Hey there, viewers.
I hope you’ve all been eating your cottage cheese!
It’s only the newest fad.
I’m kidding, it’s not that popular.
In fact, if you just mention that you eat
cottage cheese in a crowded room,
some people look at you with disgust.
But believe it or not, cottage cheese
has a ton of great health benefits.
Let’s explore.
Are they rich in protein?
Can it help your heart?
Wait, how fast can it make you lose weight?
You’ll be so pleased with these
cottage cheese benefits,
you’ll probably be eating it with an
ice cream scoop by the end of the video.
Let’s begin.
Weight Loss
Yes, cottage cheese can help you shed pounds.
If you’re looking to remove a couple
notches off your belt, cottage cheese
will help you eat less food.
If you’re like me, you probably overdo
it with the snacks.
The good news is, cottage cheese
makes you feel full for longer periods of time.
Let’s just unpack this for a second…
A single cup of cottage cheese
is around 230 calories.
How often do you eat something
that low in calories and actually feel full?
It’s sorcery!
Actually, it’s pure science.
The fullness you feel after cottage
cheese is mostly due to its high protein content.
But more on that in a second.
Certain types of cheese also
contain fatty acids that help
with the fat burning process.
Cottage cheese is often a go-to
food for people trying to get in shape.
Now don’t get me wrong,
this doesn’t mean you should sit
on the couch eating it out of the container.
That’s not a good look for anyone.
Cottage cheese mixes well
with other healthy foods.
These include sliced bananas, peaches and berries.
Studies have shown that a diet
consisting of more cottage cheese,
fruits, vegetables and grains can help
adults not only drop weight but maintain their weight loss.
Now before you go running to
the grocery store, just know one thing…
Cottage cheese is super-heavy on the salt.
That same cup I mentioned a second ago,
it contains around 40% of your
recommended daily sodium.
Not to mention around 11% of
your daily cholesterol.
Try your best to go slow on
the cup of cottage cheese.
Maybe eat it throughout the day.
Just try not to over consume.
What’s your favorite type of cheese?
Don’t forget to sound off in the
comment section and start a conversation
with our Bestie community.
Plenty of Protein
If there were awards given out
for protein density, cottage cheese would
deserve at least a ribbon.
On a good day, a serving of cottage cheese
can carry more protein than 2 whole eggs.
Think about that.
A single cup of cottage cheese holds
almost 30 grams of protein.
To put that into perspective,
adults are recommended around 46 to 56 grams per day.
This makes cottage cheese essential
on your journey to build more muscle.
Journey…
That makes it sound a little more
important than it actually is.
But hey, you need to take your workouts seriously.
When I started exercising,
a friend recommended that I get a
serving of cottage cheese each day.
When weight training, a good diet is essential.
Especially when it comes to protein.
You need it in order to gain muscle mass.
You mostly have casein to thank for that.
Casein is a type of protein that
makes up about 80% of cow’s milk.
It helps your body absorb amino
acids and increase your muscle building.
So if you’re looking to hit the
gym this summer, be sure to add some
cottage cheese to your meal plan.
I know first hand how helpful it is.
Stronger Bones and Teeth
Who knew that something as
random as cottage cheese could benefit your smile.
Like most dairy products,
cottage cheese is a terrific source of calcium.
That cup I mentioned before contains
about 11% of your daily recommended intake.
Tired of watching your pearly whites rot?
Cottage cheese will help you regain the
minerals in your teeth that you lost to junk food.
It also rebuilds your tooth enamel.
That’s that outer surface layer of your
teeth meant to protect you against decay.
Not only will this give you a better smile,
it will put a smile on your dentist’s face.
Well, maybe not since you won’t
be paying them as many visits.
As for your bones, both the phosphorus
and protein content in cottage cheese
works to strengthen them.
Not to mention all the calcium.
Remember when your grandfather used to say,
“Eat your food, kid.
Get those strong bones!”
No?
Well mine used to say that all the time.
I never took him seriously.
Now that I’m older, I realized he was
specifically talking about cottage cheese.
Consider it a “bone booster” of sorts.
If your doctor has recently told you
that your bones aren’t doing well,
cottage cheese is one of the ways
to get them back in shape.
Prevent Insulin Resistance
Talk about one shock after another.
When I look at cottage cheese,
protection against diabetes isn’t the
first thing that I picture.
As it turns out, cottage cheese
can reduce your body’s resistance to insulin.
This is again due to the calcium content.
Now I’m not going to explain
how diabetes works right now.
That's a rabbit hole I’ll save for another video.
But I can say that insulin resistance
will turn into type-2 diabetes if you’re not careful.
And the best way to save yourself is to eat healthier!
Research from 2002 showed that
dairy products in general can lower
your risk of insulin resistance.
So the next time you see a glass of milk and think,
“Meh, who needs it?”,
just remember that regular diary
consumption can save you from a
ton of health trouble down the road.
Anyone who suffers from diabetes will tell you.
Prevents Heart Disease
On top of diabetes, cottage cheese
can maintain the health of your ticker.
Did you know that in the United States alone,
someone dies from heart disease every 37 seconds?
1 in 4 American deaths is due to heart trouble.
At this point, anything that can reduce
your risk of heart disease needs to be considered.
It turns out that the magnesium in
cottage cheese lowers your blood sugar levels.
This improves the health of your heart
as well as your overall immune system.
The high protein in cottage cheese also
plays a role here.
It slows down the rate in which
sugar enters your bloodstream.
And remember when I told you about the salt?
Well the potassium in cottage
cheese helps to balance things out and
eliminate some of the effects of excess salt.
If your body experiences a regular
overload of sodium, your heart will
feel most of the pain.
Preventing sodium build up only
further reduces your risk of heart disease.
Another 10 points for cottage cheese!
Before we continue,
have you been switching your diet around?
That would explain your sudden interest in cottage cheese…
Check out another video we
recently did on the
benefits of Eating Tomatoes Every Day.
Now back to our list of 7 Benefits of Cottage Cheese.
Improves Digestion
Cottage cheese can certainly influence
the way your body digests food.
This is thanks to phosphorus,
which not only helps with digestion,
but your bowel movements.
I know…
It had to be said.
Hey, if the term
“bowel movement”
is too much, plug your ears for this next one.
Along with phosphorus,
your digestive system can also use the help of magnesium.
Magnesium acts as a sort of laxative.
If you’ve been feeling constipated,
a healthy amount of cottage cheese
can assist you in the bathroom.
That wasn’t so bad was it?
Luckily for your friends,
this isn’t the kind of laxative you use for a dirty prank.
But if you’re looking for a food
that will help your stomach,
cottage cheese can do the trick.
Folate
“Cottage cheese has a ton of complex B-Vitamins?
I don’t believe it!”
I’m kidding, B-vitamins are probably
not something you think about on the regular.
But in case they are, you need to know about folate.
Folate is needed to create
red and white blood cells in your bone marrow.
This is extremely important for women
during pregnancy, as it helps in the development of the fetus.
Folate also plays a part in the
development of babies and young children.
While the folate content found
in dairy is a lot lower than in veggies and cereal,
there’s still enough in cottage cheese
to meet your body’s needs.
Okay, now you can run to the grocery store.
Just make sure your bones are
strong enough to survive the trip.
Do you eat cottage cheese?
Would you consider it after watching this video?
Let us know in the comments below.
We would love to hear from you!