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Article #185: Why Cottage Cheese Is The Healthy Cheese

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






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