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As a French, that seems a very reasonable amount to me. The article says this amount covers one or two servings, and it seems about right although I don't have
by yaantc 6y ago
As a French, that seems a very reasonable amount to me. The article says this amount covers one or two servings, and it seems about right although I don't have a balance at hand to check it ;) Use small helpings, of tasty cheese.
One point not covered here is that the fat in cheese, although unhealthy animal fats, are very effective at stopping hunger. I noticed that if I take cheese for lunch, I'm not hungry at all until diner. Without, I may feel a need to stack late in the afternoon. And I wouldn't be surprised if this snacking were much worse than the small portion of cheese. So it's an indirect way for cheese to help keep a balancing diet: as a help to fight (very bad) snacking.
Also, it's best to eat cheese for lunch, where you have the whole day to "burn" it, and skip it for diner. At least that's the recommendation past a certain age, where you need to be more careful about your waistline...
- travisjungroth 6y agoYour comment shows the difference between American and French diet habits. A French person having cheese for lunch means a 50gr slice of Roquefort with some bread. An American having cheese for lunch is two slices of pizza with a giant Coke. Then Americans are confused why the French can eat all those fatty foods and not gain as much weight.
- yaantc 6y agoYes, and it reminds me of another effect: I don't have the reference at hand, but I read about a study showing that to "feel full" you need a lower intake of strong taste food versus bland food. Then the Roquefort definitely beats the rather bland pizza cheese, no contest ;). The "smelly French cheese" is a well known joke, but it may actually help getting full and stopping eating with a lower calories intake than blander food.
- chillacy 6y agoOh yea, love Roquefort. I remember it was quite difficult to get where I lived in the US maybe 10 years ago and then suddenly it started appearing at normal supermarkets. I've been told unpasteurized cheese is hard to get in the US still and is somehow tastier. Haven't had a chance to confirm.