Plant Feta Cheese

Is Feta from the animal kingdom really healthy?

Indeed, feta from the animal kingdom is said to be the healthiest cheese on the market, especially if made with organic goat’s or pastured (grass-fed) sheep’s milk.

However, due to its high content of saturated fat and sodium, which are related to cholesterol, it loses some popularity.

Feta cheese made from Tofu

Is Feta made from Tofu really healthy?

The controversy over soy and breast cancer was settled three years ago, when scientists stopped doing the studies in mice and did them directly in humans, and today they have finally been published.

The studies were conducted in the USA and Asia, where soy is regularly consumed. These large population studies show that soy products are not harmful.

Therefore, women with breast cancer, even if they are estrogen receptor positive or women at risk of developing cancer, can enjoy soy and soy products as part of a balanced diet.

Benefits of tofu

Tofu is an excellent source of plant-based iron, key to the proper functioning of the liver, spleen, and muscles.

Consuming it regularly prevents anemia, muscle weakness, exhaustion, cognitive impairment and risk of infections.

Similarly, tofu is not only an excellent source of protein (10 to 20%, depending on firmness) but is assimilated very well by the body due to its excellent combination of essential amino acids.

Tofu is rich in minerals and vitamins. Contains vitamins from groups B and E, important for the nervous system; and minerals such as iron, phosphorus, selenium and potassium.

Its calcium and magnesium levels are amazing.

It contains a higher amount of calcium than cow’s milk (100 grams = 3.5oz of tofu contains 159 mg of calcium).

Therefore, tofu is a good food to combat bone problems, osteoporosis and cavities.

In addition, it facilitates the regeneration of bone fractures. It is known that people who consume tofu regularly suffer 30% less osteoporosis than those who do not.

Tofu helps cardiovascular health. Scientific studies indicate that consuming 25 grams of soy protein a day not only helps reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, but also prevents heart diseases such as coronary disease and atherosclerosis.

ANTI INDICATIONS

People with thyroid problems should not consume it, because it contains goitrogens, a substance that deprives the production of their hormones.

FETA CHEESE RECIPE (hopefully all organic)

Ingredients:

Dry ingredients:

1 tablespoon grated lemon

1.5 cups almond flour

2 to 3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro, rosemary and mint together

1 tablespoon of sea salt or salt from the Himalayas, if you want more salt, it is to taste

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

14 oz extra firm tofu dewatered before mixing with dry ingredients.

4 teaspoons of agar agar powder

Wet Ingredients:

Juice of a 1.5 medium lemons. (about 3 tablespoons). (Tip, grate the lemons first and then extract the juice.)

5 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Preparation:

In a container, mix the first five ingredients and then press the tofu or place it inside a cloth and extract the juice.

Add the tofu to the dry ingredients and stir well.

Immediately heat a small frying pan that does not stick and place this mixture and then add 4 teaspoons of agar agar and stir it with the stove on medium heat for 3 minutes.

Finally, you can place this mixture inside a cloth and try to get some liquid out of it. Immediately you tie it up and place it hanging from a bottle in the fridge for 12 hours.

The next day you will have your Feta cheese ready to enjoy it in salads or in vegetable dishes, legumes, black rice. Options are limitless.

Enjoy Feta cheese again with great benefits and exquisite flavor. If you are a garlic lover, then add some and the seasonings you want. You already have the base to convert your feta cheese to your preference.