Cheese!
This is the topic of today's short, but sweet Blog!Ione asked me "What Cheeses are good? and which ones are bad?"
Well Ione!
Cheese is packed will calcium, a mineral that is needed massively in the diet of everyone, but for those who are still growing, but calcium is also needed by older people as it helps the bones to fight against osteoporosis. The calcium we find in cheese will helps us to promote strong bones, and teeth as well as heart, nerves and muscle contractions. Yes! its true, calcium can make you big and strong!
Now cheese obviously comes in many different, shapes sizes and tastes. The one big rule I will say now I will stand by 100%.
No cheese from a can is good for you!
Rule One, avoid over packaged cheese, your baby bells, American style cheese singles you put on your BBQ burgers, Velveeta or anything else that is packaged. This is because if it is put in a package and left on a shelf it must have some form or life lengthening preservative in there to allow it to stay on the selves for as long as it can. Supermarkets are not going to place a product on the self they have to change over every day, as it is too much work for them. So! Stay away from heavy packaged products.
Rule Two, go natural. The more natural the cheese the better it is going to be for you. If you can go with grass fed, 100% organic cheese, not only are you going to get the best tasting cheese, its going to be the best for you! The nutritional benefits from 100% organic food is mind blowing! if you can cut out the middle man, and stop all of the processing and alterations then the end product will still have all of the hundreds of minerals in it that it should have, and thus making it the best for you! Also buying from local farms, farmers markets or deli shops will also mean you are supporting the best forms of trade in your local area and helping to keep the real food alive. This is the way we should eat, processed and pre packaged food will never be as good as the raw product itself.
Finally Rule three, moderation, this doesn't mean you can now go away and eat a wheel of grass fed cheese everyday! You must balance it out in your diet with other nutrients. No matter what you eat, you need to have some form of moderation, sure the odd cheese platter isn't going to kill you but going through one every night surely isn't going to do your digestive system any favours!
If you are looking for actually cheeses (names/brands) its hard to tell as I don't know what each brand puts into its cheese. But when ever I eat cheese it will normally be:
- Matured Cheddar
- Feta
- Haloumi
- Brie
- Or Blue cheese
I hope this helped answer your question, and if anyone else has any questions they want answering then feel free to email them to me @ matthewgrant_pt@hotmail.com or equally write them in the comment section below
Now...what happened to all the cheese Gromit!?
-Matthew Grant
Personal Trainer and Nutritional Adviser
