Feta cheese

[Prudie]

As cheeses go is Feta particularly fattening, average or low fat?

[Buenchico]

Comparisons here:
http://www.dailymail....ood-cheese-guide.html

[Prudie]

Thanks Chris that's an excellent link.

[Maydup]

Fairly low compared with cheddar. But even better if you buy the low fat varieties. I like Sainsbury's Be Good Greek Styke cheese which is 182 kcal per 100g and 11g fat per 100g.

(Cheddar is about 400kcal and 35g fat per 100g by comparison)

[pastafreak]

I wouldn't but low fat anything. Those products are usually filled with more salt,sugar, and artificial nasties...and as such are totally counter-productive. Eat real food.

[Hopkirk]

Wash it down with Diet Coke - that nullifies all the calories.

[pastafreak]

*but*...???erm-I meant *buy*...doh!

[Maydup]

Sweeping generalisation pastafreak. Very true much of the time, especially with sweet things like yoghurt. But......

100g of "real" feta is twice the kcal and twice the fat of the "low fat" version which has 1g more sugar and 2g more salt than the "real" one.

Its an informed choice and you can eat the full fat variety by all means, I prefer the lighter one.
Its a choice we all have

[DosAmigos]

Depends how much you eat.

[Khandro]

//Wash it down with Diet Coke - that nullifies all the calories.// Hopkirk- that sounds a pretty disgusting combination! You should accompany feta cheese with a fairly robust, no-nonsense red wine, I would suggest a Chianti or a Rioja.

[craft1948]

For God's sake eat the real thing not the low fat rubbish....................at least you'll enjoy yourself before you kick your clogs.