Welcome to the ultimate guide to all things KETO and CHEESE! This is your entry pass into low carb cheese-filled heaven. This amazing keto diet cheese guide will teach you everything you ever needed to know about enjoying cheese on the keto diet. We’ll discuss the best cheeses for a low carb high fat diet, the best way to enjoy them, and more!
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Do you have a dream? Maybe you want to climb Mount Everest, get that awesome promotion at work, or solve world hunger. Well my dream (at least for right now) is to write a post entirely about CHEESE and now it’s finally come true! This is The Ultimate Keto Diet Cheese Guide where we will discuss all things cheese, cheese, and CHEESE (oh and a little bit about keto too 😉). In this keto diet cheese guide you will find:
- Information about the best way to eat cheese on the keto diet to acheive and maintain ketosis
- A keto diet cheese list of the best and allowed low carb cheeses that will keep you in ketosis
- The tastiest keto diet cheese recipes and products EVER!
- And to make this keto diet cheese guide even more interesting, I will be sprinkling some fun cheese jokes and puns throughout to give you a gouda laugh (see what I did there?)– How many can you find? Comment below and I’ll let you know if you got them all!
Okay, so enought chit chat. Let’s get going!
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Can you eat cheese on the keto diet?
So let’s get started with one of the questions I get asked most often about the keto diet. Is it really okay to eat cheese on the keto diet? So the answer is obviously YES or this keto diet cheese guide wouldn’t even exist, BUT there are some caveats to this answer that I’ll go through with you now. But first, why did the parmesan swipe left on the cheddar? His pick-up line was too cheesy!
Okay, moving on. Cheese is generally a great low carb high fat food to enjoy in moderation on the keto diet. The most common mistakes keto dieters often make with cheese that can stall their weight loss is choosing the wrong cheese or overindulging in cheese. We’ll discuss the best cheeses for keto and weight loss in the next section. For now, let’s get into how cheese could stall your weight loss on keto.
Although most cheese is low in carbohydrate content, eating large amounts of cheese can slow your weight loss since it’s high in calories and very easy to overeat. If you choose to enjoy cheese on the keto diet, you need to balance it with other types of healthy fat and protein. The moon is not made entirely of cheese and neither is your body (not sure if this qualifies as a “cheese joke” but I thought it was sort of clever 😉). Just like anything else in life balance and variety is key when it comes to cheese on keto.
Many people also have trouble tolerating dairy, which can cause inflammation in the body and result in stalled weight loss. If you have any of these symptoms of dairy intolerance, you may want to ease off of dairy for a while and see if your weight loss improves.
So in conclusion, as long as you don’t have a dairy intolerance, cheese can be a healthy part of the keto diet when combined with other healthy sources of fat and protein.
Sources: Can You Eat Cheese on the Keto Diet?, 3 Big Mistakes Keto Dieters Make & How to Fix Them
What cheese is best on the keto diet?
Oh queso… now that we’ve covered the best way to consume cheese on keto (which is in moderation, in case you missed it), let’s get into our keto diet cheese list! This is the ultimate keto diet cheese list with the best cheese to eat on keto and the ones to avoid.
The BEST Keto Diet Cheese List
Cheese to Eat on Keto
Burrata Cheese– 0 g carbs per ounce
Brie Cheese– 0.1 g carbs per ounce
Muenster Cheese– 0.3 g carbs per ounce
Cheddar Cheese– 0.4 g carbs per ounce
Mozzarella– 0.6 g carbs per ounce
Gouda Cheese– 0.6 g carbs per ounce
Blue Cheese– 0.7 g carbs per ounce
Cream Cheese– 0.8 g carbs per ounce
Parmesan Cheese– 1.2 g carbs per ounce
Swiss Cheese– 1.5 g carbs per ounce
Cheese to Avoid on Keto
Cottage Cheese– With 4 g carbs and 4 g sugar per ounce, cottage cheese should generally be avoided on keto.
American Cheese– Although American Cheese is usually low carb with 1-2 g carbs per ounce, it’s highly processed and can stall weight loss if overconsumed on keto.
While this keto diet cheese list is in no way extensive (there are over 100 different types of cheeses out there), this gives you a good general overview of the best cheeses to consume on keto. Before we move on, what cheese cries the most? Babybel! 👶🏼 Aw so cute!
Best Keto Diet Cheese Recipes & Products
Can you believe it? We’re 2/3 of the way through The Ultimate Keto Diet Cheese Guide! You gouda brie kidding me! That went way too fast! Lucky you though. You’re now at the best part where you’ll learn about some of the BEST keto diet cheese recipes and products!
Best Keto Diet Cheese Recipes
Basic Keto Cheese Crisps
Keto Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Keto Cheese Crackers
Low Carb Gluten Free Mozzarella Sticks
Low Carb Crispy Cheese Balls
Cheese Taco Shells
Low-Carb Deconstructed Pizza Casserole
3 Ingredient Flourless Cheese Breadsticks
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
4 Ingredient Keto Jalapeno Cheese Bread
Best Keto Diet Cheese Products
Moon Cheese – my personal favorite– it’s grate! (cheese pun not typo)
HighKey Snacks Cheese Crunch
Whisps Cheese Crisps
Cheesy Bread Muffin Mix
Shrewd Food Baked Cheddar Keto Protein Crisps
Tortilla Style Nacho Cheese Protein Chips
Keto Friendly Snacks Parmesan Cheese Crisps
Just the Cheese Bars
Not Your Memaw’s Cheese Straws
Sonoma Creamery Cheese Crisp Bars
Aww I’m so sad it’s over! Although my dream keto diet cheese post has come to an end, it lives on in all the awesome low carb cheese knowledge you’ll take with you on your keto journey. ❤️ On that epic note, did you hear about the guy who had an addiction to cheddar cheese? It was only mild! 😃 Have a gouda day everyone!
P.S. Cheese jokes and puns from 75 + Cheese Puns That Will Give You a Gouda Laugh. Check it out for more cheesiness!
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