“Healthy queso” sounds like an oxymoron. Most queso dips are 80-120 calories per serving, loaded with seed oils, modified starches, and artificial colors. But queso doesn’t have to be a junk food.
What Makes Queso Unhealthy?
It’s not the cheese flavor — it’s what manufacturers use to create it cheaply. Canola oil for creaminess, modified food starch for thickness, sodium phosphate for meltability, and Yellow 5 and 6 for color.
What Healthy Queso Actually Looks Like
A genuinely healthy queso should be low in calories (under 50 per serving), free of seed oils, made with whole food ingredients, and free of artificial colors.
Credo’s Oat Milk Queso hits all of those marks: 30 calories per serving, oat milk-based, seed oil-free. The Queso Blanco is the mild version.
How to Use Healthy Queso
Drizzle it over roasted broccoli or cauliflower. Use it as a taco sauce. Pour it over a grain bowl. Dip raw vegetables in it. Mix it into scrambled eggs. Use it as a healthier mac and cheese sauce for kids.
FAQ
What is the healthiest queso to buy?
Look for queso made from whole ingredients with no seed oils or artificial additives. Credo’s Oat Milk Queso is 30 calories per serving with a clean ingredient list.
Queso without the guilt. Shop Credo Queso.