Cholesterol in Cottage Cheese?

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How much cholesterol are you eating per day? Many authorities recommend keeping your intake under 300 milligrams per day. I don’t think your cottage cheese is anything to worry about. — Phil M.

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5mg is not so much. About half of all foods in the US Department of Agriculture food database have more than 5mg! http://www.foodfileonline.com/search?f=cholestrl+%3E%3D+5 I probably don’t get enough protein for my resistance and cardio regimen, but I try to keep a conscious effort to take in as much as possible. I usually get my protein via soy-based proteins, beans, and cottage cheese. What are other sources (other than whey powder, etc.) for protein besides meat and cheese?

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I consume about a pound of cottage cheese a week –that works out to able half a cup a day for the workday (I don’t eat it on weekends). I usually buy Trader Joe’s brand of organic fat free cottage cheese, since it tends to taste "milkier" than others I’ve tried. Today I just noticed the cholesterol content in this version of cottage cheese –5mg– and I’m wondering if I should be concerned about this. I know five milligrams is rather negligible, but keep in mind that I do eat quite a bit of cottage cheese throughout the year. I don’t eat any red meat and only very rarely do I eat pork. I do enjoy seafood of all kinds (my favourite things in the world are scallops, shrimp, and lobster, not to mention fish!) and enjoy the occasional chicken. I know cholesterol is found mostly in animal-based products and I try to stay away whenever I can. I probably don’t get enough protein for my resistance and cardio regimen, but I try to keep a conscious effort to take in as much as possible. I usually get my protein via soy-based proteins, beans, and cottage cheese. What are other sources (other than whey powder, etc.) for protein besides meat and cheese? HS.

I wouldn’t worry much about the cholesterol in the cottage cheese as much as the sodium, however I don’t know the sodium content of the TJ brand you mentioned. If you’re eating soy-based protein like meat replacements and tofu along with beans and dairy you are probably getting enough protein each day. You might want to try logging some days in Fitday to see. A recent study said that protein is more likely to help you feel satiated than either fat or carbohydrate. Of course the study only has a 44% chance of being valid. — the volleyballchick

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I consume about a pound of cottage cheese a week –that works out to able half a cup a day for the workday (I don’t eat it on weekends). I usually buy Trader Joe’s brand of organic fat free cottage cheese, since it tends to taste "milkier" than others I’ve tried. Today I just noticed the cholesterol content in this version of cottage cheese –5mg– and I’m wondering if I should be concerned about this. I know five milligrams is rather negligible, but keep in mind that I do eat quite a bit of cottage cheese throughout the year. I don’t eat any red meat and only very rarely do I eat pork. I do enjoy seafood of all kinds (my favourite things in the world are scallops, shrimp, and lobster, not to mention fish!) and enjoy the occasional chicken. I know cholesterol is found mostly in animal-based products and I try to stay away whenever I can. I probably don’t get enough protein for my resistance and cardio regimen, but I try to keep a conscious effort to take in as much as possible. I usually get my protein via soy-based proteins, beans, and cottage cheese. What are other sources (other than whey powder, etc.) for protein besides meat and cheese? HS.

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I probably don’t get enough protein for my resistance and cardio regimen, but I try to keep a conscious effort to take in as much as possible. I usually get my protein via soy-based proteins, beans, and cottage cheese. What are other sources (other than whey powder, etc.) for protein besides meat and cheese?

nuts and seeds. buckwheat and some grains. example: make a higher-protein, low sugar granola. or make oatmeal and add almonds or sunflower seeds. something that i really enjoy is mixing sunflower seeds and a little jam with cottage cheese and then putting it on toast. make sure that you are pairing your beans with a whole grain or your protein is not complete. i’m trying to cut back on my meat as well (driving by a slaughterhouse out west + the price of organic meat will do that) and i get my protein mostly through cottage cheese, nuts, legumes and other dairy products. i eat very little soy-based protein because i really don’t like it much for taste and i’ve read that all the processing creates an poorer product. i only eat tofu in traditional dishes (like miso soup, mm), or tempeh (fermented soy) sometimes. sometimes i think our (i.e. the daily person’s) need for protein is a little overexaggerated, especially with the low-carb craze thing. 1g per kg should be sufficient unless you’re working to build muscle. some people need more because of medical issues but for a ‘regular’ person it should be easy to get the amount of protein needed. i try to go at least 15g per meal and then space out another 15g through snacks, resulting in 60-80g per day.

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Moreover, with typical poor diets that include French fries, these puny quantities should not be accounted for. If one wants to cut down cholesterol altogether, giving up cheese is probably not something that needs will power. I moved from cheese to mayonnaise some years back. I don’t eat any red meat and only very rarely do I eat pork. I do enjoy seafood of all kinds (my favourite things in the world are scallops, shrimp, and lobster, not to mention fish!) and enjoy the occasional chicken. I know cholesterol is found mostly in animal-based products and I try to stay away whenever I can. There is quite a bit of cholesterol in shrimp and lobster. 3 oz of shtimp contain 166 mg of cholesterol. That would be an equivalent of 33 portions of cottage cheese. http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s037y.html

I assume that most people eat shrimp at a small dosages and on rare occasions. Making the exception and eating luxurious seafoods doesn’t compare to an unhealthy daily/regular diet. I probably don’t get enough protein for my resistance and cardio regimen, but I try to keep a conscious effort to take in as much as possible. I usually get my protein via soy-based proteins, beans, and cottage cheese. What are other sources (other than whey powder, etc.) for protein besides meat and cheese?

I eat a good deal of tuna, which is _relatively_ low in terms of saturated fat and malignant cholesterol. Tuna is very rich in protein too. I have been on this dietary regimen for several years and my most recent blood test showed the benefits. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – peanuts are one example that you could try. You may visit one of those popular heart attack risk calculators. You may find out that your heart attack risk is negligible because you are young and very slim. (IIRC) Human bodies produce several times more cholesterol than we’d normally eat in food. There is no good proof that eating cholesterol actually increases risk of heart disease. Heart attack victims who were put on a low fat diet, did not reduce their mortality and died of second heart attacks just as often. (I can provide references). Even if you wanted to stay under the guideline of 300 mg of cholesterol per day, you could eat large quantities of that cottage cheese with 5 mg of cholesterol per serving. You are worried about issues of little relevance to your health.

The coronary veins will clog up, as far as I know, if your bloodstream contains, over the period of many years, too much cholesterol that the liver (IIRC) cannot process. The younger and healthier you are, the more productive the liver will be, or so I assume… Roy PS – i, You’re here as well?!?! Longevity is sure important to those among us who sit in front of the monitor all day… — Roy S. Schestowitz http://Schestowitz.com

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I am not one of those people who are afraid of and fear cholesterol, but 5 mg is indeed such a negligible amount that it is not even worth thinking about. National guildelines suggest to eat under 300 mg of cholesterol per day. I don’t eat any red meat and only very rarely do I eat pork. I do enjoy seafood of all kinds (my favourite things in the world are scallops, shrimp, and lobster, not to mention fish!) and enjoy the occasional chicken. I know cholesterol is found mostly in animal-based products and I try to stay away whenever I can.

There is quite a bit of cholesterol in shrimp and lobster. 3 oz of shtimp contain 166 mg of cholesterol. That would be an equivalent of 33 portions of cottage cheese. http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s037y.html I probably don’t get enough protein for my resistance and cardio regimen, but I try to keep a conscious effort to take in as much as possible. I usually get my protein via soy-based proteins, beans, and cottage cheese. What are other sources (other than whey powder, etc.) for protein besides meat and cheese?

peanuts are one example that you could try. You may visit one of those popular heart attack risk calculators. You may find out that your heart attack risk is negligible because you are young and very slim. (IIRC) Human bodies produce several times more cholesterol than we’d normally eat in food. There is no good proof that eating cholesterol actually increases risk of heart disease. Heart attack victims who were put on a low fat diet, did not reduce their mortality and died of second heart attacks just as often. (I can provide references). Even if you wanted to stay under the guideline of 300 mg of cholesterol per day, you could eat large quantities of that cottage cheese with 5 mg of cholesterol per serving. You are worried about issues of little relevance to your health. i

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