babybel

BlueIsland

right somebody hit me with the downside to these seemingly excellent snacks.
60 cals, 5 grams protein, 3-4 grams fat,trace carbs....

Stench Blossoms

How much sugar?

BlueIsland

Doesnt mention sugar in any ingredients. Just says made from pasteurised milk. Thats it. Under carbs its says carbs (of which sugar)= traces.

SunnyDub1

just google searched "baby gel" and couldn't find anything.

What is it exactly?

I think they mean babybel cheese!

I think the OP means babybel

BlueIsland

Deleted User wrote: »

I think the OP means babybel

Yup i do.. unfortunately not a typo...poor reading....

SunnyDub1

I don't see any downside to them tbh, only thing is that there is a good amount of saturated fat in one portion.
You can get babybel light though , that has half the fat.
Will be picking myself up a pack of these today

Link for anyone interested:
http://www.minibabybel.ca/en/nutrition.php

BlueIsland

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

I don't see any downside to them tbh, only thing is that there is a good amount of saturated fat in one portion.
You can get babybel light though , that has half the fat.
Will be picking myself up a pack of these today

Link for anyone interested:
http://www.minibabybel.ca/en/nutrition.php

I got the light ones but only because there is slightly more protein in them. Absolutely no issue with fat content in either. fat= good.

Orla K

The down side that I can see is that it tastes awful. I'd rather have a bit of parmesan, mature cheddar or goats cheese.

Other than the mankness of the taste I can't see much that's wrong with it, unless you find dairy difficult to digest.

derealbadger

Orla K wrote: »

The down side that I can see is that it tastes awful. I'd rather have a bit of parmesan, mature cheddar or goats cheese.

Other than the mankness of the taste I can't see much that's wrong with it, unless you find dairy difficult to digest.

I think they taste great and the light ones are almost nothing from a Calorie point of view I use at least 12 of them every week on there own or cut up into an omelette etc. they are one of my best friends food wise at the moment

BlueIsland

Orla K wrote: »

The down side that I can see is that it tastes awful. I'd rather have a bit of parmesan, mature cheddar or goats cheese.

Other than the mankness of the taste I can't see much that's wrong with it, unless you find dairy difficult to digest.

I actually like the taste! I tend to have some brie as a snack when at home but just handy to bring a couple as a snack during the day.

hardCopy

I love these but never thought of them as healthy.

4 of the light ones have 20grams of protein with less calories than Quest bar.

Will pick some up as a change from the cottage cheese.

Thanks OP

cosmic

I love sitting down in the evening with a babybel light, some green olives and a cup of tea. Can't be beaten!

boogle

They're flipping ridiculously expensive for the amount of portions you get. I find the taste is similar to edam cheese. Maybe try a block of that, and chop off 20g for around 60 cals.

thegreatiam

they're just cheese, you're paying for a fancy pack and marketing tho, can easily just eat regular cheese.

I like em tho so happy eating them, haven't tried the light version yet.

also try cheese strings and other cheese snacks.

Mr. CooL ICE

Like anything else thats made with convenience in mind, you pay for the packaging. But the sheer convenience of being able to take two of these to work and not have to worry about a big block of it going stale evens it out