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Cottage cheese is one of my favorite snacks because it’s loaded with nutrients like calcium, casein protein, and essential B vitamins. It’s also convenient to eat on the go. But some of the healthiest brands of plain cottage cheese are sorely lacking in flavor, and simply taste bland.

The brand of cottage cheese I buy—Daisy cottage cheese—has only three ingredients: cultured skim milk, cream, and salt. I usually add an extra ingredient or two to boost its flavor and make it taste better.

Many other cottage cheese brands—especially the flavored cottage cheese brands—are loaded with sugar, corn starch, natural flavors, and other ingredients that cause oxidative stress, and that can lead to weakened immunity, inflammation, and cancer.

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The microwave was my mom’s favorite go-to kitchen appliance when we were growing up. We used it several times a day to heat up stuff like frozen burritos, leftovers, canned veggies, and water for tea.

I always felt a sense of dread in my belly when using the microwave, because nothing that came out of it ever tasted good. I’ve never understood how people can devour leftover pizza after heating it in the microwave, which turns it into soft, floppy goo. Why would you want that?

It wasn’t until years later as an adult that I finally learned about how terrible microwaves are for your food and nutrition.