"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:45:26 -0500, "Jennifer Austin"
wrote:

Have you tried any of the soy cheeses out there? Just curious. DH has
been
my guinea pig for lots of new things until I can eat them, but he refuses
to
even consider the idea of soy cheese


I have, but couldn't see any benefit in taste or nutrition over my
standby f/f cheese slices :-). Of course they're a source of soy,
whereas the f/f cheese is not, but I get soy elsewhere in my diet
anyway. They might be a good choice for someone with lactose
tolerance problems.

Chris

I don't have lactose tolerance problems, just a lack of selection in the
local groceries. I like shredded cheese rather than slices - for making
pizza mostly. I've been making some awesome home made pizzas w/ whole grain
crust for my hubby and I thought I'd try the soy mozzarella because it had
fewer calories and fat than what I have access to. The only ff shredded
cheese I found so far is cheddar, which I do use on pizza but only with
mozzarella and parmesan.

I have used soy in the past to cut back on animal products. A friend of
mine who successfully lost 90 pounds and has kept it off for nearly 20 years
now advised that the best way to avoid or deal with foods I shouldn't eat is
not to start again. If I start off with the lower cal & fat products, I
might not crave the full fat ones since it's been so very long since I've
even had them.

Jenn