While most aged pastas have a bad reputation among those who watch their figure, Doctor Dukan claims to have found an exception that is light enough to be included in a slimming program.
As part of a diet, cheese remains one of the most sensitive subjects: rich, salty, addictive, often banned, always suspect. However, Pierre Dukan wanted to highlight a mature cheese that he considers compatible with a slimming approach. He presents it in particular as the lightest in France.
Indeed, the specialist explains that cheese is today an excellent alternative to richer products in its category. Here he values a cheese capable of adding flavor without weighing down the plate. Not a low-fat cheese, not a substitute, but a real dairy product, matured, from local production, and whose nutritional profile stands out clearly.
The interest is all the more marked since the majority of cheeses rich in aromas – those with a washed rind, often powerful, sometimes a little intimidating – are precisely those that diets eliminate first. Between their lipid content, their caloric density and their generally difficult to reduce portion size, they check all the boxes of foods not recommended. Pierre Dukan’s announcement therefore shatters this logic. For him, this particular product can be consumed without guilt because it combines two properties rarely associated: a strong taste and an extremely low fat content.
The other useful information is that this cheese also meets a very present demand among people on a diet: a pleasure food which does not trigger the feeling of transgression. Many give up because their meals become too ascetic. Incorporating a tasty but light cheese helps avoid this phenomenon. This type of food thus plays a determining role in the duration of a diet, because it reduces frustration without increasing calories.
He said in an Instagram post: “Have you ever heard of the lightest cheese in France? Rocroi.” In his attached video, he adds: “I’m telling you about a pearl of the French region that you probably don’t know. A cousin of maroilles, with strong flavors, but great finesse. (…) It is so light that it is even allowed in my diet. (…) It contains practically no fat.”
Good news for those who want to limit breakage on the cheese platter at Christmas or are looking for a lighter option for raclette.
