So a couple of months back, I polled stackers on the nutritional merits of Kraft singles and got resoundingly pessimistic results. I'm trying to eat better and found this Amish-made American cheese yesterday. There's no phosphates, which seemed to be the big critique of the craft stuff and why I actually don't buy it anymore. Thanks @k00b! At the end of the day though, I'm not a chemist.
So the question is, am I doing any better with this stuff?
It still has many bad ingredients.100.0%
This is far better.0.0%
This is actually healthy!0.0%
I don't think Kraft cheese is that bad.0.0%
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Why not just get a cheddar or something?
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Fair enough. Old habits die hard.
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There are so many great cheeses out there. Even without the health stuff, you're missing out by only doing american.
Also, sodium citrate is the emulsifier in this case. I don't know how that passes as amish because I doubt you can make that without laboratory equipment. I suspect the milk is from Amish farms but that's about it.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @jasonb OP 9 Apr
Oh yeah, I love all types of these. But there's also something nice and gooey about American cheese for grilled cheese or a burger (as this was bought for). Also, growing up my mother told me in the middle of sleepless nights that eating a slice of American cheese made you sleepy. In retrospect, it was probably a clever placebo. albeit ironic. I believe casein protein, which is more prevalent in real cheese, actually does do that since it's harder to metabolize.
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Swiss cheeses melt very well too.
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Didn't even know the Amish made cheese. Makes sense I'll have to try some locally
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