Pre-Shreaded Cheese

[rrittenhouse]

I have been using pre shreaded (fancy shreaded) cheddar since being on atkins but I swore I read somewhere recently that you shouldnt have the pre-shreaded? Is this right or am I way off?

Thanks

~Robert Rittenhouse

[Laurenfra]

Most pre-shredded cheese have some sort of starch on them to keep them from sticking to one another. That starch would make it a no no

[mitzimarie]

Hi, Robert

Check the ingredients on the label... my bet is, that it will say something like "potato starch added to prevent caking".

When I first heard that there is usually some kind of starch in pre-shredded cheese, my first thought was "Surely not mine!". When I checked - yep, there it was. Needless to say, I grate my own now.

[susan423]

Plus it tastes a lot better to grate your own.

[rrittenhouse]

Well I've stopped losing weight for the past 3 days so I'm trying to evaluate everything that I eat. I know three days isn't anything to really worry about but it worries me

I KNOW my dressing isnt the best for me but it's so good LOL its the Bacon Ranch dressing.

Another question I had was about bacon. What kind of bacon is OK for me to eat? Nitrate or nitrite free (i always get confused!)

Thanks

~Robert

[blue996]

It is best to eat nitrate free bacon and meats. And yes, not losinfg for three days is pretty normal!

[rrittenhouse]

I've been so used to having a lower each morning before my shower! Now its hovering at around 344! Its crap because im SO close to my 30lb mark! LOL

Do you have any specific brands that are nitrate free?

Thanks

~Robert Rittenhouse

Originally Posted by blue996

It is best to eat nitrate free bacon and meats. And yes, not losinfg for three days is pretty normal!

[Chicklady]

Coleman puts out a nitrate free, as does Applegate. Applegate is also organic, and they put out a "really good" (accorning to DH) hotdog that's sugarfree. I'm not a hotdog eater, while DH has eaten every dog under the sun, so I'll take his word on it

[rrittenhouse]

I found ONE pack of bacon at Krogers that didnt have any nitrates but it was like $4 "Center Cut Uncured Bacon" - Naturally Preferred

I only eat two eggs for breakfast and I'm trying to find something to eat alongside it so I can up the fat content. I'm never hungry in the mornings but I eat beacuse I should :P

~Robert

[Chicklady]

Originally Posted by rrittenhouse

I found ONE pack of bacon at Krogers that didnt have any nitrates but it was like $4 "Center Cut Uncured Bacon" - Naturally Preferred

I only eat two eggs for breakfast and I'm trying to find something to eat alongside it so I can up the fat content. I'm never hungry in the mornings but I eat beacuse I should :P

~Robert

well if worse comes to worse, you can always make yourself some breakfast sausage.....that's always good 'n' fatty. Turnip "homefries" fried in oil? A side of panfried mushrooms? Top your eggs with cheese and guacamole?