It may look ugly, but cottage cheese is definitely delicious. Cottage cheese is a curd type of cheese (which is why it looks a little gross), that can be used for cooking, baking, or eaten on its own.
With a mild flavour, most recipes like to use cottage cheese as a topping or as an alternative to other types of cheese. About 100 grams of cottage cheese has 98 calories, 11 grams of protein and eight per cent of your daily intake of calcium. And besides using cottage cheese to make fun food plates for your kids, fat-free cottage cheese makes a good option for people watching their weight.
However, because of its high sodium and saturated fat content, it may be a good idea to have a variety of cheeses and save cottage cheese for those special nights to indulge.
And in case you missed it, last week we packed blueberries.
Here's what you need to buy this week, while the other necessary ingredients (like pepper, salt and oils) are likely already in your kitchen.
- Rolled oats
- Banana
- Baking powder
- Eggs
- Cottage cheese
- Almond milk
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Green onions
- Olives
- Ground beef
- Italian sausage
- Lasagna noodle
- Marinara sauce
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Avocado
- Whole grain bread
- Icing sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Flour
- Mandarin
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate cookies
Pack It: Cottage Cheese
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