Cottage Cheese help!!!

[margo49]

Have you tried Quark? Smooth and bland.
You can also make a "cheese" by taking youghurt and draining it of some of the whey (water). Line a colander with cheesecloth and let it drip , adding some salt to the result. (It's called Labaney in Arabic). Of course this increases the fat % accordingly.

Cottage is such a weird thing. The curd (lumps) are 0% fat and the creamy sauce-y stuff is a mixture of sour cream fat-adjusted for the number on the label.There are various schools of thought on the ratio of curd to medium but it is all a matter of personal taste.

[ex-cheese-maker and long-time vego (25 years+) speaking.]

I think people eat too much protein anyway. A friend used to quote some old FDA study which had the average (American) person eating 5X more protein than nutritionally necessary and the average vego 2X.

[RedCanny]

My Dad used to eat cottage cheese with catsup. I've never been able to do that, but I do like cottage cheese. I love it on Triscuit crackers.

I'm curious - what % fat cottage cheese did you buy? I usually go with 1% or 2%; the skim version is just a bit too dry for me.

[freelivez2]

My Dad used to eat cottage cheese with catsup. I've never been able to do that, but I do like cottage cheese. I love it on Triscuit crackers.

I'm curious - what % fat cottage cheese did you buy? I usually go with 1% or 2%; the skim version is just a bit too dry for me.

I bought some Organic Nancy's brand, I think. That may be my problem? Idk, I'm a memeber at a co-op! so I try organic stuff alot over the other brands. I know it is not skim

[freelivez2]

Have you tried Quark? Smooth and bland.
You can also make a "cheese" by taking youghurt and draining it of some of the whey (water). Line a colander with cheesecloth and let it drip , adding some salt to the result. (It's called Labaney in Arabic). Of course this increases the fat % accordingly.

Cottage is such a weird thing. The curd (lumps) are 0% fat and the creamy sauce-y stuff is a mixture of sour cream fat-adjusted for the number on the label.There are various schools of thought on the ratio of curd to medium but it is all a matter of personal taste.

[ex-cheese-maker and long-time vego (25 years+) speaking.]

I think people eat too much protein anyway. A friend used to quote some old FDA study which had the average (American) person eating 5X more protein than nutritionally necessary and the average vego 2X.

what are you considering too much protein? does vego = vegetarian octo?

[margo49]

what are you considering too much protein? does vego = vegetarian octo?

I dunno - it was something she (my gf) had read and we never forgot it.

I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian. I eat very simple food, as whole and unprocessed as possible and prepared at home just before eating (No microwave or little frozen food apart from corn and broccoli).We make 6/7 of our own bread (buy challah on Friday), and yog and the cheese I mentioned.

(I do also eat chocolate and some ice cream, drink gin and wine(s), and "use" nutmeg)

Very cute baby, Limewave

[doc]

I dunno - it was something she (my gf) had read and we never forgot it.

I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian. I eat very simple food, as whole and unprocessed as possible and prepared at home just before eating (No microwave or little frozen food apart from corn and broccoli).We make 6/7 of our own bread (buy challah on Friday), and yog and the cheese I mentioned.

(I do also eat chocolate and some ice cream, drink gin and wine(s), and "use" nutmeg)

Very cute baby, Limewave

Funny. We eat store bought bread except friday when I make challah! I have a good honey whole wheat recipe if you're interested.