3 Smart Ways to Eat Cheese
By Lisa Lillien, REDBOOK
Q. I'm obsessed with cheese. But I know the calories add up fast. Help!
A. The key is to find options that are low in calories but don't taste like it. These are some of my favorites-try one the next time a hunk of Brie is calling your name.
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LIGHT STRING CHEESE is fun to pull apart and snack on alone, but you can also use the shreds instead of mozzarella cheese to top a personal-size pizza. Each stick has 50 to 60 calories. The built-in portion control is key.
IF YOU LIKE HARD CHEESES like cheddar but can't be trusted with an entire block, individually wrapped single-serving options are a great bet. The classic Mini Babybel cheese rounds are terrific, with only 50 calories for the light variety and 60 to 80 for regular ones. And I recently discovered Cabot Vermont Serious Snacking Reduced Fat Cheese Snacks, which have 50 or fewer calories each. The flavors-from zesty to super-spicy-are awesome.
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FOR SPREADABLE CHEESE, you can't beat the Laughing Cow Light wedges (35 calories, 1.5 to 2 grams of fat each). Try them on light bagels instead of regular cream cheese, or on apple slices or high-fiber crackers. They even work great as the base to a slimmed-down Alfredo sauce-just melt and mix with fat-free sour cream and reduced-fat Parmesan, either in a skillet over medium heat or in the microwave.
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