Worth a start! I hate waste.


Thanks, that gives me some ideas to start with.
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cshenk wrote:
> Colgake wrote:
>
>> I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording, package
>> was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it first and
>> was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin tasting and
>> has a different texture.
>>
>> Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of the
>> stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible to put
>> it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok by
>> compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of regular
>> cheese, of course).

>
> LOL! Yes, there are places you can use it. First, I suggest grating
> it all as that's the most useful form. Then freeze it in roughly 2 cup
> ziplock bags. You should get 4-5 bags. Do use a permanent marker on
> the bag to list 'low-fat' so it doesnt get mixed up.
>
> Now think of things that are enhanced with a little cheese but it's not
> a major flavor point. For me, a little sprinkle on a fresh green salad
> would work since I do not use that much there to actually be a taste
> element. Feta would be different but with a cheddar it is a dusting
> for pretty.
>
> Think of things where the regular cheese melts too fast and no longer
> looks so pretty. Top with a bit of this (mixed for flavor with a
> fuller cheese). I'd use it with baking bread as a topper to look nice.
> Real cheese will slide off.
>
> Garlic bread (home made please!). Spread your long cut bagette with
> butter and minced garlic. Sprinkle lightly with the low fat cheese.
> You wouldnt want too much regular cheese to mask the delicate garlic
> butter and this is actually a better match.
>
> Soup garnish. Unlike regular cheese which will melt and 'be gone' in a
> hot soup, this as a topper will still be distinct.
>
> Worth a start! I hate waste.
>


Great ideas. I'm also thinking mexican dishes might be a good
candidate. I would first try any of these ideas on one serving to be
sure the crap cheese doesn't ruin a whole bunch of an otherwise good
food.

Certainly don't want to magnify waste








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On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:29:54 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "Colgake" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
>> > package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it
>> > first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin
>> > tasting and has a different texture.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
>> > the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
>> > to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok
>> > by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
>> > regular cheese, of course).

>>
>> It's only a pound. Toss it out!

>
>Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
>tossing.....


Use it for toasties. It gets more flavour when it warms and melts. And
if you're worried about your cholesterol, just use a double layer of
cheese.
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On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:25:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

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>> Dairy fat helps prevent type 2 diabetes.

>
>Which is pretty irrelevant to how to use up some accidently bought
>low-fat cheddar....


Besides, the dairy fat might kill you before you get diabetes, but to
call that preventing diabetes is a bit cynical.
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> "cshenk" > wrote
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> <snip>
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> > Worth a start! I hate waste.

>
> Thanks, that gives me some ideas to start with.


Welcome! Better than creating yet more food waste. At least try it
and see if it works for you folks.


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On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 1:43:05 PM UTC-5, Colgake wrote:
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> > Have you ever had fromunda cheese?

>
> I'm going to make a wild guess that has something to do with bofa.
>

That wasn't me that posted that. We've got a spoofer here who loves to use
any of the posters names and reply with something ridiculous or filthy.

I don't have nor have I ever had an account @lycos.
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> Dairy fat helps prevent type 2 diabetes.


Not effectively.



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"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
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>>
>> "Colgake" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
>> > package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it
>> > first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin
>> > tasting and has a different texture.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
>> > the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
>> > to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok
>> > by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
>> > regular cheese, of course).

>>
>> It's only a pound. Toss it out!

>
> Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
> tossing.....


They might but if it tastes bad and has bad texture, it will ruin whatever
it's used in/on.

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> On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:29:54 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> "Colgake" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
>>> > package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it
>>> > first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin
>>> > tasting and has a different texture.
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
>>> > the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
>>> > to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok
>>> > by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
>>> > regular cheese, of course).
>>>
>>> It's only a pound. Toss it out!

>>
>>Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
>>tossing.....

>
> Use it for toasties. It gets more flavour when it warms and melts. And
> if you're worried about your cholesterol, just use a double layer of
> cheese.


Melts? That stuff doesn't really melt. My dietician had me eat it when I was
first diagnosed with diabetes. She also told me to add margarine to my
vegetables because I wasn't eating enough fat. No to both.

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>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:29:54 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Colgake" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> > I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
>>>> > package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried it
>>>> > first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's thin
>>>> > tasting and has a different texture.
>>>> >
>>>> > Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
>>>> > the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
>>>> > to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out ok
>>>> > by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
>>>> > regular cheese, of course).
>>>>
>>>> It's only a pound. Toss it out!
>>>
>>>Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
>>>tossing.....

>>
>> Use it for toasties. It gets more flavour when it warms and melts. And
>> if you're worried about your cholesterol, just use a double layer of
>> cheese.

>
>Melts? That stuff doesn't really melt. My dietician had me eat it when I was
>first diagnosed with diabetes. She also told me to add margarine to my
>vegetables because I wasn't eating enough fat. No to both.


The stuff we get is fine with me.
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Hello. I'm Dr. Sandra Fryhofer. Welcome to Medicine Matters.

The topic is "can full-fat dairy products reduce diabetes risk?" from
a new study published in the Annals of the Internal Medicine.[1]
Here's why it matters.

Low fat or full fat -- which to choose? Grocery shelves are filled
with low-fat dairy products. We eat them to be healthier even if they
don't taste as good as their high-fat counterparts. A study from the
Harvard School of Public Health suggests that in the case of dairy
products, full fat may have benefits and reduce your risk for
diabetes. However, it's not really the fat but the level of
trans-palmitoleic acid in the bloodstream that seems to provide this
protective benefit.

This is not a clinical trial but a prospective cohort study that is
part of the Cardiovascular Health Study[2] and included more than 3700
adults age 65 and older. These men and women were asked about their
food intake. Note that participants were only questioned once. Eating
habits can change. People who said they ate more full-fat dairy
products had higher levels of trans-palmitoleic acid in their
bloodstream 3 years later. Having higher blood levels of this acid
seems to be protective. In fact, adults with higher levels of
trans-palmitoleic acid enjoy other benefits:

Less body fat;

Higher HDL [high-density lipoprotein] cholesterol;

Lower C-reactive protein; and

Lower triglyceride levels.

Adults with the highest level of trans-palmitoleic acid had a 60%
lower incidence of diabetes.


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-- Regarding markers of metabolic risk, trans-palmitoleic acid was
associated with "slightly less" adiposity and independently associated
with higher HDL-cholesterol levels, lower triglyceride levels, and a
lower total-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio. In addition,
trans-palmitoleic acid was also associated with less insulin
resistance and a lower risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus. Regarding
the risk of diabetes mellitus, there was nearly a threefold difference
in risk when individuals with the highest levels of trans-palmitoleic
acid were compared with those who had lower levels of
trans-palmitoleic acid.
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Yesterday my blood sugar was 97 2 hrs after mac and cheese and green beans, a few yrs ago it would have been much higher w/o dairy fat.
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>> Yesterday my blood sugar was 97 2 hrs after mac and cheese and green
>> beans, a few yrs ago it would have been much higher w/o dairy fat.

>
>Talk about thread drift! He's asking for reasonable ways to use up
>some low-fat cheese they got by accident, not trying to go low-fat
>cheese.


It's still about cheese, not about Trump.
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> Hello. I'm Dr. Sandra Fryhofer. Welcome to Medicine Matters.
>
> The topic is "can full-fat dairy products reduce diabetes risk?" from
> a new study published in the Annals of the Internal Medicine.[1]
> Here's why it matters.
>
> Low fat or full fat -- which to choose? Grocery shelves are filled
> with low-fat dairy products. We eat them to be healthier even if they
> don't taste as good as their high-fat counterparts. A study from the
> Harvard School of Public Health suggests that in the case of dairy
> products, full fat may have benefits and reduce your risk for
> diabetes. However, it's not really the fat but the level of
> trans-palmitoleic acid in the bloodstream that seems to provide this
> protective benefit.
>
> This is not a clinical trial but a prospective cohort study that is
> part of the Cardiovascular Health Study[2] and included more than 3700
> adults age 65 and older. These men and women were asked about their
> food intake. Note that participants were only questioned once. Eating
> habits can change. People who said they ate more full-fat dairy
> products had higher levels of trans-palmitoleic acid in their
> bloodstream 3 years later. Having higher blood levels of this acid
> seems to be protective. In fact, adults with higher levels of
> trans-palmitoleic acid enjoy other benefits:
>
> Less body fat;
>
> Higher HDL [high-density lipoprotein] cholesterol;
>
> Lower C-reactive protein; and
>
> Lower triglyceride levels.
>
> Adults with the highest level of trans-palmitoleic acid had a 60%
> lower incidence of diabetes.


WTF!

He bought the cheese by mistake!

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> beans, a few yrs ago it would have been much higher w/o dairy fat.


Check it later!

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According to some it was Trump's fault he got low fat cheese by mistake.


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LOL! Good one! :-D
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Julie, one time I did have a tiny bit of pizza effect 3 hrs after spaghetti but the next time I had it there was none.
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Julie Bove wrote:

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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> >>"Colgake" > wrote in message
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> >>> I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
> >>> package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried

> it >>> first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's
> thin >>> tasting and has a different texture.
> > > >
> >>> Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
> >>> the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
> >>> to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out

> ok >>> by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
> >>> regular cheese, of course).
> > >
> > > It's only a pound. Toss it out!

> >
> > Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
> > tossing.....

>
> They might but if it tastes bad and has bad texture, it will ruin
> whatever it's used in/on.


They say Americans are the worst about tossing out food. You might be
a sample of that.

Meantime, I added ideas he can look at where it may be an advantage in
some of them to use the lower fat one due to the cooking differences.
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> Julie, one time I did have a tiny bit of pizza effect 3 hrs after
> spaghetti but the next time I had it there was none.

Okay.

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>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>> > Julie Bove wrote:
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>> >>"Colgake" > wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> >>> I accidentally bought low fat cheddar cheese -- tiny wording,
>> >>> package was almost identical to the regular stuff. My wife tried

>> it >>> first and was horrified, I tried it and tend to agree. It's
>> thin >>> tasting and has a different texture.
>> > > >
>> >>> Does anyone have ideas for what we can do with almost a pound of
>> >>> the stuff? Haven't used it before, so not sure if it's possible
>> >>> to put it in something like mac and cheese and have it come out

>> ok >>> by compensating by adding anything else (besides five pounds of
>> >>> regular cheese, of course).
>> > >
>> > > It's only a pound. Toss it out!
>> >
>> > Julie, some people will at least try to use a food up before
>> > tossing.....

>>
>> They might but if it tastes bad and has bad texture, it will ruin
>> whatever it's used in/on.

>
> They say Americans are the worst about tossing out food. You might be
> a sample of that.


No. I'm no a sample of that but if I find something to be yucky, I won't try
to use it in something else.
>
> Meantime, I added ideas he can look at where it may be an advantage in
> some of them to use the lower fat one due to the cooking differences.


Yeah. I saw that.

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