Low Sodium Cottage Cheese?
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Voices: slaphappy155, Capt KiRkLeS, lizanneh, foomachi, shiftynj, susannyny, and enielsen
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Mar 3, 2009 10:41pm
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Is there even one on the market. I LOVE cottage cheese but I can’t bring myself to consume over 30% of my daily intake of sodium on half a cup of it. But so far – no one seems to have a low sodium version. |
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Mar 4, 2009 10:06am
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Friendship brand is the only brand that I have seen with a No Salt added variety. It is tough to take down so add some sweetener or some jam and you are good to go! |
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Mar 4, 2009 10:16am
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I love friendship brand. I never eat mine plain though. I usually add a cup of cut up fruit, some walnuts, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Friendship is only really found on the east coast, but you could talk to your grocery and see if they’d order it in for you. |
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Mar 5, 2009 10:28pm
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Thanks for the tip – I’ve not seen that brand around but next time I’m cross border I have a look. I don’t mind adding my own salt to taste – just find the amount in CC by default is crazy. |
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Mar 6, 2009 6:52am
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Many times, the amount of sodium in increased because of sodium-based chemicals. If you can’t find a salt-free variety, at least eat one whose ingredients are: Milk, Salt, Vitamin A (and nothing else!). |
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Mar 6, 2009 7:55am
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From the packages I’ve seen here – all have sodium levels between 490 and 570 per half cup. I try to keep my sodium intake to under 1500 so this is a crazy amount of sodium to consume in one sitting. CC is a rarity for me unless I can find a brand that is at least 50% reduced in sodium. I find it funny that there is organic everything – except organic cottage cheese. And there’s reduced salt everything – except cottage cheese. I guess there’s just been no market demand for it. I’ve only been able to find dry cottage cheese – but that stuff tastes awful unless you’re baking with it – and even then I don’t think the sodium content was any less. |
| Aug 11, 2010 2:59pm |
I hear Lucerne has a no-salt added cottage cheese. I’m going to look for it next time I’m at the market. |
| Aug 12, 2010 8:46pm |
I didn’t find Lucerne, but I did find Alpenrose Dry Curd. It’s dry, just curds, no liquid, but also no added salt. I found its pretty good with a little milk added for mixture. 1/2 cup has 15mg of sodium. I found this at Puget Consumer’s Coop which is a local grocery chain in NW US, but if you haven’t looked at stores that focus on local and organic foods, that’s a good place to check. |
| Mar 16, 2011 10:11am |
I just noticed too how insanely high my sodium intake is as I am tracking food, despite never adding any while cooking or eating. Cottage cheese is a big part of it (also tomato sauce and cold cuts). Wondering if this has helped keep extra inches around my waist as it doesn’t seem like I am overeating at all. |
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Mar 16, 2011 12:17pm
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@shiftynj, I have a medical condition which has forced me to follow a low sodium diet (~ 1000 mg/day). As someone who has to read every label of anything I consume, I can tell you … most pre-packaged food items (be it canned, jarred, or frozen) are chock full of sodium. On a positive note, there are more and more low-sodium products becoming available every day. I posted some options a while back on my blog – http://catapultfitness.blogspot.com/2009/09/sha… Cottage cheese is tricky. Most cheese is relatively high in sodium. Cold cuts are a big no-no. Even low-sodium alternatives tend to be high in salt. Ultimately, if you’re taking in too much sodium you will retain fluids. Is this what’s keeping extra inches around your waist? That depends on how much weight you have to lose. If you’re looking to cut the last 5 – 10 lbs, you definitely want to try to keep your sodium intake to < 2000 mg/day. But if you have more weight to lose, don’t make salt the fall-guy. |
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Mar 16, 2011 1:00pm
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I used to love Dean’s Dry Curd Cottage Cheese—no sodium (well, 10 mg), no fat, no carbs, 10 g protein and 50 calories per 1/4 cup serving. Unfortunately it was discontinued this past fall. :-( |
