Mozzarella is a soft, white cheese with high moisture content and is a traditionally southern Italian cheese made from Italian buffalo’s milk by the pasta filata method. It originated in Italy and is usually made from Italian buffalo or cow’s milk. Mozzarella is lower in sodium and calories than most other cheeses (though I think that the brand I bought is slightly saltier than what I usually have) and also contains bacteria that act as probiotics. The brand I buy is Amul’s cheese slices and it does have a slight salty taste. The reason I bought it as slices is to a) eat it as a snack when I feel a little peckish, b) I can use it as a cheese melt on tuna or chicken or beef stuffed in lettuce or bell peppers or even in a salad. It also goes well as an evening snack with peanuts.

The other cheese I buy is cheddar. Cheddar is a widely popular semi-hard cheese from England. Made from cow’s milk that has been matured for several months, it can be white, off-white, or yellow. The taste of cheddar depends on the variety, ranging from mild to extra sharp. In addition to being rich in protein and calcium, cheddar is a good source of vitamin K, especially vitamin K2. Vitamin K is important for heart and bone health. It prevents calcium from being deposited in the walls of your arteries and veins. You can add it to charcuterie plates, vegetable dishes, burgers, and eggs. I buy the cheddar cheese block from Milky Mist. I mainly use it in my mushroom cheese omelettes for breakfast – I cut up small pieces and add it to the omelette as it cooks along with the mushrooms. I also do cut up small squares to eat as a snack and it is perfect with a cup of coffee.

This mainly due to my Keto diet; usually I only used to eat cheese in burgers and pizza when I order them in or eat out.

So as part of the Keto diet I was thinking “What can I have for desert?” I looked around and found some chocolate bars that I can have which are Keto friendly. They are low on carbs and have zero sugar added to them. And it is dark chocolate! Which I like.

GoWhey is an Indian company that makes healthy deserts that you can enjoy while still on a diet. They started out with ice cream, with an initial 4 flavours and then branched out to another 4 more. They then launched their Dark Chocolate series with various flavours added and later on cookies. I am so glad that they exist because I was wondering as to what my options would be for desert. Other than watermelon I wasn’t sure if I could have anything but then I did think, that dark chocolate was good for you as long as there is no sugar added.

This was the first one I tried out. It is their Sugar Free Dark Chocolate 70%- Sweetened with Stevia- Keto Friendly and it is good. I like the taste a lot. I am slowly getting used to not having sugar and hence the stevia tastes good in this chocolate. Ingredients- Indian Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Erythritol, Whey Protein Isolate, Stevia. With No Added sugar and artificial sweetener, we use Stevia and Erythritol to sweeten the chocolates.