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Kids and Cottage Cheese
Make mix-ins. Serve cottage cheese alongside some of your child's favorite mix-ins, like chopped pineapple, granola, or salsa. Use as a pasta sauce: Mix into your child's favorite noodle shape with a little butter and salt. Make your own with this simple recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/quick-cottage-cheese-recipe/index.html
Reccomended Portion Sizes
Adult: 11⁄2 oz | Kids 9-12: 11⁄8 oz | Kids 5-8: 3⁄4 oz
In Season:
Winter Spring Summer Fall
Types Of:
Cottage cheese is available mostly as "sweet curd," made with rennet enzymes. Harder to find is the more tangy natural cottage cheese, made with the milk leftover from butter making. Cottage cheese can be made from whole, low fat, or nonfat milk and can be standard or organic. You can get cottage cheese in three standard curd sizes: large, medium, and small.
Fun Facts:
Cottage cheese received its name because it was made in small country houses called cottages.
How To Buy:
Cottage cheese is highly perishable, so choose containers with the latest expiration date available. Store cottage cheese in the refrigerator for up to a month after purchase.
