Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I've just had a friend tell me that cheese doesn't contain protein. She claims she's looking right at the Canada Food Guide. So why have I thought for decades that cheddar cheese is a good source of protein? And I've always believed that cottage cheese is a source of low-fat protein. Have I been in a time warp of some kind? Kate _,___ http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Actually I believe yes, cheese does have some amount of protein. The problem from a health standpoint though, is that it is animal protein, which is the WORST kind of protein you can put into your body! Since our bodies are really, truly not equipped or designed to process/digest animal protein adequately, our immune system basically sees it as a foreign body, esp in babies, thereby causing mucous buildup as a way of fending it off. This is why babies and small children should NEVER be given cow's milk! Of course, there are many other potential health problems associated with dairy products as well, both for children and adults. For more info on this you can visit these sites(I give anti-dairy sites because, of course, cheese is derived from milk as well as containing other nasty ingredients): www.dumpdairy.com www.notmilk.com www.goveg.com www.milksucks.com --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: Kate Johnson <monkeyshines protein in cheese Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 5:13 PM I've just had a friend tell me that cheese doesn't contain protein. She claims she's looking right at the Canada Food Guide. So why have I thought for decades that cheddar cheese is a good source of protein? And I've always believed that cottage cheese is a source of low-fat protein. Have I been in a time warp of some kind? Kate _,___ http://stubblejumpe rscafe.pnn. com/6853- the-front- page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 You are correct; most cheeses contain quite a lot of protein. You don't have it listed on your packages in Canada? A package of my husband's shredded mild cheddar (Roundy's brand--a grocery store) contains 7 gms per 1/4 cup; 1 slice (29 gms or slightly less than 1 oz) of his Crystal Farms Cheddar Cheese Deli Slices contains 6 gms. More fat than protein in both cases, but plenty of protein. Cream cheese has very little protein, I believe. Heidi On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Kate Johnson <monkeyshineswrote: > I've just had a friend tell me that cheese doesn't contain protein. > She claims she's looking right at the Canada Food Guide. > So why have I thought for decades that cheddar cheese is a good > source of protein? > And I've always believed that cottage cheese is a source of low-fat > protein. > Have I been in a time warp of some kind? > > Kate > _,___ > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Sure dairy does have protein. I'm not vegan and I love my dairy. I eat grilled cheese sandwiches, drink some milk, eat cottage cheese and love a scoop of sour cream on my baked potaties with grated cheese on top. Enjoy your dairy of you are vegetarian. Mark , Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: > > I've just had a friend tell me that cheese doesn't contain protein. > She claims she's looking right at the Canada Food Guide. > So why have I thought for decades that cheddar cheese is a good > source of protein? > And I've always believed that cottage cheese is a source of low- fat > protein. > Have I been in a time warp of some kind? > > Kate > _,___ > > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Cheddar and Monterey Jack as well as mozzarella have quite a large amount of protein. If you are giving up or cutting down on dairy you can also find plenty of protein in nuts and other veg foods. I eat a lot of cheese but I usually get lower fat and when I drink milk I buy 1% fat milk. Darlene , Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: > > I've just had a friend tell me that cheese doesn't contain protein. > She claims she's looking right at the Canada Food Guide. > So why have I thought for decades that cheddar cheese is a good > source of protein? > And I've always believed that cottage cheese is a source of low- fat > protein. > Have I been in a time warp of some kind? > > Kate > _,___ > > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Again, not to tell anyone what and what not to eat, but I'd just like to reinterate that people should be careful with how much dairy they consume--just informing. It contains a protein called casein, which has been shown to be a carcinogen. Just FYI. Anyone interested in this should pick up a copy of The China Study by T. Collin Campbell, and his web site is www.plantbasednutrition.org. However I'll also say I DO understand how hard it it go give up cheese. That was my favorite thing, and the hardest thing to give up when I decided to work on becoming vegan, but when I can get there, Whole Foods does have the vegan cheddar cheeses, which I enjoy. --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Mark <midnight_weeds wrote: Mark <midnight_weeds Re: protein in cheese Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 11:27 PM Sure dairy does have protein. I'm not vegan and I love my dairy. I eat grilled cheese sandwiches, drink some milk, eat cottage cheese and love a scoop of sour cream on my baked potaties with grated cheese on top. Enjoy your dairy of you are vegetarian. Mark gourmet-garden- of-spicy- vegetarian- eatin@ s.com, Kate Johnson <monkeyshines@ ...> wrote: > > I've just had a friend tell me that cheese doesn't contain protein. > She claims she's looking right at the Canada Food Guide. > So why have I thought for decades that cheddar cheese is a good > source of protein? > And I've always believed that cottage cheese is a source of low- fat > protein. > Have I been in a time warp of some kind? > > Kate > _,___ > > > http://stubblejumpe rscafe.pnn. com/6853- the-front- page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 On 11-Feb-09, at 7:42 PM, Heidi Uppgaard wrote: " You are correct; most cheeses contain quite a lot of protein. You don't have it listed on your packages in Canada? " Yes it is listed. I had a look at a cheddar cheese package and it looks like about 25% protein in a serving. Where my friend got the idea there is no or very little protein in cheese, I have no idea. She was adamant though, which had made me doubt my knowledge. Someone wrote about the negative health aspects of animal products like dairy. This has been the popular notion among health foodists for many years and I'm sure it's absolutely true -- dairy is mucous- forming, god knows what kind of crap cattle are fed and/or what is put into the milk during processing -- and so on and so forth. I, however, am a " moderation in all things " kind of gal and don't believe that consuming anything in moderation is damaging, as long as it isn't arsenic. Something I notice in recent years is that so many people, including myself, have become afraid of food. Every other year there's some study pointing out conclusively that this food causes cancer or that drink leads to Alzheimer's. It's always something; though usually a few years down the line another study comes out stating the direct opposite. Now our food supply system is so messed up that we can't know what we are getting when we buy something from a grocery store. Even the so- called " organic " farms like Earthbound use pesticides on their fields every second year, and yet they are allowed to call their produce organic. And the amount of processed foods that folks put into their shopping carts as a matter of course -- it's very sad. One trip down the grocery aisle that is completely filled with sugar-laden breakfast cereals, which are fed to children every morning and assumed to be part of adequate nutrition, sickens me. Every time I get a migraine or a slight flu the first thing I think about is what I have been eating that allowed my immune system to get low enough to permit me to get sick. Honestly, what I'm sick of is being afraid of food, and I am taking a second look at that tendency in myself. I think we have to give our bodies more credit for being able to handle the odd thing in our food that doesn't agree with us or doesn't build our immune systems, rather than avoiding anything we've heard any rumour about. We need to have more faith in our bodies, besides fuelling them with the best nutrition and water that is available to us. Kate http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 I agree, moderation is the key. There is no way I'm giving up my few Coke's a week or my sweets. Come on how old do you want to be anyway? No matter how healthy you eat there is no way to preserve the mind. Donna , Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: > > > On 11-Feb-09, at 7:42 PM, Heidi Uppgaard wrote: > > " You are correct; most cheeses contain quite a lot of protein. You > don't have > it listed on your packages in Canada? " > > > > Yes it is listed. I had a look at a cheddar cheese package and it > looks like about 25% protein in a serving. Where my friend got the > idea there is no or very little protein in cheese, I have no idea. > She was adamant though, which had made me doubt my knowledge. > > Someone wrote about the negative health aspects of animal products > like dairy. This has been the popular notion among health foodists > for many years and I'm sure it's absolutely true -- dairy is mucous- > forming, god knows what kind of crap cattle are fed and/or what is > put into the milk during processing -- and so on and so forth. I, > however, am a " moderation in all things " kind of gal and don't > believe that consuming anything in moderation is damaging, as long as > it isn't arsenic. > > Something I notice in recent years is that so many people, including > myself, have become afraid of food. Every other year there's some > study pointing out conclusively that this food causes cancer or that > drink leads to Alzheimer's. It's always something; though usually a > few years down the line another study comes out stating the direct > opposite. > > Now our food supply system is so messed up that we can't know what we > are getting when we buy something from a grocery store. Even the so- > called " organic " farms like Earthbound use pesticides on their fields > every second year, and yet they are allowed to call their produce > organic. And the amount of processed foods that folks put into their > shopping carts as a matter of course -- it's very sad. One trip down > the grocery aisle that is completely filled with sugar-laden > breakfast cereals, which are fed to children every morning and > assumed to be part of adequate nutrition, sickens me. > > Every time I get a migraine or a slight flu the first thing I think > about is what I have been eating that allowed my immune system to get > low enough to permit me to get sick. Honestly, what I'm sick of is > being afraid of food, and I am taking a second look at that tendency > in myself. I think we have to give our bodies more credit for being > able to handle the odd thing in our food that doesn't agree with us > or doesn't build our immune systems, rather than avoiding anything > we've heard any rumour about. We need to have more faith in our > bodies, besides fuelling them with the best nutrition and water that > is available to us. > > Kate > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Amen! I want life on earth to be pleasurable. I limit my intake of sugar and dairy but if I feel the desire to eat a plate of homemake mac & cheese or a sky high slice of chocolate cake I do it.. Isis gourmet-garden-of-spicy-vegetarian- eatin , " DonnaLilacFlower " <thelilacflower wrote: > > I agree, moderation is the key. There is no way I'm giving up my > few Coke's a week or my sweets. Come on how old do you want to be > anyway? No matter how healthy you eat there is no way to preserve > the mind. > Donna > > > , > Kate Johnson <monkeyshines@> wrote: > > > > > > On 11-Feb-09, at 7:42 PM, Heidi Uppgaard wrote: > > > > " You are correct; most cheeses contain quite a lot of protein. > You > > don't have > > it listed on your packages in Canada? " > > > > > > > > Yes it is listed. I had a look at a cheddar cheese package and it > > looks like about 25% protein in a serving. Where my friend got > the > > idea there is no or very little protein in cheese, I have no > idea. > > She was adamant though, which had made me doubt my knowledge. > > > > Someone wrote about the negative health aspects of animal > products > > like dairy. This has been the popular notion among health > foodists > > for many years and I'm sure it's absolutely true -- dairy is > mucous- > > forming, god knows what kind of crap cattle are fed and/or what > is > > put into the milk during processing -- and so on and so forth. I, > > however, am a " moderation in all things " kind of gal and don't > > believe that consuming anything in moderation is damaging, as long > as > > it isn't arsenic. > > > > Something I notice in recent years is that so many people, > including > > myself, have become afraid of food. Every other year there's some > > study pointing out conclusively that this food causes cancer or > that > > drink leads to Alzheimer's. It's always something; though usually > a > > few years down the line another study comes out stating the > direct > > opposite. > > > > Now our food supply system is so messed up that we can't know what > we > > are getting when we buy something from a grocery store. Even the > so- > > called " organic " farms like Earthbound use pesticides on their > fields > > every second year, and yet they are allowed to call their produce > > organic. And the amount of processed foods that folks put into > their > > shopping carts as a matter of course -- it's very sad. One trip > down > > the grocery aisle that is completely filled with sugar-laden > > breakfast cereals, which are fed to children every morning and > > assumed to be part of adequate nutrition, sickens me. > > > > Every time I get a migraine or a slight flu the first thing I > think > > about is what I have been eating that allowed my immune system to > get > > low enough to permit me to get sick. Honestly, what I'm sick of > is > > being afraid of food, and I am taking a second look at that > tendency > > in myself. I think we have to give our bodies more credit for > being > > able to handle the odd thing in our food that doesn't agree with > us > > or doesn't build our immune systems, rather than avoiding > anything > > we've heard any rumour about. We need to have more faith in our > > bodies, besides fuelling them with the best nutrition and water > that > > is available to us. > > > > Kate > > > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Kate, I think what she may have been referring to is the carb count. There are zero carbs in cheddar, parm, and very low carbs in some other cheeses. Cheese is one of the staples of the atkins diet to lose weight because of the high protein and high fat content with low or no carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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