Over the past 5-10 years I have noticed an increase in the amount of food that is being "enhanced" with cheese. Many restaurants are now smothering steak, chicken, fish and other foods with cheese. Many items in the supermarket now have cheese in them. We accidentally bought chicken nuggets for our kids, and they were infused with cheese. I never expected that I had to look more closely at the chicken nuggets to choose the non-cheesified version.
Let's face it, we just don't get as much exercise as we used to. Cheese is fattening, so if you eat too much of it, you will most likely get fat. I'm not saying to completely eliminate cheese from your diet, after all, it is yummy and avoiding it would feel like punishment. But eating cheese should be a conscious decision. Just pay attention to it. At the restaurant, if there is a steak smothered in cheese, and there's another with no cheese, get the other one. I don't know why steak needs melted cheese on it anyway, it should taste good without it. If it's a choice between the onion rings or the mozzarella sticks, get the onion rings. If you really want mozzarella sticks, then just eat one or two, instead of five or six. Try to avoid meals with lots of cheese, avoid cheese fries and chicken parmesan. If you can't control yourself and you just can't give up your cheese stuffed jalapeno poppers, then go ahead and eat them, just try to have them less often. It's all about moderation, and as long as it is a conscious decision each time you have some cheese, in the long run you'll probably wind up having it less often and in less quantities.
As I've mentioned before, make sure to go slowly with these recommendations. It won't work if you do things too drastically. Like in this case, don't eliminate all cheese. Just slow it down a bit and give it time. Your body will thank you for it.
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