| Would you believe that in France, alone, there are | | | | cheese? Again, as compared to all other cheeses, |
| over 400 types of cheese that can be found? | | | | it has low fat (5 grams where 3 grams are |
| But when the word 'cheese' is mentioned and | | | | saturated fat), low carbohydrates (3 grams) and |
| someone would ask what types of cheese he | | | | is high in protein content (14 grams). |
| would be able to name, for sure, cottage cheese | | | | If you are aiming for a sculpted body that is full |
| will be one of them. | | | | of muscles and well toned, then cottage cheese is |
| Cottage cheese derived its name from 'cottages' | | | | the right food for you. Most people overlook the |
| where the cheeses are made, literally. It is | | | | low carbohydrate content of it. But looking at it, |
| prepared atop stoves homes found in the rural | | | | this low-carb food, which is high in protein, feeds |
| areas. People who originally manufactured the 'real | | | | the body of its needed nutrients during a strict |
| thing' let nature take its course by leaving the milk | | | | diet. |
| to coagulate and turn sour. | | | | It also has sodium (500 milligrams), 120 calories |
| It is a product of cheese curd but unlike most | | | | and 20 milligrams of cholesterol. These values are |
| cheese, which is dehydrated and has color, this | | | | computed against a 113-gram serving. |
| type retains its whey content because it is only | | | | Some very interesting trivia about cottage |
| drained, not pressed dry. Unlike its relatives, it | | | | cheese: |
| does not undergo aging (maturation process) and | | | | 1. President Nixon loved to eat it together with |
| it is also washed to give it its different taste - | | | | catsup or black pepper (or both). |
| sweet and mildly flavored. | | | | 2. To make 15 pounds of it, one needs to use |
| When it is hard pressed, the end products are | | | | 100 pounds of milk. |
| farmer cheese, hoop cheese, pot cheese or | | | | If one is bored with eating it alone, there are |
| Queso blanco (blanco meaning 'white'). In Sweden, | | | | several ways that it can be served. One good |
| cottage cheese is commonly called 'Keso'. | | | | way is to follow President Nixon's recipe, which is |
| A naturally manufactured cottage cheese is made | | | | to put a dash of pepper before plopping it into |
| from fresh milk, rennet and mesophilic starter | | | | your mouth. It can be eaten like a 'tapioca |
| culture (this would help grow 'good bacteria' which | | | | pudding' (just add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla flavor |
| is needed in giving it its flavor and aids in | | | | and a packet of artificial sweetener for every 1/2 |
| coagulation). It is very rare to find natural cottage | | | | cup of cottage cheese). |
| cheese nowadays. Commercialization of this | | | | Cottage cheese is best eaten with fruits such as |
| product has made it easier to make at a shorter | | | | blueberry, strawberry, peaches, banana or |
| period of time. | | | | pineapple. If one is concerned with the fructose |
| The commercially prepared version, however, are | | | | content, however, a flavored drink mix could be |
| made from curds that were prepared using skim | | | | used as a substitute for the fruits. |
| milk or other milk products that are low in fat. | | | | Speaking of 'yumminess', here are a few more of |
| This usually alters the original flavor. So if one | | | | those recipes that use cottage cheese. You could |
| were used to the commercial types that flood | | | | research these recipes online: |
| the supermarkets, then they would be astonished | | | | 1. Chocolate Mousse |
| to find out that these products have deviated | | | | 2. Lemon Cherry Cheesecake Pie |
| from the original 'tanginess' of the natural version. | | | | 3. Broccoli bread with Onion and Cottage Cheese |
| If one is curious in tasting the genuine cottage | | | | 4. Cheesy Mashed Potatoes |
| cheese, the closest one could get to the flavor is | | | | 5. All Day Macaroni and Cheese (Crockpot) |
| the manufactured product, which is low in fat, | | | | Cottage cheese is all good. When you're aiming |
| cultured and named Nancy's. The Springfield | | | | for good health, then this should be a part of your |
| Creamery over at Eugene, Ore, prepares this. | | | | diet. It's tasty and nutritious, so what is there to |
| What nutrients can one get from eating cottage | | | | lose? |