Calorie content of Mozzarella cheese, can you eat it while losing weight

2023 Author: Alfred Shackley | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 13:14

Mozzarella is one of the most popular Italian food products. Initially, it was brewed from buffalo milk, but now the usual cow milk is used most often. Mozzarella is relatively low in calories and contains a lot of protein, which is almost completely absorbed by the body. Therefore, soft cheese is often included in many weight loss programs.

Useful properties and KBZHU

The least high-calorie is mozzarella with 17% fat, it is recommended to use it for weight loss.

KBJU mozzarella 17% fat per 100 grams:

• proteins - 18 g;
• fats - 17 g (saturated - 11 g, polyunsaturated fatty acids - 0.5 g, monounsaturated fatty acids - 4.8 g);
• carbohydrates - 1 g.
• calorie content - 229 kcal

Mozzarella cheese perfectly saturates the body with useful microelements and helps to establish the digestion process.

The composition includes:

• vitamins A (responsible for the condition of the skin: localizes acne, acne); D (strengthens bone tissue); B (increases immunity, general tone of the body, strengthens the nervous system, helps to exclude the development of anemia, improves blood flow).
• calcium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, magnesium, selenium. Mature people are advised to include this type of cheese in their diet to prevent osteoporosis and preserve bone hardness. Younger children are advised to consume mozzarella to strengthen tooth enamel and prevent tooth decay.

Calorie content of mozzarella

Mozzarella is not only 17% fat, but 40% and 45%. It depends on the milk from which it is brewed.

Calorie data for Mozzarella cheese are shown in the following table:

% fat	Protein	Fats	Carbohydrates	Caloric content per 100 g
17%	18 g	17 g	1 g	229 kcal
40%	21 g	20 g	0.3 g	278 kcal
45%	21 g	24 g	2.5 g	318 kcal

Mozzarella for weight loss

The product is the main ingredient in many low-calorie meals. This variety has a mild, mild flavor and also contains a minimum amount of salt.

The main thing is that when buying this cheese, you need to pay attention to the timing of release and storage: real mozzarella retains its useful qualities for ten days from the date of manufacture.

Three-day cheese diet

By consuming mozzarella for three days in combination with other products, you can get rid of one to three kilograms.

To do this, you must adhere to the following power plan:

Days	7:00	11:00	13:00	15:00	17:00
1.	50 ml espresso, 30 g mozzarella	250 ml green tea, hard boiled egg	70 g mozzarella, 250 g turkey fillet	200 g whole grain cottage cheese	300 ml 1% kefir
2.	250 ml green tea (weak), salad of 30 g mozzarella and one bell pepper	250 ml green tea, hard boiled egg	Half boiled chicken breast, 30 g mozzarella, 200 ml mineral water	2 cucumbers, 100 g mozzarella	30 g mozzarella, 250 ml fat-free yogurt
3.	170 g whole grain cottage cheese, 2 large tomatoes	100 g of boiled asparagus, 50 g of cheese, 200 ml of still mineral water	200 ml of still mineral water	200 ml of still mineral water	One green apple, 50 g of cheese

Note that, as a rule, homemade mozzarella contains twice as many calories as the one sold in stores.

Mozzarella diet for 10 days

For a more intense weight loss, you can use a ten-day soft cheese diet.

The diet is based on the use of certain foods for five days, then it is repeated, but you cannot add or swap ingredients.

Days	8:00	12:00	16:00	18:00
1.	One cucumber, 200 ml milk, 30 g mozzarella	20 g mozzarella, 4 tomatoes, a few sprigs of cilantro	30 g mozzarella, cucumber	Chicken breast quarter (boiled, steamed)
2.	20 g mozzarella, 3 jacket potatoes (no salt)	100 g Chinese cabbage, 7 radishes	200 ml milk, 30 g mozzarella	20 g mozzarella, 3 boiled carrots
3.	150 g stewed chickpeas, 200 ml sugar-free black tea	250 g grilled asparagus, 30 g mozzarella	30 g mozzarella, cucumber	100 g lentils, 20 g mozzarella
4.	200 ml milk, mozzarella salad (15 g) and bell pepper	100 g boiled cauliflower	A few lettuce leaves, 20 g mozzarella	150 g boiled veal
5.	2 tomatoes, 20 g mozzarella, 300 ml 1% kefir	250 g stewed or baked zucchini, 30 g mozzarella	2 cucumbers, 15 g mozzarella	70 g celery, 150 g boiled turkey fillet

In the process of losing weight, do not forget about physical activity, which is an integral part of any diet. Walking outdoors or swimming can help speed up the weight loss process.

Getting out of the cheese diet

You need to add a small amount of carbohydrates to the diet every day, gradually increasing it to enable the digestive system to return to normal operation.

With this meal plan, you will train yourself to organize your three main meals and a couple of snacks every day, and significantly reduce your usual serving size.