Feta Cheese

[Harry W]

Hi good folks. I have been looking at lots of Youtube videos where they say Feta cheese is brilliant for Diabetics and it has all the goodness they need and it can even help bring your numbers down. Any advice please?

 

[Drummer]

Almost any cheese is a low carb choice so take your pick - I have perhaps five different cheeses on my list of acceptable foods - brie, mozzarella, Red leicester, cream, and camonbert (however it is spelt). At Christmas I buy even more types.
There is no magic in any particular food, it is all down to the low carb regime which many type twos find is effectively a cure for their problems.

 

[Harry W]

Thanks for that drummer, confirms what the doc's say on youtube and it beats snacking on Kit kats

 

[Drummer]

Maybe look up 'fat head pizza dough'. It is useful for making sausage rolls and little tarts or even pies - I bake the components separately and assemble afterwards, as that seems to work best.

 

[Harry W]

Sounds good Anitram, I was always partial to a quiche, but at 73 I don't have the knowledge to bake, left it too late.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

I doubt there's anything particularly magical about Feta cheese specifically, is there? I happen to rather like it, but I imagine any other strongly flavoured cheese would have much the same properties. (Strong flavour because that would tend to reduce the amount of it you'd want to eat at a time.)

 

[SB2015]

Sounds good Anitram, I was always partial to a quiche, but at 73 I don't have the knowledge to bake, left it too late.

I only started cooking when I retired. I am just beginning to get more confident with it all.
It is never too late to learn.

 

[Eddy Edson]

I like feta but it has bunch of saturated fat and also salt, which you want to watch. Carbs ain't everything!

 

[Toucan]

I am a Feta fan, especially used in cooking it packs quite a flavour punch.

One of my favourites is a chicken breast stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes, feta and herbs.
Also good in a greek salad.

 

[trophywench]

Adore proper old fashioned ewe's milk feta, when you bought it loose from the grocer, it was kept in the cool submerged in a large container of whey loosely covered in muslin to keep flying critturs away! Not the same now it's gone all hygienic LOL

 

[mikeyB]

Proper old fashioned Feta was a mixture of sheep and goat milk. It has to be sheep milk to be called Feta. I think calling it ewe’s milk is over defining it. It’s a bit tricky milking Tups.

 

[trophywench]

???? WTF else could one call a lady Sheep?

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

I doubt there's anything particularly magical about Feta cheese specifically, is there? I happen to rather like it, but I imagine any other strongly flavoured cheese would have much the same properties. (Strong flavour because that would tend to reduce the amount of it you'd want to eat at a time.)

The way it is made it has probiotics in it so it isn't like most other cheeses it is a bit like yoghurt in that respect - it also has much less fat in it than most other cheeses apart from cottage cheese. It is richer in vitamins and minerals than other cheeses.

The only real downside is the level of salt but that can be reduced by soaking it in cold water for half an hour before use.

 

[YMFB]

I like Feta on salad, but prefer grilled halloumi along with fried courgette and mushroom. Mmm time for breakfast