Once relegated to the dark little corner of outdated health foods, cottage cheese is now fully back in the spotlight.<\/p>\n
It’s naturally packed with filling protein and can be topped with your favorite sweet or savory ingredients. Cottage cheese is also a culinary chameleon that can be a replacement for higher-calorie cheeses and spreads, or you can mix it into scrambled eggs<\/a> to boost the protein even more.<\/p>\n Cottage cheese is, indeed, a very healthy food<\/a>. But does that mean it’s OK to eat cottage cheese every single day?<\/p>\n Is it Healthy to Eat Cottage Cheese Every Day?<\/p>\n The benefits of eating cottage cheese are similar to those of eating high-protein yogurts<\/a>, says Natalie Rizzo, a registered dietitian and TODAY nutrition editor. <\/p>\n “It’s high in protein, high in calcium<\/a> and has some probiotics<\/a>,” she explains. But that doesn’t mean all cottage cheese is equally good for you. <\/p>\n As with yogurt, some varieties of cottage cheese will be a little higher in protein than others. And flavored cottage cheeses typically have added sugar, which should be kept to a minimum, Rizzo says \u2014\u00a0ideally less than 6 grams a serving, TODAY.com previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n There is one major difference between cottage cheese and healthy yogurts, like Greek yogurt and skyr, Rizzo explains, and that’s the sodium content<\/a> in cottage cheese.<\/p>\n “That’s the one thing you have to watch for,” she says.<\/p>\n For most people, it will still be fine to eat cottage cheese every day. “But if you have high blood pressure, that’s really when you have to worry about sodium,” Rizzo says. “And then maybe cottage cheese is not for you.”<\/p>\n That doesn’t mean you can never eat cottage cheese, but it does mean that you need to be a little more mindful of how often you’re eating it and what else you’re having during the day.<\/p>\n If You Want to Eat Cottage Cheese Daily…<\/p>\n For most people, cottage cheese is a healthy food that you can eat as often as every day. But there are still come considerations to keep in mind.<\/p>\n Keep an Eye on Sodium <\/p>\n Unlike Greek yogurt, cottage cheese contains sodium. <\/p>\n