Easy Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl (Viral TikTok Recipe) (2024)

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How to use cottage cheese for weight loss? ›

You can cut calories and fat from your diet and promote healthy weight loss by substituting cottage cheese for other foods. Here are some suggestions: Add cottage cheese to your morning smoothie. Top cottage cheese with fresh berries, mango, or pineapple for a healthy snack.

What is in cottage cheese that burns fat? Cottage cheese itself does not burn fat. But it is high in protein, with 25 grams per one cup serving. Fat is burned through exercise and moving your body.

Aids in weight loss

Low in fat: Full-fat cottage cheese contains less fat than some other cheeses (4% fat versus 30% fat in cheddar), and its high protein makes it an excellent low-fat option. Provides calcium: Studies show that increasing calcium can help you lose weight when combined with a calorie-restricted diet.

Cottage cheese is high in protein and is an excellent source of calcium. Choosing a low-fat cottage cheese can reduce saturated fat intake when substituting it for other higher fat foods, such as cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise or ricotta cheese. It's also full of vitamins and minerals that support a healthy diet.

While cottage cheese is known for its high protein content, it also contains a relatively high amount of carbs and not that much fat, making it a less-than-ideal choice for keto. A ½-cup serving of cottage cheese contains 88 calories, 2.4 g of fat, 4.5 g of carbs, and 11.6 g of protein, per the USDA.

Each bowl contains 10 net carbs. For this recipe, I used 5 inch diameter, 10 once ramekins to bake the pizza bowls. You can switch out the sausage and mushrooms for other traditional pizza toppings. See the blog post for topping ideas, plus the added carbs from switching out the toppings.

Savory Cottage Cheese Toppings

Give cottage cheese a drizzle of your best olive oil, flaky sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Caprese: Dice fresh tomatoes and chop basil, drizzle with olive oil and balsamic reduction, and add a dash of salt and pepper to make a "caprese" cottage cheese salad.

Black pepper is great on cottage cheese.

Why does cottage cheese make my stomach feel better? ›

Since it is often fermented, (a process that helps remove the cheese curds from the liquid) cottage cheese may contain “good” bacteria called probiotics. Snodgrass says probiotics are “crucial” to good digestion.

The cheese's texture lends itself well to simple toppings, like a drizzle of olive oil, but textural pops like crunchy chips and juicy tomatoes work well as a fun change if you feel like you're stuck in a CC rut. Other mix-in ideas from our readers included crumbled bacon, Kalamata olives, and salsa.

One of the most common ways to eat cottage cheese is by topping it with fresh fruit, like strawberries, blueberries, or kiwi. Topped with salt and pepper. If you're a cottage cheese purist, a bit of salt and pepper is all you need to add a savory touch. Mixed with honey.

The hashtag #cottagecheese has already amassed over 252 million views — many showing TikTok creators sneaking the dairy product in several dishes to make for healthier treats. Think cottage cheese ice cream, toast, and more. Its main benefit? Cottage cheese is packed with protein.

If you're on a calorie deficit for weight loss, be sure to track your calorie intake from each 100-gram serving of cottage cheese on top of other foods you eat within the day. For example, a person limiting themselves to 1,500 calories per day may get their 200-300 calories from two to three servings of cottage cheese.

Low Calorie Content

The first reason why cottage cheese is particularly beneficial for weight loss is due to its low-calorie content. Cottage cheese contains an estimated 206 calories per cup, making it an appealing option for people trying to be mindful of their daily calorie intake.

A small study published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggested that eating 30 grams (about 2 tablespoons) of low-fat cottage cheese 30 minutes before bed, in addition to a balanced diet, may increase metabolism and promote fat loss.

Eating just two tablespoons of cottage cheese half an hour before bedtime could improve your health and provides a nutritious substitute to sugar-packed snacks.