ricotta cheese??

[low_trigger]

can you sub ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese? cottage cheese is too watery and doesnt taste that good?

[abbot138]

yeah, different types of protein tho. Cottage cheese is mainly casein protein, ricotta is mainly whey.

[abbot138]

LOL! So after reading my post, I have to change my answer to no, bc one is whey and one is casein (slow vs. fast digesting protein).

[StoneGRMI]

Depends on your overall purpose of the protein at that particular time. Are you eating it before bed? After a workout? Also, ritcotta is loaded with fat, are you wanting a lot of fat in the meal?

So...no, you can't substitute it. Look at the difference:

Cottage Cheese (lowfat)

Total Fat 2.31g 4%
Saturated Fat 1.46g 7%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0701g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.658g
Cholesterol 9.94mg 3%
Sodium 917.56mg 38%
Potassium 193.23mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 6.15g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 28g 56%

Ricotta Cheese:
Total Fat 25.69g 40%
Saturated Fat 16.26g 81%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.793g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.31g
Cholesterol 100.12mg 33%
Sodium 256.82mg 11%
Potassium 282.41mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 10.06g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 27.86g 56%

[abbot138]

I was assuming he was talking about the fat-free version of both.

[warvictim]

Hello all: I think there is fat-free ricota cheese, but it's so hard to find it. I will google it to see where they sell it


warvictim

Depends on your overall purpose of the protein at that particular time. Are you eating it before bed? After a workout? Also, ritcotta is loaded with fat, are you wanting a lot of fat in the meal?

So...no, you can't substitute it. Look at the difference:

Cottage Cheese (lowfat)

Total Fat 2.31g 4%
Saturated Fat 1.46g 7%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0701g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.658g
Cholesterol 9.94mg 3%
Sodium 917.56mg 38%
Potassium 193.23mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 6.15g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 28g 56%

Ricotta Cheese:
Total Fat 25.69g 40%
Saturated Fat 16.26g 81%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.793g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.31g
Cholesterol 100.12mg 33%
Sodium 256.82mg 11%
Potassium 282.41mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 10.06g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 27.86g 56%

[BWhitaker]

Our local grocery stores in KC carry low fat riccota.

[abbot138]

Theyve got fat-free out here in South Jersey, its good stuff. I mix it up with some lean ground beef and chopped broc.

[warvictim]

I don't think Ricota is a good cheese for bodybuilders, how about fat-free philadelphia cream cheese?

warvictim

can you sub ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese? cottage cheese is too watery and doesnt taste that good?