Are Ya Eatin' Yer Cheese?

I could easily give up meat for the most part but gotta have my cheese and fish. Virtually any cheese except processed American and even that if I'm starving. Three favorites are blue, gorgonzola and Swiss. Swiss is one of natures perfect foods, right out of the package.
 

"Swiss is one of natures perfect foods, right out of the package.Swiss is one of natures perfect foods, right out of the package."

Agreed! Hate to admit, though, that one other food contains even more "bang for the nutritional buck": liver. Ugh. imp
 
imp said:
"Swiss is one of natures perfect foods, right out of the package.Swiss is one of natures perfect foods, right out of the package."

Agreed! Hate to admit, though, that one other food contains even more "bang for the nutritional buck": liver. Ugh. imp
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Liver! "Ugh" is right. Haven't touched it since I was a kid and my parents forced me to eat it. Even smothered in cheese, that stuff would still be NASTY in my book. My wife fries it up for herself every now and then and I have to leave the room.
 

Wasn't it raw chicken liver that Mia Farrow had to eat in Rosemary's Baby - who turned out to be 'The Devil'.

My mom sometimes served up cooked fried liver to us, it stank like hell.
 
I like extra sharp cheddar and a good strong Swiss.

I also like beef or pork liver and onions and fried chicken livers.......mama won't eat liver but she will fix it for me anytime I ask for it.
 
Wooooo! I'm a cheeseaholic!

I have the most amazing way of making blue cheese burgers, too. If cheese were banned, I'd starve.
 
Liver may contain iron... however it is the garbage collector of the body... do you really want to eat it? I like liver, BUT knowing what a liver is and what it does stops me from indulging.
 
My liver is probably well on the way to being cooked...that said the thought of eating liver BLEEEEECH. But to each their own...me, hubby and my youngest will go to a sushi bar and gobble it like candy. I imagine for a lot of people liver and onions is quite a treat.
 
Bobw235 said:
Liver! "Ugh" is right. Haven't touched it since I was a kid and my parents forced me to eat it. Even smothered in cheese, that stuff would still be NASTY in my book. My wife fries it up for herself every now and then and I have to leave the room.
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I sincerely thank you for that, it made me laugh like hell! Something I need more of, according to my wife. imp
 
IKE said:
I like extra sharp cheddar and a good strong Swiss.

I also like beef or pork liver and onions and fried chicken livers.......mama won't eat liver but she will fix it for me anytime I ask for it.
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Calves' liver is best according to my Dad, procured before the calf started eating grass, most tasty and sweet. Never ate pork or chicken directly, but my Grandma made to the most delicious dumplings using chicken livers, one could not tell it was liver, given the flour and seasonings, boiled in water. imp
 
No liver for me either. It's job is to collect toxins, pass them on to the kidneys and expel them from the body. I don't care if it is delicious. I want to live as long as I can and as healthily as I can.
 
Son_of_Perdition said:
It's also a good food for diabetics, dairy products - whole milk dairy products slow down the absorption rate of glucose into your blood stream, hence no spikes. Cheese is very, very low in the GI table. It's the calories that get ya. I have a little mild cheese on and in my omletes. But like 'chic' said I find it to be a little binding. All things in moderation.
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To clarify, I find the soft and moldy cheeses okay as far as constipation issues are concerned and I sprinkle bleu cheese crumbles on my salads daily.

It's the sharp hard (delicious) cheeses that plug me up. Sorry TMI. :sentimental:
 
As I said... I love liver... my mom breaded and fried it and served it with bacon and onion... it was tender and delish.... BUT I later in my medical training learned what it was and what it did... it's dirty... full of toxins and extremely high in cholesterol. I will eat some pate... My Jewish boss sometimes brings in chopped liver.. but I partake lightly.
 
One can make nice pate with ground potatoes, broccoli, carrots, sunflower seeds,onions, etc. bake it and add some herbs. More delicious than any liver or meat pate and very economical.

African desert tribe survives on cattle blood, will punch a hole in cattle's neck and suck drink the blood. Not my cup of tea. In this day and age, do we really need to eat blood?
 
Cookie said:
One can make nice pate with ground potatoes, broccoli, carrots, sunflower seeds,onions, etc. bake it and add some herbs. More delicious than any liver or meat pate and very economical.

African desert tribe survives on cattle blood, will punch a hole in cattle's neck and suck drink the blood. Not my cup of tea. In this day and age, do we really need to eat blood?
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Black pudding is traditional in Scotland, as is haggis. Doubt they'll ever stop eating either one.

That pate sounds yummy, but we have friends who almost always serve liver pate as part of the appetizer when they have dinner parties.
 
When I go out, I make sure friends know I don't eat meat, and they usually respect that, and accommodate my dietary restrictions, although I've run into a few situations where the hostess 'forgot' and I ended up eating potatoes and lettuce. I don't expect anyone to change their diets or stop eating something to please me, and it works both ways. Sometimes its hard to resist things you've loved in the past and at those times I have 'fallen off the wagon' and partaken in some of my childhood favorites that my mom made.
 
Cookie said:
When I go out, I make sure friends know I don't eat meat, and they usually respect that, and accommodate my dietary restrictions, although I've run into a few situations where the hostess 'forgot' and I ended up eating potatoes and lettuce. I don't expect anyone to change their diets or stop eating something to please me, and it works both ways. Sometimes its hard to resist things you've loved in the past and at those times I have 'fallen off the wagon' and partaken in some of my childhood favorites that my mom made.
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I found most people fairly accomodating when I was vegetarian. I did go to a bridal shower once and the bride did not tell the hostess I was vegetarain. Dinner was a meat lasagna, salad and bread. I had salad and bread.
 

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