I have a savoury tooth, rather than sweet, and often enjoy a slice of wholemeal bread (preferably organic) topped with crumbly cottage cheese (to keep the calories down). At least, it always used to be crumbly, but now it looks more like stodgy looking porridge.
I’ve just opened a pot and was forced to scoop out several large spoonfuls of milk from the top before I could get to the cheese, and that was after stirring it for several seconds. The pot was then half empty – or full, if you are an optimist. And if I had taken the trouble to weigh it, I would have discovered it had nothing like the 250grams of lean protein it was supposed to contain. The pot had obviously been topped up with milk to make it weigh more, meaning consumers ended up with less food for their money. It was not very satisfying, it is so much more enjoyable when the texture is firm and not fluid.
There was no mention on the packaging about how much milk it contained. I thought this might have been required as it is one of the major ingredients. As someone who avidly reads labels in supermarkets, I believe this information should be included so I know whether my pot of cottage cheese contains 50% of cheese or 80%.
Also, while I am on this subject, good luck to my MEP Robert Sturdy and his colleagues who are campaigning for improved food labelling in the EU which would require the country of origin to be clearly stated; for example, the chicken in a sandwich which could have come from Thailand. You can read about it here.
Let’s hope my yoghurt is more enjoyable!
Yes, we too have the same issues here in the USA, Ellee. Purchase a box of cereal and then when you get home, you are shocked to see how much air is trapped in the plastic lining containing the cereal. In my way of thinking, this is quite intentional on the part of the food companies.
There’s one called Langage Farm that is how it used to be – I agree the others are horrible and runny. But most packaging nowadays consists of air. Ever bought multivitamins and found a few paltry capsules in the bottom of a large jar?
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Supermarkets do need to be more forthcoming with info.
The Italians are complaining that some mozzarella contains cow’s milk
Interesting. I buy the lowfat variety so it is always a bit mushier. I’ll have to see if the same thing is happening here.
I have noticed that over the years cottage cheese has become more runny. I stopped buying it because I don’t enjoy it any more.
With you completely on this, Ellee.