cottage cheese
noun
: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk
called also Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase
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Viral recipes caused real-world sales spikes—feta cheese shortages in 2021 and a 166% increase in cottage cheese sales are prime examples.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Mashed potatoes Replace some or all of the cream or butter in your spuds with Greek yogurt or cottage cheese, suggests Sarah Bond, a food scientist, nutritionist, and recipe developer in Denver.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, too.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
One cup of low-fat cottage cheese has about 28 g of protein.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Mashed potatoes Replace some or all of the cream or butter in your spuds with Greek yogurt or cottage cheese, suggests Sarah Bond, a food scientist, nutritionist, and recipe developer in Denver.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, too.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
One cup of low-fat cottage cheese has about 28 g of protein.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Cottage cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20cheese. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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