What?? is all cheese not low carb?? I start this by saying I LOVE a bit of cheese, I've swapped high carb crackers from the store for Carb Freedom Low Carb Crispbread and low carb chips to go with my cheese plate so that's a great start, but what about the cheese. So, in general most cheese is lower carbohydrate, but lets look below at which cheeses are best to eat on a low-carb diet.
THE BASICS
Some dairy products like milk and yogurt are high in carbs because of the lactose that is found naturally in milk. However, GOOD NEWS low carbers, the fermentation process required to produce cheese massively lowers the amount of carbohydrates it contains to make it suitable for a low carb diet.
Lowest Carb Content
The longer a cheese is aged, the lower its carbohydrate content will be. During the aging process, the bacteria ferment the carbs found in milk to produce cheese.
So then naturally it is logical that you should limit fresh cheeses, which still contain a significant portion of the carbohydrates naturally found in milk.
Cheese with a low moisture content tends to contain more protein per serving. Parmesan cheese has the highest protein content of all all cheeses with about 50%. Most other cheeses contain an average of 25 - 25% of protein.
Cheeses To Avoid
Anything processed! NO CHEESE SLICES! and no cheese spreads, also limit cream cheese, cottage cheese, haloumi and ricotta cheese. These cheeses contain less than 10% protein and are typically the highest carb.
High-Protein Low-Carb Cheesy Cooking!
Cheese is a good food to add to your diet to increase your protein intake without affecting your carb intake. Try melting a slice or two of cheddar cheese over a low carb tomato crisp bread, serve your steak with a blue cheese sauce or my personal favorite... Grab a bowl of Nutriwell spaghetti which is lower carbohydrate add grated Parmesan and truffle oil and indulge!