Pub Cheese Cheddar with Jalapenos Cheese Spread Review

The other night, as I shopped at Trader Joe's, I felt a little guilty even reaching for Pub Cheese Cheddar with Jalapenos Cheese Spread.  I may have felt guilty but I was a bad girl just the same and lofted the tub of spread into my bright red shopping cart with reckless abandon.  Sanity had returned by the time I got home and it was a while before I actually got around to using this wonderful product.  Now all I can say is that this is one occasion when I didn't regret being a bad girl.

Pub Cheese Cheddar with Jalapenos Cheese Spread is distributed by an outfit I had never heard of before ... Lactalis USA Commercial, Inc.  It is rather like Kaukauna Cheese Spread except that it has a lighter, more whipped quality and is also vested with juicy hunks of real jalapeno peppers.  To me, this was pleasantly warm and spicy but then I like things spicy.  If you prefer milder foods, this may not be for you. 

STATS:

Two tablespoons are considered to be a single serving which contains 70 calories with 60 calories from fat.  There are 7 grams Total Fat, 4.5 Saturated Fat, zero Trans Fat, 25 mg. Cholesterol, 150 mg. Sodium, 1 gram Total Carb, zero Dietary Fiber, 1 gram Sugars, 2 grams Protein, 2% (D.V.) Vitamin A and 6% Calcium.  These stats aren't bad compared to Kaukauna and I enjoyed the spicy taste and lighter more spreadable texture.

TASTE TIP:

Pub Cheese Cheddar with Jalapenos Cheese Spread probably was meant to be used as a snack topping for crackers.  Spreading the two-tablespoon serving over a thick piece of warm whole grain toast or a hot baked potato amps up the flavor and transforms it into the component of a light but satisfying lunch or supper .