Cheese is delicious, and only a crazy person would argue with that.
However, these days, it has a bit of a bad reputation where health, nutrition and weight loss are concerned.
This article will trumpet the fact that cheese is actually quite good for you.
There is far too much fear about fat in our modern minds. Far too much emphasis placed on diets and “low fat” options.
Real dairy is good for you, and some people refuse to believe that chemically-engineered “alternatives” are better choices in any way.
If you need proof of how real, full-fat dairy won’t make you gain weight, just take a look at the enviably-slim and cheese-obsessed nation of France. In fact, three of the world’s biggest cheese-consuming countries — France, Italy and Greece have some of the lowest rates of obesity and cardiovascular disease in the Western world according to the website www.hellogiggles.com.
It’s also a fact that higher quality milk is better for you, so if you’re looking to pack a nutritionally-superior punch, choose milk from happy, grass-fed cows, rather than those raised on grain or corn
Without further ado, here are seven solid reasons to pick up the cheese knife and live life like you do.
1. Cheese is an excellent non-meat source of protein.
In a time when many of us are looking to reduce our consumption of meat, cheese is a valuable source of protein. Cheese is a complete protein, and contains the right proportions of essential amino acids to allow our bodies to absorb all that goodness.
2. Cheese is crammed with calcium and other minerals.
Cheese is packed to the brim with calcium. It’s also bursting with vitamin D, which helps our bodies to absorb that calcium,along with folic acid, zinc, phosphorus, and Vitamins A, B2, B12, and K2.
3. Cheese has less salt than many modern foods.
These days, we’re all aware of how addictive salt is, and that we should only include a small amount in our diets. This is true. However, when you consider the amount of salt in processed food or restaurant meals, good cheese really isn’t so bad by comparison. If you’re particularly worried about your sodium intake, try sticking to soft cheeses as these typically contain less salt than their harder, older counterparts.
4. The natural fat in cheese is a good thing.
Think about it: low-fat foods are a very recent invention, and yet obesity rates have skyrocketed in the last two decades. It doesn’t add up, and I don’t think low-fat foods are doing us any real good.
5. Cheese is good for your teeth.
We all know that the calcium found in dairy foods like cheese is just as important for your teeth as it is for your bones.
6. Cheese is full of good bacteria.
Raw milk cheese contains millions of natural bacteria.
7. Cheese makes you happy
Cheese contains an amino acid called tyrosine that, when broken down in our bodies, makes us feel content.
The fats in cheese also encourage our brains to produce dopamine, a natural feel-good chemical released in our brains’ “reward centres”.
High-quality cheese might cost more than its plastic, processed counterparts, but you’ll eat less, enjoy it more, and it’ll be goddamn good for you.
