Pennyrile Approved: Cottage Cheese

With so much uncertainty going on these days with how food is prepared, along with a lack of trust for food distributors, combined with so much advice on what to eat or not to eat, society is longing for a voice of truth to rally above the noise.  We here at Pennyrile like to eat and we like to give advice.  So we'll start a new food series with a tribute to one of the must underrated delicacies known to humanity.  

Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product that is not aged or colored.  It can be eaten by itself or with fruit, on toast, in salads, or part of other recipes as lasagna or desserts.  My preference for cottage cheese is by itself in the small curd variety, but I have nothing against the large curd style.  According to Wikipedia, cottage cheese "is a favorite food among bodybuilders for its high content of casein protein while being relatively low in fat."  So delicious and healthy.

For those of you who enjoy milk and cheese, you will find cottage cheese to be the perfect mix of the two in terms of taste and texture.  Some mornings, I enjoy cottage cheese with a glass of orange juice for my breakfast.  On occasion, I'll sneak in a snack of cottage cheese about an hour before dinner.  I've even been known to wake up in the middle of the night and slurp some cottage cheese!  (OK, that last sentence isn't true).

If you haven't had cottage cheese recently, give it another chance.  Let the curds and whey soothe your appetite.  Throw in some fruit to spice it up.  Share it with a friend.  Tell your neighbors about it.  Cottage cheese is officially.....Pennyrile Approved.