Atkins products -- should I have them?

[msanjelpie]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

While "real" American cheese is okay even during Induction, many people think American cheese is the "junk cheese" sold as "imitation cheese", "American cheese food" or similar. For example, here are the ingredients in two American cheeses: (1) Kraft Singles American Cheese and (2) Kraft Deli Deluxe American Cheese.

Ingredients in (1): milk, whey, milkfat, milk protein concentrate, salt, calcium phosphate, sodium citrate, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid as a preservative, apocarotenal (color), annatto (color), enzymes, vitamin D3, cheese culture.

Ingredients in (2): American cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, milkfat, sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid as a preservative, oleoresin paprika (color), annatto (color).

(1) is not allowed during Induction. (2) would be "legal" though.

THANK YOU so much for this info!... I didn't even realize there was a difference... I went out and bought the Deli Deluxe and had it on my eggs this morning. It was a lot more rich flavored, almost like cheddar...