Cottage Cheese Replacement

Diet and Nutrition
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Let me start by saying this: I really LOVE cottage cheese - tastes awesome and is very effective as an evening pre-bed snack when bulking
That said, the huge amounts of sodium in it give me the worst bloat possible…

I’m at a point where I have to eat at least 1 box of cottage cheese per evening for it to be effective. However, one box by itself satisfies 96% of my daily sodium need and if I eat 1 1/2 or 2 boxes it totally blows me up and makes me feel like a bloated balloon…

Can you guys think of anything that is just as effective/tasty as cottage cheese but does not have its crazy amount of sodium? Or is low-sodium cottage cheese out there (if yes, curse my grocer for not having it…)?
Thanks

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salt-free cottage cheese…in your grocer’s dairy case…right next to the regular cottage cheese…tastes like ass

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my grocer doesnt carry salt-free cottage chesse - I looked…damn
and double-damn if it really tastes bad
Could I replace the cottage cheese with a large casein protein shake & still get comparable results (I’d make sure that the shake has the same amount of calories)?

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Original/full fat Greek yogurt

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[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Original/full fat Greek yogurt[/quote]

you know , I’ve always wanted to try that . whats the difference between it and regular yogurt ?

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Casein protein, perhaps?

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[quote]marlboroman wrote:

[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
Original/full fat Greek yogurt[/quote]

you know , I’ve always wanted to try that . whats the difference between it and regular yogurt ?[/quote]

Supposed “super” fats and live cultures. Really helps with leaning out and has nice fresh taste

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[quote]throws56 wrote:
Casein protein, perhaps?[/quote]

I’d also have to second this if your overly worried about the sodium content which swiftly adds up.

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Are you sure it’s not the lactose?

Are you holding water or is your stomach actually distending after the cottage cheese?

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Ricotta Cheese

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thx for the suggestions guys.
I’ll try greek yoghurt & casein and see which one works better.

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[quote]MAF14 wrote:
Are you sure it’s not the lactose?

Are you holding water or is your stomach actually distending after the cottage cheese?[/quote]

I’m pretty sure its not the lactose. Im just holding a lot more water than usually (not just around my stomach but overall) and feel like a fat balloon… ^^
Good call tho - thx

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[quote]N85 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:
Are you sure it’s not the lactose?

Are you holding water or is your stomach actually distending after the cottage cheese?[/quote]

I’m pretty sure its not the lactose. Im just holding a lot more water than usually (not just around my stomach but overall) and feel like a fat balloon… ^^
Good call tho - thx[/quote]

Salt really shouldn’t make you hold ‘that’ much water. The body will regulate aldosterone very well and should keep you looking ‘normal’. Also, us who are very physically active need a lot more salt than what is recommended on nutrition labels.

The only reason I’m continuing w/ this statement is because mainly people can have a glass of milk w/ no noticeable reaction to lactose. But 2,3,4 glasses later may have them shitting/farting their brains out (me). Just keep an eye out for it and maybe pick up some lactase tabs if it continues.

Might not have that problem w/ greek yogurt though. Most of the carbs in GY aren’t lactose, IIRC.

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Here, Here, to crapping my life away after a few classes of milk…