The difference between a toastie and a slice of bread with cheese

Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the gourmands at online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat it and what to cook. This time our cheffies serve you: is a toastie just as healthy as a slice of bread with cheese?

When I think of toasties, I always think of my high school days. Although I prefer to make them in a pan now, I nostalgically remember those thin factory toasties that came from the little kitchen of cafeteria lady Sjaan. The argument for not eating your own bread: isn't this just as healthy as a slice of bread with cheese?

But is that really the case? The experts from AD investigated it. “Yes and no,” is the answer from nutritionist Nicole de Roos. “If the toastie is made without extra margarine, the nutritional value is no different than that of a double slice of bread with cheese. If you use extra margarine or if the toastie is prepared in a frying pan with a lump or squeeze of margarine, then the calories shoot up.”

Structure
According to De Roos, it doesn't stop there; the biggest ‘danger’ lies in the structure. ‘That crispy outside and gooey inside make a toastie more interesting for your taste buds than a slice of cheese, and before you know it, you eat one extra.“

Balance
But well, if you don't do that OR if you would already eat two double slices of bread with cheese anyway, there is virtually no difference. Well, unless you make a pan toastie, which – let's be honest – is just the tastiest. My advice: eat the best version of your toastie, enjoy it to the fullest, and the next day have a salad that's just as delicious. All good.