How healthy is cottage cheese?

[Lukeee]

I find it best to not worry about all that. I eat what I want and when I want it.

I don't have loads of muscles, but my fat doesn't knock people over when I turn around. Best of all I enjoy my food

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

 

[sheep]

Oops, I thought this was about uncut vs cut

 

[KaraBulut]

Is it very healthy to eat? Is there any catch or something bad with eating too much? It has a lot of protien and no fat.

If you don't have an issue with lactose or sodium, it's fine.

Like all cheeses, it is high in protein and low in carbohydrates.

If the taste is too bland, add a little Romano or Parmesan to it for flavor.

Any sugar makes you fat, unless it comes naturally in fruits

Sugar is sugar. Your body can't distinguish the calories in one from any other. And they all cause insulin release in the end. And insulin is a major player in fat creation/consumption.

Oops, I thought this was about uncut vs cut

It can be if you wish. I can't speak to the sodium and protein content of smegma... you'll have to research that on your own.

 

[chillyboi]

it's got a decent amount of fiber i read

 

[Alistair]

You will usually get your required daily fat even when trying to avoid it all together.

I stopped eating peanut butter, fast food (except subway) and fried food.

I wouldn't stop eating peanut butter completely, but I would switch to a natural peanut butter that's free of hydrogenated oil and trans fats. PB is a good source of protein and monounsaturated fat that is essential for a healthy heart. I eat fat free cottage cheese with some grapes and peanuts, it makes a healthy balanced meal.

 

[BINOWGAYLATER]

sugar is CARBS -- sugar is BAD carbs the sugar in cottage cheese is negligible -- it takes 16grams of sugar to equal a teaspoon? if you're not diabetic - bah!!


cottage cheese (in moderation) is good yogurt IS def better. natural greek yogurt -THE BEST -

peanut butter will kill you - depending on whom you ask --

PEANUTS contain aflitoxins which cooking does not destroy - huge cancer causing properties -
many mothers would shoot you on sight if you come near their child with a jar of peanut butter these days.

fuck it - just eat a hot dog or 3 and go ???? wtf????

 

[Rex]

Your body needs fat to burn fat and make muscle. "Fat Free" isn't actually very good for you.

The "Fat Free" fads of the 90s gave us "Snackwells" which were "fat free cookies" that were so full of sugar and sodium that they were much worse than having a plain old cookie.

But they sold well. Which made food makers make their own "90% Fat Free" products that were low in fat, high in sugar and sodium and other crap. Remember McDonald's "McLean Burger?" They lead to obesity. Most diet foods do.

You're much better than to just do what everyone knows is best... Eat sensibly. ORganic foods, smaller portions more often, avoid sugar and high-sodium or high-fat foods. Eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup and any kind of Trans Fat.

The sugar content of fat free cottage cheese was only slightly higher than regular, full flavor cheese. I'm not sure about the sodium levels though but most body builders and athletes stick to fat free or healthy versions of foods from what I've heard.

Well, in the 1990's(and probably long before that), Americans were brainwashed and told by misinformed people like Susan Powter that fat made them fat and encouraged to eat excessive amounts of refined carbohydrates. If fat made a person fat, I wouldn't be able to use whole milk in my cereal and wear XS shirts. Too many calories, refined carbs/sugar(and probably gluten) make people fat.

I have a high metabolism probably just like you do, so I can pretty much eat whatever I want and not worry about gaining weight, but it will catch up with you when you get older and even though I stay slim I still get belly fat which is why I'm trying to eat healthier.

I really hope you didn't stop eating peanut butter because of the fat. There are healthy brands. If you're not careful, you will get so thin that you'll have to wear chapstick for deodorant.

I got that peanut butter tip from stormwrestling.com under his workout theory section.

 

[KaraBulut]

...most body builders and athletes stick to fat free or healthy versions of foods from what I've heard.

The idea with bodybuilders and fitness people is to shift more calories from simple sugars to protein.

A lot of people are still obsessed with the concept that fat is bad for you or that fat in the diet becomes fat on the body- something that research has proven to be incorrect.

The important thing to know about fat is that it packs a lot of calories in a very small amount of space.

Where a gram of protein is 4 kcals, a gram of fat is 9 kcals- over twice as many calories.

I really hope you didn't stop eating peanut butter because of the fat. There are healthy brands. If you're not careful, you will get so thin that you'll have to wear chapstick for deodorant.

I got that peanut butter tip from stormwrestling.com under his workout theory section.

A snack treat is fine. It's all a matter of what you're replacing in this process.

Given the choice of french fries, a fried apple pie, ice cream or peanut butter, peanut butter is going to be a better choice because it is more nutritionally balanced with a lot of protein.

Where people tend to get into trouble with peanut butter is quanitity and what they put with it. It's pretty hard to eat the stuff by itself, so it ends up in a sandwich or as PB&J.

And a tablespoon of the stuff is plenty- a tablespoon of peanut butter has 100 kcals and about 8-9 grams of fat.

For those who don't like peanuts, there's also almond butter and cashew butter that you can get at most health food stores or places like Whole Foods.

 

[Beanstalk]

If you add some hemp seed oil or flax seed oil to your cottage cheese, it is a cure for cancer. (search "Budwig protocol")

 

[Bicuriousaussie]

Id rather eat and enjoy "fatty foods" and meet my nutritional reqs than have to stuff myself with "pure foods". you can eat cottage cheese and egg whites all you like but at the end of the day your going to have to get your calories up somehow and it most likely wont be healthy/tasty.

 

[Joshua_me]

Fat is NOT the enemy. Not in terms of weight loss, anyway.

The enemy is sugar, simple carbs (all the 'white' starches... white pastas, white breads, white potatoes, etc.) and most especially high fructose corn syrups.

Eliminate (or try to) all of those things from your diet and watch the pounds melt off without doing any extra exercise.

I lost 52 pounds eating butter and mayo and red meat and bacon and all that good stuff most every day. And my cholesterol and triglycerides went *down*.

It works if you stick to it, and cottage cheese is fine. Go with the normal fat content. Every time fat is removed, salt and sugar are added and you're much better off with the fat content.

 

[Fire]

Cottage cheese is healthy but I've heard there's something in it that that makes it harder to bulk up.

 

[boxerdudeuk]

Sugar is fat.

uh, no it completely isn't.

 

[lostnfound]

There's so much misinformation here.

Cottage cheese is good for you, given you select the right kind. I buy organic, low-fat cottage cheese. Like what a few have already said, cottage cheese is pretty high in protein (like most dairy products). However, what makes cottage cheese effective is the kind of protein it contains, which is casein. Casein is a slow-digesting protein that your body absorbs in a longer period of time, compared to regular protein in meats, eggs, etc. Cottage cheese is particularly effective when eaten at night, since it's still supplying your muscles while you're asleep. I actually have about 0.5-1 cup before bed. I always eat cottage cheese when I'm building muscle and especially when I'm trying to lose fat--this is because during fat loss, a little bit of muscle mass is also lost, so eating good proteins at the right proportion helps minimize this.

 

[sheep]

Fat is NOT the enemy. Not in terms of weight loss, anyway.

The enemy is sugar, simple carbs (all the 'white' starches... white pastas, white breads, white potatoes, etc.) and most especially high fructose corn syrups.

Eliminate (or try to) all of those things from your diet and watch the pounds melt off without doing any extra exercise.

I lost 52 pounds eating butter and mayo and red meat and bacon and all that good stuff most every day. And my cholesterol and triglycerides went *down*.

It works if you stick to it, and cottage cheese is fine. Go with the normal fat content. Every time fat is removed, salt and sugar are added and you're much better off with the fat content.

You sir have the winning entry. I call all that stuff *white death*
It's based on the Atkins diet and if you understand it and follow it you will do just fine. It's important to not mix and match diets otherwise you'll be as big as a house.

 

[sheep]

Sugar is fat.

Only with a 1920 X 1200 monitor.

Don't worry guys. it's a closed joke.

 

[wizardo]

"Sugar is fat."

No, sugar is not fat. Sugar is carbohydrate. Fattening perhaps, but not fat.