Note: Sargento cheese products and coupons were supplied by the company for review and post.
I don't know about you but I seriously think that cheese should be it's own food group, not just part of the dairy group. Everyone in my family loves cheese- there are usually varieties from American slices (for grilled cheese) to Tallegio to Maytag in our fridge at any given time. But with the post-holiday weigh-ins and New Year's resolutions, the time for double and triple cream is past (or at least in moderation), the search for healthy and nutritious snack that won't tip the scales. And with so many people trying to increase their protein intake, cheese seems like a natural... but how to deal with the fat? Well it should come as no surprise that when Sargento- the persnickety cheese people decided to make a line of reduced fat cheeses, they did not reduce the quality and taste.
Now I know, if you are like me you may have tasted reduced fat cheeses that were bland and rubbery. I was skeptical too when they offered to send me some samples of their reduced fat snack sticks in Colby-Jack and Cheddar. But I have been taking these cheese sticks to work for the last few days to have as a snack with fruit or whole-grain crackers, and these snack-sized morsels have all the taste and texture with reduced fat (and consequently, less guilt!)
Don't believe me? Well thanks to Sargento, you can try for yourself. I have several coupons for free Sargento cheese that I will give to comments selected randomly - to win, Like Sargento cheese on Facebook, then leave mke a comment telling me you have done so, and I will select comments at random on February 1!! in the meantime, check out the Sargento cheese site for great recipes using their regular and reduced fat cheeses! And they have a special set of recipes for those of you looking for ideas for Super Sunday that you have got to check out- you can please the persnickety fans in your house, while keeping them healthy enough for a round of touch football during halftime!
I don't know about you but I seriously think that cheese should be it's own food group, not just part of the dairy group. Everyone in my family loves cheese- there are usually varieties from American slices (for grilled cheese) to Tallegio to Maytag in our fridge at any given time. But with the post-holiday weigh-ins and New Year's resolutions, the time for double and triple cream is past (or at least in moderation), the search for healthy and nutritious snack that won't tip the scales. And with so many people trying to increase their protein intake, cheese seems like a natural... but how to deal with the fat? Well it should come as no surprise that when Sargento- the persnickety cheese people decided to make a line of reduced fat cheeses, they did not reduce the quality and taste.
Now I know, if you are like me you may have tasted reduced fat cheeses that were bland and rubbery. I was skeptical too when they offered to send me some samples of their reduced fat snack sticks in Colby-Jack and Cheddar. But I have been taking these cheese sticks to work for the last few days to have as a snack with fruit or whole-grain crackers, and these snack-sized morsels have all the taste and texture with reduced fat (and consequently, less guilt!)
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Comments
Glenna - I am not sure why but it seems like the higher the butter cream content the better I like it!!
Extreme ice cream - You like cheese, I like ice cream!
Sweetpeaskitchen.com-Cheese is definitely habit-forming!
Joanne- I use the slices swiss on rye, broil and spread with mayo and eat open-face for a quick lunch!
Simply Life - If you are selected, I will contact you for your address.
Kristen - it is a great go-to cheese for just abuot any purpose!
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