Calories in Cheese- WOW

last night i bought some goats milk cheddar and was shocked to read the lable.

Im intolerant to cows milk but ok with sheep and goat, im also vegetarian which means i rarely have dairy products except cheese when im at a resturant so ive never read the paket before.

I was so shocked to see 100g has 408cals. The block i bought was 250g (over 1000cals) and would probably cover about 4 servings. That would be 250+cals, by the time youve put that between bread a sandwich would be nearly 500cals!

Does all normal cheddar contain this many calories? or is it just that goats milk is fattier? Now im scared to eat feta, haloumi, goats cheese etc in a resturant ever again, especially as the include much more cheese than a normal portion.

Also on a side note, i read a serving or cheese should be the size of a match box!! thats fine with an apple as a snack but it aint going to make a great salad

3 serving from a 250g block wow, but you dont have to super size everything I though a serving was about 30g thats how much I put on my sandwich

Where soft cheeses are concerned, goat's cheese is actually less fatty and has fewer calories than cow's cheese (like cream cheese) -  but wow, an ounce is a shade over 28 grams - I'm not sure if that's matchbox size, but would break out the old food scale to be sure.  Based on that, a 250g block of cheese should actually get you around 8 or 9 servings. 

What are you doing with the cheese?  You mentioned salad, do you mean a salad such as with salad greens and veggies,  or a "spread" type creamy salad, like chicken or tuna salad?  I'm just trying to think what dish would require 3 oz of cheese (unless cheese IS the main ingredient.)

Goats cheese salad? Where the cheese is hot and soft and yummm....you need a decent amount of cheese for that.

Yep, its horrible how many calories delicious delicious cheese has. 

Currently we buy a reduced fat cheddar (les kol) which is only 1.something% saturated fat, and only 280 cal/100g.   

It's still a high caloric density food though, and i eat it sparingly.

i also love feta, and there are lots of great reduced fat fetas out there when you want a delicious cheese treat :) 

the cheese i bough is like a normal cows hard cheddar but made of goats milk instead, its not like goats cheese which is soft and yummy.

The block is about 1" think and 3" by 2" so not very big. It definately is only about 3-4 servings. If you went to restuarant or bought a prepacked sandwich youd get over 100g cheedar included im sure.

yes its true I'm always amazing why the calories are so high on those prepackaged sandwiches thats why I stay away from them because they deceive you.

Regular cheddar has around 350-390 calories per 100 grams, depending on brand.  I know you think it is only 4 servings, but feta comes in a block like that too and should be cut into 8 "squares" at just over an ounce each.  Goat cheese has a stronger flavor, which is why most people like it since you can use less of it.  True restaurants use a LOT more and is why I get the cheese on the side, I pretty much know what an ounce of feta looks like (it is about 3/4 of a suffle cup).  I would buy the reduced fat versions, the feta I get still has 6 grams of fat and 80 calories per ounce but tastes good and saves a few calories.

I stick with 1 ounce (27g) servings, which are in the 70-100 cal range in a full fat cheese, and below 50 cal for non-fat (such as non-fat feta or cottage cheese).  An ounce is enough for a cheese & crackers snack, or a grilled cheese sandwich.  Not enough for fondue or raclette, or the ultimate cheese overdose - pizza.

pizza, yum. thats kind of my point. Im not saying its impossible to eat 100cals of cheese, i know its possible you just cut it really small. its just that ive never really buy cheese so its the first time ive actually realised that when im at a resturant and they give me something that has a cheese in it (which is very often due to being a veggie) im probably being served 400+ cals of cheese before anything else gets added.

Im sure this block will last me a while as i rarely eat it but i dont think id by it again, id far rather have cake than cheese!

I have cut out eating a lot of cheese since joining CC+.  I think it was one of the main reasons I had enough calories each day to be so far overweight.  Now that I am accountable to my calorie log the days of cheese and cracker snacks in the evenings are over.  I don't abstain entirely most for the most part I avoid cheese now.  You can eat much more satisfying things for that amount of calories.

Original Post by skiier66:
I don't abstain entirely most for the most part I avoid cheese now. You can eat much more satisfying things for that amount of calories.

skiier_66 I'm intrigued!  I'm new here and really struggling with figuring out what to eat. When I'm hungry I wander aimlessly back and forth between the pantry and the fridge trying to figure out what is going to be good  tasting and not leave me looking for more.  The ,main meals I can figure out, I just eat what the kids eat but don't go over my calorie allotment per meal , but what do I do for snacks? What do you like?

I would also like some snack ideas. My days of eating cheese are over. For snacks I've been eating the fat free pudding cups, sugar free jello cups, quaker rice snacks, pretzels, fat free saltine crackers, popcorn, 100 calorie prepacked cookies or crackers to name a few. Anyone else know of any good low cal snack ideas?

The string cheese made with 2% milk actually taste really good and are low cal/fat.  I peel small sections to make it last longer and b/c they are individually wrapped, I am satisfied with just one.

I'm so glad I was never fond of cheese, in fact I hate it. I don't eat it ever, not even on pizzas, pastas, lasagnes.. 

You're right, restaurants tend to pile the cheese on and you probably get way more than a serving (or two!). Plus, it usually isn't even good cheese, so it's basically just piles of goo. I avoid cheese when eating out, unless it is a good restaurant with a nice cheese platter. I do eat cheese at home, but I get the good stuff and eat it sparingly with fruit or crackers. If I'm making a hot dish with cheese, I use the lowfat kind and it isn't too noticeable once it's melted.

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In cooking, try using fat-free cheese.  Kraft fat-free shredded cheddar and mozzarella work well in eggs.  The cheddar is yummy on top of chili or in a quesadilla.  And the mozzarella makes a good, low-cal topping for a homemade thin-crust pizza.

Fat-free cheese singles come in cheddar and American flavors and can be used in grilled cheese sandwiches and on top of burgers

Fat free cheese does work best as part of a recipe; it tastes kinda funny if you try to eat it as a snack (the texture is weird).  However, light string cheese is a good snack option.  I like the kind from Trader Joes, which has 60 calories per cheese stick.