Buy This & Not That: Cottage Cheese

Whew! This list took a long time to put together. I put together a list of good, okay and bad cottage cheeses. I know a lot of healthy recipes call for cottage cheese, plus it can make a great healthy snack. To be sure you're getting the best out of 'healthy foods', you want to eat the ones that are best for you. You want to avoid harmful ingredients, artificial colorings and flavorings. We all know what kinds of foods we are suppose to eat, but no one tells us which brands to eat. So, I'm here to help!

I know I would like a list of the best foods for you, so I know I will be resorting to this list every so often. I plan to do this with other foods as well, but it's going to take time. If you have any certain foods you want me to cover, just let me know!


Good:
President's 1% Milk Fat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
President's 2% Milk Fat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Friendship Whipped Lowfat 1% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Friendship Lowfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Friendship All Natural Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)

Okay:
Wegmans 1% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains phosphoric acid)
ShopRite 1% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat)
ShopRite 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat)
Breakstone's Lowfat 2% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Breakstone's Liveactive Low Fat For Digestive Health Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium)
Breakstone's Liveactive Lowfat Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium)
Cabot Vermont Style No Fat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Knudsen 2% Milkfat Lowfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Knudsen Free Nonfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Knudsen On The Go! Lowfat Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium)
Friendship California Style Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat)
Friendship 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat)
America's Choice 1% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains phosphoric acid)
Axelrod 4% Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat)
Light N Lovely 1% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high sodium, contains artificial flavors)

Bad:
Wegmans 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat, contains phosphoric acid)
Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese (high in sodium)
Great Value Low Fat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains polysorbate 80)
Great Value Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat, contains polysorbate 80)
Land O Lakes 1% Low Fat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains polysorbate 80)
Land O Lakes Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat, contains polysorbate 80)
Cabot Vermont Vermont Style Cottage Cheese (high in saturated fat, high in sodium, contains polysorbate 80)
Breakstone's 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in saturated fat, high in sodium)
Breakstone's Fat Free Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains artifical color)
Breakstone's Liveactive Lowfat with Mixed Berries Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup, contains Red 40)
Breakstone's Liveactive Lowfat with Pineapple Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup, contains Yellow 5)
Breakstone's Cottage Doubles (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup)
Breakstone's 100 Calorie Cottage Cheese Doubles (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup)
Knudsen Cottage Doubles (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup)
Knudsen Liveactive Lowfat with Pineapple Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup, contains Yellow 5)
Knudsen Liveactive Lowfat with Mixes Berries Cottage Cheese (high sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup, contains Red 40)
Knudsen On The Go! Lowfat with Pineapple Cottage Cheese 4 pack (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup)
Friendship Lowfat 1% Milkfat Cottage Cheese with Apple Raisin (high in sodium, contains artificial flavors)
Friendship Nonfat Cottage Cheese with Peach (high in sodium, contains high fructose corn syrup, contains artificial colors)
Friendship Non Fat Cottage Cheese with Pineapple (high in sodium, contains artificial flavors)
America's Choice 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, high in saturated fat, contains phosphoric acid)
Axelrod Nonfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains artificial colors)
Dean's Cottage Cheeses (high in sodium, contains polysorbate 80, contains artifical flavoring)
Light N Lively Nonfat Cottage Cheese (high in sodium, contains artificial colors, contains artificial flovors)