Cottage Cheese

[finnlinn]

I just have a quick question about cottage cheese on rung 2. There are 3 versions, 4% fat, 2% fat and non fat. Is one better than another on Atkins? I'm thinking the full fat version but I don't know for sure. Thanks!

[ttdriver]

In maintenance, I eat the 2% without any problem.


Betty

[Evermind]

I just did the dairy rung. I chose the 4%, because that's what Knudsens is, and I love it.

[not2late]

For OWL, 4% is okay to use.

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by not2late

For OWL, 4% is okay to use.

Megs, does this mean that I should use other than full fat when in Maintenance? Is full fat OK to use in pre-Mantenance?

[not2late]

IT depends....Personally, I don't use the "low fat" "non-fat" crapola because they toss in alot of fillers and stabilizers to make up for the lower fat content. But others do because full fat products have more calories, so the less you can eat (portion wise) when you start watching calories in and calories out.

So it goes to how you want to do your Pre-Maintenance/Maintenance. For me, I'm happy eating "normal" portions because eating huge portion sizes is partly the reason for my starting weight. And I've gotten so used to eating the "normal" portion sizes that I don't think juggling calories or fat grams in order to have more of something is worth it in the long run...considering all the extra stuff they add to it to make it lower fat.

If I'm going to eat 4 ounce of cheese today, I just cut back on added fat during the day. For example, eating the cheese with fruit slices instead of eating the cheese and eating fruit slices with whipped heavy cream. The fat from the cheese can substitute for the fat from the cream.

[mitzimarie]

Sounds good! Thank you so much for your quick reply.

[sadie147]

I've never been a huge fan of the texture of cottage cheese, but discovered one called 'pressed dry cottage cheese' i can only find the low fat version, but it doesn't have any fillers in it and its very low carb (1.8 per 100g's) and very high in protein (20 g's per 100g's). It has the consistency of crumbled feta cheese, is a little tangy, and goes very good with yogurt. I ususally mix in 50g's with about a half cup of yogurt to up the protein in it. it's very filling.

Not sure what Brands if any you have in the US, but here it is Western Creamery..here is a link to the nutritional info on their site: http://www.westerncreamery.com/en/nutrition.html

[sillygirl]

You know, I always hated cottage cheese. Now that I'm trying to figure out how to maintain, I eat it frequently. I go for the 2%.

Mitzi, since you're not maintaining just yet, I'd go for the full fat until you're at goal then revisit the issue! And I agree, never eat the fat free - it's gross anyway.

Also Jen - you can take the juicer kind of cottage cheese and drain the excess liquid in some cheesecloth or paper towels for a little while. It's much better drier, IMHO.