As soon as winter returns, we take pleasure in organizing raclettes with friends, to enjoy a gourmet tartiflette with the family or to prepare ultra comforting gratins, which will sweeten our Sunday evenings. However, if cheese in all winter recipes puts balm in our hearts, it is very caloric, and can therefore slow down those who wish to pay attention to their line, who follow a strict diet or who do not want to overindulge during the winter. But don't worry, some cheeses are lower in calories than others and can therefore be used as a replacement for the essential raclette cheese and other fatty cheeses.
In your winter recipes , prefer cheeses with fewer calories , such as Reblochon (330 kcal per 100 g), Munster (339 kcal per 100 g) or Tomme de Savoie (354 kcal per 100 g). They can then replace raclette cheese which has 367 kcal per 100 g, Beaufort and its 393 kcal per 100 g or even Comté, which is a real caloric bomb with 447 kcal per 100 g. If you are on a diet, use cancoillotte in your recipes (120 kcal per 100 g). It allows you to prepare raclette or low-calorie fondues.
However, in your winter recipes , cheese isn’t the only calorie bomb. Indeed, the potatoes found in gratins, raclette and tartiflette have a high glycemic index. You can replace them with seasonal vegetables, such as parsnips, cauliflower, carrots, turnips, broccoli, butternut squash…
You then have all the cards in hand, to prepare comforting winter dishes, without taking a gram!
