Cottage cheese is not a low sodium food by any means. While cottage cheese contains less sodium in comparison to many other dairy foods, the sodium in cottage cheese is still very high. Let’s take a look at a comparison of sodium in a selection dairy products. Note that the comparison is for a 1-ounce serving …
How to make cottage cheese taste better? Cottage cheese, out of all the mainstream dairy products, is likely the one with the worst reputation in terms of taste. While there are many people who love it, there seems to be just as many who hate it or are indifferent to it. Admittedly, cottage cheese’s chunky and …
Does Cottage Cheese Have Sugar? You may have tried to find sugar-free cottage cheese products before but had no luck. Unfortunately, if you are looking for a sugar-free cottage cheese you likely will not find one. As most people know, cottage cheese is made from milk. Milk naturally contains a sugar known as lactose. This …
You may have noticed that the front of your favorite cottage cheese container isn’t just generically labeled “cottage cheese”. Besides the brand name, there is usually also the milkfat percentage (1%,2%, 4%, etc.) on the label. You may also notice the cottage cheese total content size listed, such as 1 1/2 lbs (24 oz). Additionally, …
Many people have wondered the difference between cottage cheese vs cream cheese. Yes, they are both cheese products, made from milk, and are sometimes easy to mix up when making a grocery list. However, if you look at the two side-by-side and do a taste test, you will realize how different the two are despite …
Cottage cheese is one of those foods that mixes well with a large variety of other foods. In its purest form, the ingredients of cottage cheese are simply milk, cream, and salt. It is hard to go wrong with your mix-in choices based on these ingredients since it is sort of a neutral flavor. What …
If you are a frequent grocery shopper, you probably have noticed the word “protein” as a marketing buzzword on food packaging. Protein has become a selling point for many products as its benefits have become popularized widespread. It is hard to not notice at least a few products in the supermarket boldly labeled as “protein” …
