Can I eat quark all day!?

distinctlybeautiful
distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
Ok, not all day but 2-3 times a day (around 200 grams each time)?

Here's the thing. Cottage cheese has been a huge staple of mine, but 200 grams puts me at 1600mg of sodium. There's no medical necessity, but I want to try reducing my sodium for a bit. I'm also looking at possibly reducing sugar a bit, so I'm thinking about quark in the morning instead of my usual cottage cheese and at night instead of my usual ice cream - and I already eat it regularly at lunch.

I'm a creature of habit, and that combined with using different add-ins means boredom isn't an issue. I don't have any sensitivity to dairy. It's just that three times a day seems like a lot. So what's y'all's take on it?

Thanks!

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  • marm1962
    marm1962 Posts: 950 Member
    I had to look that one up...lol. As long as it fits into your calorie and health goals I can't imagine it would bother anything. Some people report constipation with too much cheese, but others are okay with it.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Yeah I probably should have just said greek yogurt.. Thanks though!
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Ugh, I can't stand Quark.... tastes so nasty.

    Other than that, I think 3x a day is a bit excessive. I'd do 2x a day max, but that's a personal preference. I think I'd miss ice cream too much.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    Ugh, I can't stand Quark.... tastes so nasty.

    Other than that, I think 3x a day is a bit excessive. I'd do 2x a day max, but that's a personal preference. I think I'd miss ice cream too much.

    It's not excessive if it fits into her calorie/macros for the day.
  • demorelli
    demorelli Posts: 508 Member
    Well, 3 servings of dairy a day is usually what doctors recommend anyway so it shouldn't be a problem to have them all from the same source as long as your digestive system reacts well to it
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    You have to have the gluons too or it won't be any good.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    Low sodium cottage cheese is available in some stores. I found it at Safeway. Medical need for me.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    I love cottage cheese, and yes, most brands have a boatload of sodium. They do make some with less though, but it's going to be hard to find. Maybe in a large chain superstore market. http://www.friendshipdairies.com/our-products/cottage-cheese/lowfat-no-salt-cottage-cheese Now if I could just find this stuff for sale near me. ;(
  • comptonelizabeth
    comptonelizabeth Posts: 1,701 Member
    No,because it's disgusting! (Of course you can)
  • marm1962
    marm1962 Posts: 950 Member
    distinctlybeautiful wrote: »
    Yeah I probably should have just said greek yogurt.. Thanks though!

    a bit thicker than greek yogurt from what I read
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    MeganAM89 wrote: »
    Hahaha omg

    This is all that I thought of and I was like, "...I don't think you'd want to...?"

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    But in all seriousness, I agree with the above.


    My thoughts went the same way. What the hell is wrong with me :'(

    OP Quark can be very versatile, I have added sweetener spread it on a digestive topped with fruit and had a mini cheesecake.

    However as long as you are not bored then I don't see any harm in eating it 3 times a day.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    edited January 2017
    Spliner1969 wrote: »
    I love cottage cheese, and yes, most brands have a boatload of sodium. They do make some with less though, but it's going to be hard to find. Maybe in a large chain superstore market. http://www.friendshipdairies.com/our-products/cottage-cheese/lowfat-no-salt-cottage-cheese Now if I could just find this stuff for sale near me. ;(

    Do you have a Safeway? Many carry the no added salt Lucerne.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Thanks y'all :)

    I'm in a very rural part of Germany on a very small military base, so my options are hugely limited.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I once bought Quark instead of cottage cheese because of the sodium in CC. And it was horrible and tasted nothing like cottage cheese. I know in the US they have flavoured Quark, not sure about Germany tho.
    I still use quark to make cheesecake instead of philly (German parents), but i just can't eat it on it's own :(
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    @Christine_72 yeah, it's definitely not like cottage cheese! It's more like greek yogurt but thicker and creamier.. I just eat the plain kind and add things to it.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    distinctlybeautiful wrote: »
    @Christine_72 yeah, it's definitely not like cottage cheese! It's more like greek yogurt but thicker and creamier.. I just eat the plain kind and add things to it.

    The one I buy is more like cream cheese.... I'm not sure I'd want to eat it that often, but hey, if you like it why not?
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