Its rich, creamy and so easy!
Recipe photo: Ali Redmond.
Cottage cheese has made a major comeback in the past year.
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But this isnt your grandmas cottage cheese.
This is hard for people when they are used to carbohydrate-based breakfasts like oatmeal.
Cottage cheese takes just seconds to spread on toast.
And it all comes down to its protein composition.
Dairy contains two types of protein, whey and casein, explains Puttuck.
This creamy spread also providesvitamin B12, a crucial nutrient for energy production, brain health and nerve function.
If you like the taste of regular cottage cheese, thats fine.
Just keep an eye on other fats in your meal, she says.
Of course, you might have heard that cottage cheese is high insodium.
And with 660 to 900 milligrams per cup, it is.
Theres even no-sodium-added cottage cheese, which contains a mere 30 milligrams per cup.
Its not only our No.
1 high-protein upgrade for your morning toast.
Cottage cheese also delivers a well-rounded nutritional boost to start your day.
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