Cottage cheese with sour cream: properties and nutritional value

Sour milk products are an indispensable component of a healthy diet.However, the use of cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream and granulated sugar raises controversial questions about the benefits for people actively trying to lose weight. The answer to the question whether this dessert can be made less nutritious and whether it is dietary can be found in this article.

In order to get an answer to the question of whether this dish is a dietary one, it will be necessary to calculate the caloric value of all the ingredients. First we need to know the energy value of each product per 100 g. Let's start with cottage cheese. It is of several types, each of which differs in the percentage of fat content. The most high-calorie is homemade cottage cheese (often called rustic). It is very nutritious due to its 40% fat content. Translating into calories, his energy value of cottage cheese varies from 260 to 290 kilocalories. Pretty impressive figure for 100 grams of product.

In turn, the cottage cheese that supermarkets offer us is also divided into several categories:

• ordinary store cheese - 18% fat, respectively, 236 kilocalories per 100 grams;
• bold cottage cheese with sugar - 9% fat, or 159 kilocalories;
• light cottage cheese - 5% fat, 121 calories;
• light cottage cheese - 1% fat, 79 kilocalories;
• low-fat cottage cheese, which in essence is dietary - 71 kilocalories.

We turn to sour cream. As in the case of cottage cheese, calorie sour cream will vary depending on the percentage of fat content of the product. As a rule, calorie sour cream ranges from 100 to 380 kilocalories. By dietary products can be safely attributed to 10% sour cream - only 115 calories. 15% sour cream contains 158 kilocalories. 20% sour cream contains 206 kilocalories. Those who save the body are advised not to eat home-made sour cream, because it has 294 kilocalories.

One teaspoon of granulated sugar contains about 30 kilocalories. Tablespoon - 95 calories, while 100 grams of granulated sugar contains 339 calories - more than 100 grams of homemade sour cream.

Having determined the energy value of each ingredient, you can make calculations. So, for the total amount of dessert (cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream) we will take a hundred grams. Each of the ingredients is taken in equal proportions, with the exception of granulated sugar - one teaspoon.

Below are two options for counting - diet and the most caloric:

• dessert, entirely made from home-made products and with the addition of granulated sugar - 307 kilocalories;
• low-fat cottage cheese with the addition of 10% sour cream - 122 kilocalories.

Relying on the result obtained, we can conclude that this dessert cannot be attributed to dietary products.

For those people who actively struggle with obesity, the use of curd-smetannoy mass is acceptable, but with some recommendations. First of all, give preference to products with low fat or with a minimum percentage of fat. And replace the granulated sugar with honey. Calories obtained from the latter, perfectly assimilated by the body, not turning into extra pounds.

By itself, cottage cheese is already a useful and nutritious product. But thanks to its astringent texture, it is almost never used without any auxiliary ingredient, for example, sour cream. The usefulness of this dessert is largely due to the beneficial qualities that each of the components has. For example, cottage cheese is a rich source of almost all vitamins and minerals vital for the human body. Calcium and vitamins of group B are more abundant in the composition.Also maintained an optimal balance of fats and proteins.

The combination of sour cream, cottage cheese and granulated sugar is a favorite delicacy of athletes and people whose work is associated with heavy physical exertion. The use of this dessert does not cause a feeling of heaviness in the abdomen, muscle fibers are strengthened, growth is activated and bones are strengthened, and the efficiency of brain activity increases. In this regard, curd-cream mass is recommended as an additive to increase muscle mass.

This delicacy has a positive effect on the developing organism of the baby. It is incredibly tasty, easily digested and conducive to strengthening the immune system of children. The presence of valuable amino acids in the composition makes the assimilation of milk protein much easier than that contained in meat. In this regard, this dish is often added by doctors to the diet of children, pregnant women, the elderly and patients undergoing rehabilitation after an illness. As mentioned earlier, cottage cheese with sour cream is perfectly absorbed by the body, but the most important thing is that the dish does not increase the acidity in the stomach and does not irritate the vascular walls.

Few people know, but with age, the body's ability to absorb vitamins and trace elements decreases. This is due to the lack of an enzyme produced by the intestines. In this regard, a significant number of people use dairy products may be accompanied by flatulence, bloating, diarrhea, and heaviness in the stomach. The uniqueness of the curd-sour cream mass is that the ingredients contain the same milk protein, but fermented. This means that the intestines will be loaded much less than when digesting other dairy products.

Its deficiency leads to brittle bones. Most of the diseases, the cause of which lies in the problems of the musculoskeletal system, is a lack of calcium in the body. Cottage cheese is a unique product, as it contains in its composition the highest concentration of this vitamin among all other foods.

Sour cream, in turn, is rich in useful intestinal beneficial lactic acid bacteria. Their presence has a positive effect on the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract. Doctors explain that the intestine contains a significant amount of bacteria. The final product of a metabolism for 10% consists of microflora. Consequently, the pathological condition associated with heaviness in the abdomen depends on changes in the number of the most beneficial bacteria. Their reduction leads to the fact that the intestines can not cope with their work, and the person begins to experience discomfort.

According to many nutritionists, there was no significant harm from the use of curd-sour cream with sugar, only if there was any acute intolerance to one of the ingredients. Harm indirectly can bring you a manufacturer of dairy products. Before you buy cheese, it is strongly recommended to clarify its shelf life.

Studies by the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences have shown that cottage cheese is the best medium among other dairy products for the reproduction of various harmful bacteria. Buying home-made cottage cheese in the markets takes the risk. After all, you do not have accurate information about the conditions under which the products were manufactured. But most importantly - you can not know for sure the date of manufacture, and this is the most important factor in the quality of fermented milk products.

Overly frequent addition to the diet of low-fat cottage cheese can affect the condition of the skin, hair and nails.

If you are not afraid of the calorie content of curd and sour mass, then below are a few recommendations on the use of this dish. However, it should immediately be noted that the use of cottage cheese in the form of fried cheesecakes with sour cream is not the most dietary option. The best solution would be to add a handful of shredded fruits, dried fruits and nuts to the dessert. Instead of sugar, give preference to honey.

Also note the following product combinations.

• Low-fat cottage cheese with 10% sour cream. The latter can be replaced by natural yogurt without dyes and flavors.
• Cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream and sliced ​​fresh fruit - apples, oranges, pears or grapes.
• If you have a double boiler, you can make diet dumplings. To do this, you will need low-fat cottage cheese, sour cream with a small percentage of fat and unleavened dough. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and cut the circles, pressing down with the top of the cup or cup. In each circle, place a handful of curd and wrap. Dip the dumplings in the steamer for 15-20 minutes. Serve at the table, richly tucked in a dish of sour cream.

• If you resist the specific viscous texture of the curd, there is one way to make this product more palatable. To start, steam the dried fruits. Hold a couple of minutes over the steam of dried apricots, raisins or prunes. Put steamed dried fruits and nuts in a blender, add the required amount of low-fat cottage cheese and sour cream with a small percentage of fat. If desired, sour cream is acceptable to replace the natural yogurt. To enhance the taste add sugar or honey. Then mix the contents for a few minutes. As a result, you will get a not very thick curd-fruit drink, which by texture will be much more pleasant to the taste.
• From cottage cheese and sour cream you can make not only a tasty and sweet dessert, but also a healthy paste. For its preparation you will need low-fat cottage cheese, 3-4 cloves of garlic and a few grams of greens. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed using a blender. Pasta is ready. Most often it is used with bread. For people watching the figure, it is recommended to give preference to unleavened rye bread.

We should also mention the combination of cream and curd mass with other products. You can use this dish with all vegetables, especially cabbage, cucumbers, beans and peas, peppers, onions and carrots, pumpkin and zucchini. No worse than cottage cheese with sour cream combined with all sorts of fruits - apples, pears, melons and so on. However, there are products that are incompatible with cottage cheese and sour cream. Their combined consumption is not conducive to the adequate assimilation of beneficial vitamins and minerals, one of which is calcium. In this regard, there is a "food" conflict, not giving the body to get all the benefits of food. These include foods that contain large amounts of fat, coffee drinks, including chicory, milk and bitter chocolate, all types of alcohol.

How to make cottage cheese with sour cream at home, see in the video.