Velveeta might be good for you!
According to Carolyn Wyman in Better than Homemade, (a seriously delightful book, by the way), Velveeta was created as a way to keep the milk solids (whey) and the nutrients that milk contains within the cheese. She also states that Velveeta is actually a more nutritious cheese than...well....cheese. Velveeta received the American Medical Association’s endorsement, the AMA even asserting that Velveeta’s protein was “complete for the building of firm flesh.” Personally, I would have said it was more about building cellulite or flab, but it does seem to have one-third fewer calories than cheddar cheese. Of course, it’s still off limits for us, but I will be taking back at least a few of the things I’ve said about Velveeta. I am still, however, going to feel free to ridicule Cheez Wiz and any other aerosol cheese products, as I am rather confident that they probably have the same amount of nutritional value as, say, the can they come in......
3 comments:
Wow! The things you learn. I have always hated the thought of Velveeta and made fun of it when my daughters wanted. Maybe I will have to adjust my thoughts on it. . .
My world is rocked.
Well, I can now understand why you were so shocked. (I had to google "Velveeta" before I really understood what exactly it was. I do live in the UK.)
How strange to think it is more nutricious than cheese. However, it does sound highly processed and I do love cheese.
Anyone out there tried any of the local cheeses from the UK? Well, Cheshire Cheese is wonderful - a slightly salty tang and crumbly, almost moist. Sadly, I don't think it would travel well.
Also, on the cheese theme. Cheshire has boasted recently of having the biggest International Cheese Show in the world. It is held every year in Nantwich, a market town just ten miles from my house.
I know I've said it before, but I do love cheese, proper cheese.
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