Protein is considered a great natural diet weight loss strategy.
If you are dieting and watching your weight, you’ve probably already heard the gurus extol the benefits of eating protein. Unfortunately, one of the foods they push the most is low-fat cottage cheese. Sites like Blogilates push you to add it to everything and even make ½ cup of it a bedtime snack. Seriously?
Cottage Cheese for Natural Diet Weight Loss
The cruel and hard truth is that cottage cheese is loaded with casein. This protein takes forever to digest, leaving you full a long, long time. That is amazing news for natural diet weight loss! If you eat cottage cheese made from 1% milk, you’ll only consume 80 calories in ½ cup. That is assuming you can actually eat cottage cheese. As if anyone can actually eat cottage cheese.
The Cottage Cheese Conundrum
Drama Llama rejects your cottage cheese!
The worst thing about cottage cheese is eating it. So many articles, blogs, and studies say that cottage cheese is the Holy Grail of protein. The problem is actually getting the stuff in your mouth, chewing, and then attempting to swallow. It isn’t pretty.
I’ve tried to eat plain cottage cheese. Really I tried! Each time I managed to close my eyes and get a spoonful in my mouth, what my taste buds recognize is a huge Nope Sandwich. There was not going to be any chewing, because my mouth wasn’t participating. My mother says a lady never spits, well I never said I was a lady. Nope and Spit! While cottage cheese might be good for natural diet weight loss, this stuff will never work if you can’t eat it.
The Cottage Cheese Solution
If anything, I am determined. So, I set about finding ways to trick my mouth into eating cottage cheese. The trick I discovered is making cottage cheese into something else with another consistency.
Cheese Dip. Why didn’t I think of this before? Put your cottage cheese in the chopper or food processor and take it for a whirl with some herbs. Voila, you have a high protein dip for veggies that no longer looks or tastes like cottage cheese. I’ve served this at get-togethers and no one was the wiser!
Smoothie Protein. If you are into smoothies the way I am, you can run ½ cup of cottage cheese and a small amount of water in the blender or Vitamix instead of using yogurt in your morning smoothie. But trust me, do this first before adding your other ingredients or Nope-A-Saurus Rex will swoop in and ruin the texture of your smoothie.
Cottage Cheese Dressing. This one also requires the use of your food processor. Load up your cottage cheese, herbs, and either water or fat free milk. Take it for a whirl until you get the consistency you want. It’s a stretch, but I have made a pretty tasty ranch dressing by doing this with parsley, dill, and garlic. Just add a little vinegar for tang.
Ricotta Substitute. After taking a whirl in the food processor, I can substitute cottage cheese for ricotta cheese. This is a great substitution for eggplant rollatini, spinach ravioli, and other dishes that depend on the creamy texture of ricotta, but with a fraction of the fat!
No One Said It’s Easy!
Losing weight and keeping it off is hard. That’s why you need all the help you can get. Herbal Nitro is your partner in living an amazing life, naturally. Natural diet weight loss supplements like Allura Trim and natural energy boosters like Fuel for the Body can help you reach and maintain your weight goals. If other diet and weight loss supplements have let you down, give us a try. If you’ve got a great tip for choking down cottage cheese or any other trick you use, let us know. Let’s live an amazing life – together!
Low carb, low fat, vegan, vegetarian, Atkins, the list of diets goes on and on and on. If you are trying to lose weight or just maintain a healthy weight, protein is a key element in your diet. There are also some natural diet supplements that can help and some that can harm.
Proteins are strings of amino acids. These pearls are essential to every part of our body. If you are trying to lose weight, you should know that protein is a dieter’s friend because it is digested slowly. You should also know that you need to be careful if you take a natural diet supplement for weight loss. Some can cause real problems.
Let’s look at protein first.
Slow to Digest – Slow to Hunger
The longer it takes your body to digest food, the longer those hunger pains stay away. Even if you are taking a natural diet supplement like Allura Trim to suppress your appetite and rev your metabolism, you still benefit from eating foods that digest slowly. You don’t want to be thinking about lunch 30 minutes after breakfast!
Vegetable Protein for Weight Loss
When you think protein, most people think about meat. But there are other great sources of protein. If you skip meat to reduce fat intake or you just don’t want to eat animals, there are other great plant sources of protein. Here’s a few that pack a punch.
Sprouts. Sprouted beans, peas or lentils provide an incredible amount of protein and carry very few calories as baggage. Only ½ cup (35 grams) has a little over 4 ½ grams of protein. Each gram of protein only carries about 9 calories. That’s an amazing protein to calorie ratio.
Legumes. Beans and legumes are the king of the veggie world when it comes to protein. One cup of beans can pack anywhere from 36 grams of protein in a cup of roasted soybeans to 12 1/5 grams of protein in a cup of humble green beans. Of course those stat’s are for plain beans, not beans swimming in butter or broth. But you can add beans to any salad or sandwich and get a protein boost to help you coast to the next meal.
Mushrooms. This humble fungus doesn’t get much attention as a protein source, but it’s no slouch. 3.9 grams of protein in 1 cup of mushrooms. 1 gram of mushroom protein only has 7.2 calories.
Dairy Protein for Weight Loss
If you aren’t adverse to animal products, dairy is a great source of protein. Of course dairy has drawbacks if you have a problem with lactose, but these days there are many lactose-free problems available.
Yogurt. People are going crazy for yogurt. The current darling is Greek-style yogurt. It has less whey, so you get more protein per ounce. Whether you go with traditional style or Greek-style, read the labels carefully. Yogurt can hide calories and sugar and additives. Plain yogurt should have one or two ingredients at the most (milk and live cultures). Opt for low fat over full fat. You get the same protein benefits with fewer calories.
Cottage Cheese. Cottage cheese made with 1% milk only has 80 calories in one cup and 24 grams of protein. That’s more protein than Greek yogurt, but you have to figure out how to eat it. Stay tuned for more information about this.
Ricotta Cheese. This is another overlooked cheese. There are 28 grams of protein in 1 cup of ricotta from skim milk. Like cottage cheese, ricotta cheese doesn’t lend itself to being eaten alone. Be careful not to pack on sodium and calories when you add flavoring.
While these proteins are great for weight loss, they are AMAZING for any well-balanced diet. Successful weight loss requires a balance of diet and exercise. If you need help, consider a safe natural herbal supplements.
Picking Natural Diet Supplements for Weight Loss
There are hundreds of natural diet supplements for weight loss on the market. Read labels and pick carefully. Some of these concoctions are nothing more than caffeine.
Allura Trim products have ingredients that help control your appetite, increase energy and promote thermogenesis (fat burning).
Got a favorite protein? Leave a comment!
Where are you on your resolution to lose weight? Is it time for a gut check – literally?
Losing Weight is Hard. If losing weight weren’t difficult, we would all walk around looking like the models on the cover of the latest issue of Cosmopolitan. Instead, we give up the foods we enjoy. When we give in to the inevitable cravings, we beat ourselves up and eat our emotions for dessert. Then we feel really guilty and kill ourselves at the gym. If we just do 30 more minutes on the treadmill or 15 minutes on the cross-trainer we think it will be OK.
It doesn’t have to be that way. It’s just crazy. It has to stop!
The Truth About Exercise
Here’s the truth about exercise and losing weight. Exercise is very important. You must use more calories than you consume. But, you will never…ever…ever…exercise your way out of a bad diet.
Exercise is important, but more important is what you are putting in your body. You’ve got to get the right balance of protein and carbs. You’ve got to absorb nutrients properly. You’ve got to have balance. According to research published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, “Adherence to the diet plan is the critical factor for weight loss, weight maintenance, and health benefits.”
So I’ll say it again, you can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet.
Natural Appetite Suppressants and Energy Boosters
If you find it hard to stick to a healthy diet and get bowled over by cravings you may need a little help. Don’t turn to fiber fillers that can leave you feeling bloated and gassy.
Nutraceuticals like Allura Trim can help you lose weight, gain energy and feel better naturally. Nutraceuticals harness the power of nature. Instead of toxic chemicals, they include natural ingredients like African mango seed extract and Veldt Grape to help you manage your weight. Extracts from the Green Coffee Bean give you a boost of energy to keep going. It’s AMAZING how much better you feel about your life when you feel better about yourself. Herbal weight loss supplements can be a powerful tool in your arsenal in the war on fat.
Cheese Dip. Why didn’t I think of this before? Put your cottage cheese in the chopper or food processor and take it for a whirl with some herbs. Voila, you have a high protein dip for veggies that no longer looks or tastes like cottage cheese. I’ve served this at get-togethers and no one was the wiser!
Smoothie Protein. If you are into smoothies the way I am, you can run ½ cup of cottage cheese and a small amount of water in the blender or Vitamix instead of using yogurt in your morning smoothie. But trust me, do this first before adding your other ingredients or Nope-A-Saurus Rex will swoop in and ruin the texture of your smoothie.
Cottage Cheese Dressing. This one also requires the use of your food processor. Load up your cottage cheese, herbs, and either water or fat free milk. Take it for a whirl until you get the consistency you want. It’s a stretch, but I have made a pretty tasty ranch dressing by doing this with parsley, dill, and garlic. Just add a little vinegar for tang.
Ricotta Substitute. After taking a whirl in the food processor, I can substitute cottage cheese for ricotta cheese. This is a great substitution for eggplant rollatini, spinach ravioli, and other dishes that depend on the creamy texture of ricotta, but with a fraction of the fat!
When you think protein, most people think about meat. But there are other great sources of protein. If you skip meat to reduce fat intake or you just don’t want to eat animals, there are other great plant sources of protein. Here’s a few that pack a punch.
Sprouts. Sprouted beans, peas or lentils provide an incredible amount of protein and carry very few calories as baggage. Only ½ cup (35 grams) has a little over 4 ½ grams of protein. Each gram of protein only carries about 9 calories. That’s an amazing protein to calorie ratio.
Legumes. Beans and legumes are the king of the veggie world when it comes to protein. One cup of beans 
can pack anywhere from 36 grams of protein in a cup of roasted soybeans to 12 1/5 grams of protein in a cup of humble green beans. Of course those stat’s are for plain beans, not beans swimming in butter or broth. But you can add beans to any salad or sandwich and get a protein boost to help you coast to the next meal.
Mushrooms. This humble fungus doesn’t get much attention as a protein source, but it’s no slouch. 3.9 grams of protein in 1 cup of mushrooms. 1 gram of mushroom protein only has 7.2 calories.
has drawbacks if you have a problem with lactose, but these days there are many lactose-free problems available.
Yogurt. People are going crazy for yogurt. The current darling is Greek-style yogurt. It has less whey, so you get more protein per ounce. Whether you go with traditional style or Greek-style, read the labels carefully. Yogurt can hide calories and sugar and additives. Plain yogurt should have one or two ingredients at the most (milk and live cultures). Opt for low fat over full fat. You get the same protein benefits with fewer calories.
Cottage Cheese. Cottage cheese made with 1% milk only has 80 calories in one cup and 24 grams of protein. That’s more protein than Greek yogurt, but you have to figure out how to eat it. Stay tuned for more information about this.
Ricotta Cheese. This is another overlooked cheese. There are 28 grams of protein in 1 cup of ricotta from skim milk. Like cottage cheese, ricotta cheese doesn’t lend itself to being eaten alone. Be careful not to pack on sodium and calories when you add flavoring.
While these proteins are great for weight loss, they are 
