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