"Do you have any Hispanic Cheese?"
"Sorry, we're fresh out."
Posted on 06/06/2009 5:21:22 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Edited on 06/06/2009 6:24:54 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Hispanic style cheese known as Queso Fresco or "fresh cheese" may contribute to preventing and fighting obesity and other related health problems.
Several studies have demonstrated that eating dairy foods while consuming a low-calorie diet can work together to speed up metabolism and as a result help reduce fat and body weight.
According to these studies, adults who consumed the recommended daily intakes of calcium in dairy products while consuming a low-calorie diet tended to lose significantly more body weight and body fat than those who consumed only a balanced, reduced-calorie diet with little or no dairy foods.
The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend children and adults consume three servings every day of calcium-rich foods, such as Queso Fresco cheese.
"Queso Fresco contains less calories, fat and cholesterol than other cheeses such as Cheddar, Mozzarella, or processed cheese products like Velveeta(R) while providing the recommended daily calcium intake," said Elizabeth Castro, VP of Sales and Marketing at Houston-based Castro Cheese Company. "It's an excellent option for those who want or need to reduce weight."
"There's great interest in exploring the benefits of Hispanic cheeses because of obesity problems that children and adults face," continued Castro.
"Fresh cheese" or Queso Fresco is one of the most commonly used ingredients of Hispanic foods, and it is becoming increasingly popular on American tables. It has a soft, mild flavor and firm but creamy consistency that puts it somewhere between ricotta, mozzarella, and white cheddar.
Hispanic cheese is one of the fastest growing food categories in the United States. Production jumped about 183% percent from 1996 to 2008, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service ( http://www.usda.gov/nass/ ).
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To view the nutrient profiles for 7 types of cheese (100 gr.) taken from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) web site click the following link: Nutrition facts for 7 cheeses
(http://vaquitacheese.com/cheesenutrition).
About Castro Cheese
Founded in 1971, Castro Cheese Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of Hispanic cheeses and creams. The company markets its products under the "La Vaquita"(R) brand and is well known for the high quality and authenticity of its products. Castro's customers include wholesalers, grocery retailers, and mass merchandisers.
For more information about Castro Cheese Company http://www.vaquitacheese.com
The product names used in this press release are for identification purposes only. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Castro Cheese
"Do you have any Hispanic Cheese?"
"Sorry, we're fresh out."
I’m just lucky to be naturally slim.
I’m amazed no one else has said it yet but.....
....Do you like cheese?
And they’ve still got two hours to wait.
I hope they brought a snack.
“I’m just lucky to be naturally slim.”
You are blessed. I can look at food and gain weight.
Is “hispanic cheese” cheese that speaks spanish?
LOL
I think my dad topped out at around 140 lbs at his heaviest. I’ve settled at around 160 lbs myself.
There’s more than a little M in those two.
Queso Blanco is great.
Beware of any homemade Mexican cheese, especially the soft varieties- when you hear of people getting sick and worse from eating cheese it is nearly always a soft variety of the Mexican cheese. Some make it in their bathtubs and under other unsanitary conditions. So unless it is comercially made or you really trust the maker be careful.
This is one of my favorite cheeses (and I believe it’s what’s served at Chipotle).
Is “hispanic cheese” cheese that speaks spanish?
Nah— It just steals your job. ;)
I stared at the pic for 1 minute,like looking at a train wreck...That is so wrong...
LMAO...
Only the unwise.
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