You've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd... You've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd be right to realize that those diagrams don't look all that much like the real thing.ou've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd be right to realize that those diagrams don't look all that much like the real thing.
Besides being higher in calcium than cottage cheese, ricotta cheese is also lower in sodium, with 123 milligrams per 1/2 cup compared with 420 milligrams in a serving of cottage cheese. Use ricotta cheese as a substitute for cottage cheese in lasagna or spinach pie.
COTTAGE CHEESE. A 4-ounce serving of cottage cheese contains about 13 grams of protein, and non-fat options are available. Made of casein and whey protein, the dairy product provides long lasting muscle-repairing benefits. Spread cottage cheese on a wrap or pizza, stir a scoop into scrambled egg, or add it to salsa.