Get The ‘Skinny’: Eating Light And Enjoying Great Cheese Has Never Been Easier

NEW YORK — For years, eating better and dieting have become synonymous with one thing: boring, bland food. Well here's the real 'skinny': eating light doesn't have to mean sacrificing your favorite indulgences like cheese anymore. The Skinny Cheese™ Cookbook from renowned celebrity chef Dan Green and President®, Sorrento® and Precious® Cheese introduces tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, main entrees and savory-sweet desserts, without the guilt.

Green, a healthy-eating expert and lauded chef, focuses on cooking good food that is high on taste and low in fat. President®, Sorrento® and Precious® Cheese recently partnered with Green to create The Skinny Cheese™ Cookbook including 30 delicious recipes featuring President® Fat Free Feta, and Sorrento® and Precious® Low Fat and Fat Free Ricotta cheeses. Consumers can download a free copy of The Skinny Cheese™ Cookbook and view recipe demonstration videos at www.greatcheese.com/skinny.

"We're thrilled to partner with Chef Daniel Green to help consumers enjoy delicious meals that are high on flavor and low on fat," said Marjolaine Besnard, Lactalis American Group. "With our President®, Sorrento® and Precious® cheeses, we're helping consumers to eat better and still enjoy great cheese at the same time."

The 'skinny' on the cheeses:

• President® Fat Free Feta Cheese provides the same delicious fresh flavor of regular feta with none of the fat. With zero grams of fat per serving, this feta is the perfect complement to your favorite pizza, pasta or salad. President® Fat Free Feta is available in 8 oz. chunk style; or crumbled in 6 oz. or 12 oz. packages.
• Sorrento® and Precious® Fat Free Ricotta Cheese brings the flavor of Italy to dozens of favorite dishes, without the fat. With zero fat and only 45 calories per serving, this ricotta lets you have your cannoli and eat it too. Sorrento® and Precious® Fat Free Ricotta are available in 15 oz. containers.
• Sorrento® and Precious® Low Fat Ricotta Cheese is creamy and delicious and provides the perfect solution for lightening up your favorite Italian dishes, like lasagna, ravioli, manicotti and more. With just one gram of fat and just 50 calories per serving, this ricotta will leave you satisfied and with a better understanding of why ricotta is known as the world's most versatile cheese. Sorrento® and Precious® Low Fat Ricotta are available in 15 oz. containers.

The 'skinny' on Chef Dan Green:

• Originally an overweight teenager, Dan began his healthy eating lifestyle at age 18.
• His new take on eating propelled him to help others change their lives through eating healthy.
• Green's passion for creating delicious food emerged as he focused on using alternatives to cream, butter and other fattening products.

Green's simple, healthy-eating recipes have been featured in numerous magazines worldwide, and have appeared on Discovery Health, Weight Matters and BBC's Saturday Kitchen. Currently, Chef Green is the full-time host for Shop NBC, and Kitchen Takeover Chef for Twin Cities Live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also has authored six books on healthy eating.

"So many times, people think they need to cut cheese out of their diets when trying to lighten up and eat better," said Chef Daniel Green. "With The Skinny Cheese™ Cookbook, and President®, Sorrento® and Precious® cheeses, you can enjoy the foods you crave without all the extra calories. We're here to tell the world – you really can have your cheese and eat it too," Green added.

All recipes in The Skinny Cheese™ Cookbook include full ingredient lists, how-to directions and nutritional information. Nutritional content provided by Lynda Antonacci, RD, CDN. For more information and recipe ideas visit www.greatcheese.com/skinny.

About President®, Sorrento® and Precious® Brands

Lactalis American Group is one of the largest dairy companies in the world, producing a wide array of all-natural cheese products. Founded by Andre Besnier in 1933 in the town of Laval, France, in the Loire Valley, Lactalis boasts over 75 years of French artisanship and tradition, and the widest range of specialty cheeses, including the largest array of AOC (appellation d'origine controlee) cheeses. Lactalis American Group includes President® Cheese, one of the world's premiere cheesemakers and the #1 brand of Brie in France. Its portfolio of cheeses include President® Brie, Rondele® by President® Gourmet Spreadable, President® Feta, and President® Goat Cheese. Sorrento® and Precious® brand cheeses, also a part of Lactalis American Group, Inc., are among the leading brands of mozzarella, ricotta, fresh mozzarella, string and stick cheese sold in the United States. The wide variety of specialty cheese is available to retail, food service and industrial customers. Sorrento brands can be found east of the Mississippi and Precious brands are sold out west. For more information on these cheeses, visit www.presidentcheese.com, www.sorrentocheese.com or www.preciouscheese.com.

©2010 Lactalis American Group, Inc. President® is a registered trademark of B.S.A. Sorrento® and Precious® are registered trademarks of Lactalis Retail Dairy, Inc.

Source: Lactalis American Group, Inc.