Substituting cream for cheese

[jdmays]

If I don't eat cheese, can I substitute my 4 oz allowance with four oz of cream/sour cream?

I hope that made sense.

[not2late]

Re: Substituting cream for cheese

If I don't eat cheese, can I substitute my 4 oz allowance with four oz of cream/sour cream?

I hope that made sense.

Here's the thing about cheese. You don't have to eat it. Cheese is high fat, so if you don't eat cheese, then make sure you eat some added fat like olive oil, butter, etc.

Cream and sour cream are limited foods during Induction. Heavy cream is limited to 2-3 tablespoons daily. A larger amount 3 fluid ounces is allowed as a Special Category Food. Sour cream is also on the Special Category Food list. The foods on that list may slow or stop weight loss in some people. So those foods and their amounts need to be used judiciously during Induction.

[jdmays]

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Actually, that is my goal. To substitute the fat I will be missing in the cheese. I read the book but I don't recall seeing anything about coconut milk. Can I use that to replace the cheese and/or cream. I am really trying to get rid of the dairy but I need to have some variety. It's going to be hard giving up cheese as it is. I'd like to remove cream too but it will be very limiting.

[Desertthorn]

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I don't think coconut milk is allowed, but lots of folks swear by a Tablespoon of Coconut oil a day???

[liv]

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So why are you giving up cheese?
You will miss those cheddar cheese crackers if you do.

[jdmays]

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I am giving up cheese due to candida.

[liv]

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Ahh - that makes sense.
Coconut milk would not be allowed yet but oils are good fats and some avocado, olives.

[jdmays]

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I was thinking that coconut milk is similar to cream in compostition.

about 6 carbs per cup
mostly saturated fat

hmm...I guess I'll just stick to the plan. But my meals will be pretty boring without cream and cheese.

[not2late]

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Olive oil, safflower oil, butter, canola oil, bacon fat, etc. can be used. In fact, 1 tablespoon of these oils will give you about as much fat as an ounce of cheese.

To include these in your diet, you cook with them or add them to your foods. For example, a flavored butter. Mash room temperature butter with herbs and seasonings of your choice. Form it into a log and freeze or refrigerate it. When you cook a piece of meat or vegetables, slice off a piece of the flavored butter and allow it to melt on the hot meat or veg. It will form a sauce.

There are flavored oils available at some grocery stores. My favorite is an Asian chili oil. Right before serving, I love it drizzled onto soups, scrambled eggs, chicken, etc. There are also basil "infused" olive oils or you can make your own, by sticking herbs and spices of your choice into a bottle of olive oil and allowing it to steep.

[jdmays]

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Thanks Nottoolate.

I like the idea of the flavored butter. I never thought of that. That could probably jazz up the flavor of meats just as well as cheese.

[not2late]

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Some of the high end steak houses use that trick: they have a compound butter that they allow to melt on the top of the steak. So it flavors the steak and provide a little sauce.

here's a link to a recipe for maitre d' butter:
Gretchen’s Cookbook - Maitre d' Butter recipe

It gives you the basic idea on how to put one together.