To ensure normal functioning, a person needs a healthy diet. However, with the development of mankind, there are more and more problems with the consumption of food. The lack of a variety of trace elements and vitamins in the body leads to various diseases, in addition, general disturbances of the state are observed. People lose their ability to work, get tired faster. A special role in the diet is played by curd products.
It is difficult to say with certainty when the curd was invented. Perhaps it appeared when sour milk was left unattended, and whey flowed out of it, and turned out to be cottage cheese.
One thing is certain for sure that the curd mass entered the human diet when the cows and goats were already tame. This wonderful product can be prepared in various ways. The ancestors of man cooked cottage cheese in a cooled oven, putting yogurt there, then it was called sour cheese. After a few hours, the mass was removed from the oven, placed in a bag of tissue, through which excess serum was filtered out. After that, the resulting product was placed under a press.
Cottage cheese was also prepared using the so-called dry method. The resulting product could be stored for a long time in the cellar, taken with you on the road, while not worrying about its safety. For this, the previously made cottage cheese was re-placed in the oven and put back under the press. The resulting curd mass was valued much more than fresh, but quickly deteriorating cottage cheese.
In general, curd products are universal food products. They can be eaten in a sweet form, salty, in combination with sour cream, berries, sugar, wine and honey. Cottage cheese is the main component in the manufacture of pancakes, cheesecakes, casseroles. It can be used both as a dietary dish and as nutritious food.
Curd: good
Products from cottage cheese are universal in their nutritional value. Of all dairy products, they contain the largest number of proteins that are easily digested. When decaying, useful amino acids are obtained such as methionine, tryptophan, choline, which are actively consumed by the body.
Due to the fact that the curd is an easily digestible product, it is recommended to give it to both kids and the elderly, who have various digestive disorders. Cottage cheese is included in the list of essential products that restore the body after surgery and disease. It can be used even for violations in the work of the gastric and intestinal tract, expressed in a chronic form. It does not increase acidity and does not irritate the surface of the stomach.
Curd mass: calorie content
The usefulness of the product lies in the low fat content. You can eat it without worrying about causing damage to the figure, while it helps to gain muscle mass. However, it should be borne in mind that glazed curds, sweet curd products are not so useful. They may contain preservatives, and their calorie content is much higher than ordinary cottage cheese due to the presence of cream, sugar and chocolate.
In addition to a high content of calcium and amino acids, the curd mass includes vitamins of groups B, A, E, P, as well as salts of magnesium, copper, iron, sodium, etc. These compounds allow better absorption of the product. Cottage cheese is especially useful for nursing mothers and pregnant women. And infants have been given it since six months. In children's cottage cheese contains a minimum amount of fat.
Cheese days should be arranged more often. Since the curd mass is necessary to ensure the normal functioning of all organs, and especially bone tissue. Cottage cheese has a positive effect on blood vessels and heart function, the nervous system and the formation of red blood cells.