Been got by the kcal small print!

[Andrew_Culture]

I've been cheerfully knocking through an entire cheapo mozzarella ball on 6 Ryveta several lunchtimes smug that there was only 74 kcal per ball....

I just checked the pack and what it actually says is 74kcal per 1/4 ball!

Khaaaaaaaan!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Mozzarella is very calorific, that's why it tastes yummy! Try cottage cheese or quark instead.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I just looked up cottage cheese and I'm hoping to pitch my lunches even lower in kcal than that.

I've not heard of quark though, and I love trying new foods so I shall investigate further.

 

[amaferanga]

If you're worried about calories and losing weight then cheese is probably best avoided completely.

 

[vickster]

Cheese bad, cottage cheese nasty, stick to wafer thin ham or turkey (unless vegetarian of course), plus salad stuff

 

[Scoosh]

Cottage cheese on Lidl's Sesame ryvita things, with salt'n'pepper and some fresh parsley/coriander - YUM !

Oh ... that reminds me ....

No idea of the kcal, though

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Wafer thin ham sounds good, at least there'll be some moisture in my lunches!

 

[MrJamie]

Ryvita, wafer thin ham and some branston is probably okay on calories and tastes nice.

I quite like a ryvita with a thin spread of marmite then cottage cheese, youd have to be into marmite and clashing flavours but I love it!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

After being a staunch hater of Marmite my mum told me that I loved it when I was a wee one!

I looked up Sainsburys' wafer thin ham and it's just 20 kcal per slice, brilliant!

 

[calibanzwei]

Love cheese. I mean eat a block in a single sitting, on it's own. Haven't touched it in months! 'Spose it's doing me good

 

[gb155]

Headline calorie values are the bain of my life at times, just when you think "Great" it turns to "Next"

 

[benb]

But I cycle specifically so I can stuff my face with cheese. Especially Cheshire, it's the yummiest.
This probably explains why I'm not losing weight - but at least it's stable!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I just looked up cottage cheese and I'm hoping to pitch my lunches even lower in kcal than that.

I've not heard of quark though, and I love trying new foods so I shall investigate further.

Andrew, quark is a german fromage fraise kind of soft cheese, very low in fat, smooth texture. You will find it in most supermarkets, it's quite cheap. You need to spice it up with seasoning. One of my favorite "staple" dishes (I'm half german, he, he!) is boiled potatoes and quark, chopped row onions, salt and black pepper

 

[Andrew_Culture]

My wife started grinding pepper into everything when she was pregnant, and as she's a smart lady I decided to follow suit. I now have a pepper habit