Cottage cheese is a low calorie cheese with a mild flavor. Its popularity has grown in the last few decades, and it’s often recommended as part of a healthy diet.

Cottage cheese is not only high in protein but also essential nutrients. For these reasons, it’s widely used by athletes and in weight loss plans.

Cottage cheese is soft, white, and creamy. It’s considered a fresh cheese, so it does not undergo an aging or ripening process to develop flavor. As a result, it has a very mild flavor compared with aged cheeses. Cottage cheese is made from the curds of various levels of pasteurized cow’s milk, including nonfat, reduced fat, or regular milk. It’s also offered in different curd sizes, usually small, medium, or large. Moreover, it’s available in creamed, whipped, lactose-free, reduced sodium, or sodium-free varieties.

Making cottage cheese is a simple process. You can even make it at home. The process starts with curdling milk. This is done by adding an acidic substance, such as lime juice or vinegar, to warm milk. When the acidity of the milk increases, curds of casein protein separate from the whey, the liquid part of the milk. Once the curd has solidified, it’s cut into pieces and cooked until more moisture is released. It’s then washed to remove the acidity and drained to remove the moisture. The result is a sweeter curd that can be easily crumbled. Finally, ingredients can be added to flavor the finished product, including cream, salt, herbs, and spices.

Because sour cream is primarily a garnish, it isn’t typically eaten in the same volume as other dairy products like yogurt or milk.

Plus, since other dairy products are made with all milk components — not just the cream — they provide significantly more protein, carbs, vitamins, and minerals than regular sour cream.

Sour cream is made by fermenting cream from dairy milk with lactic acid bacteria. This rich, slightly tart condiment is often used as a topping for tacos and baked potatoes, or to thicken baked goods, sauces, and stews.

Sour cream contains many essential nutrients, but serving sizes tend to be small. Thus, it doesn’t usually offer significant amounts of any nutrient.

Because sour cream is primarily a garnish, it isn’t typically eaten in the same volume as other dairy products like yogurt or milk.

Plus, since other dairy products are made with all milk components — not just the cream — they provide significantly more protein, carbs, vitamins, and minerals than regular sour cream.

Here is a recipe you can have a try.

Ingredients

2 large eggs

1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Preparation

1.Beat eggs slightly. Add cottage cheese, sour cream, and salt.

2.Mix until blended; will not be smooth.

3.Gradually fold in flour.

4.Drop by 1/4 cupfuls well apart into hot oiled pan or onto non-stick griddle.

5.Cook until dry and brown around edges. Flip and brown other side.

Nutrients per serving

Calories 165

Protein 8 g

Carbohydrates 13 g

Fat 9

Cholesterol 123 mg

Sodium 150 mg

Potassium 111 m

Phosphorus 134 mg

Calcium 64 mg

Fiber 0.4 g