Is cheese considered a protein or a fat?

It's a great source of both - and your body needs both but if you're looking to manage a persons weight it's mainly about using what you know about a food and moderating it for that persons needs.

Cheese is high is protein and fat so for someone who is looking to cut their body fat a small amount of cheese as a snack for example would not be a bad thing. I think that a varied diet is key here so a small amount of cheese now and then is going to do no damage.

You could look at it this way - aside from being a source of protein or fat cheese is also a source of calcium so as long as you're getting a bit of calcium from cheese, a little bit from vegetables, a little bit from almonds or other nuts, a little bit from oily fish such as mackerel or salmon then you're absolutely fine to eat it.

You can get low-fat cheese and thereby emphsize cheese's other benefits.

Low-fat cheese is a terrible idea, not only is fat incredibly satiating, making you feel full quicker, but it is also more processed. One thing I would reccommend is getting cheese from grass fed cows though, since the toxins that animals (even us) eat are stored inside the fat cells, so fatty foods like cheese or butter tend to be more toxic. Finally, I don't think there is a need to draw a line between the two in general, enjoy cheese as a sensible indulgence.

Hi Anita

It's both, although some cheeses have more protein or less fat than others.

Remember, it has recently been established that increased fat in the diet is not a cause of the obesity epidemic (according to the largest review ever conducted on the subject). This fact, combined with the fact that people who eat more cheese aren't fatter than people who do and the fact that cheese is a great source of protein makes cheese a pretty good dietary choice...like most other things, in moderation.

ok, so i have to work out an 'eatwell plate' for this client....do i then count the cheese twice..once as a protein and then as a fat....or do i count just once as 'protein' or once as a 'fat'?