Packed with protein, an easy, healthy, low-sugar cottage cheese breakfast or dessert. Cottage cheese is made by adding an acid (vinegar or probiotic culture) to milk. This separates the solids (curds) from the liquid (whey). Curds are then cut into smaller pieces. A ½-cup serving of 2% fat cottage cheese (not low-sodium) contains approximately: 85 calories 4 grams carbohydrates (as the natural milk sugar lactose, and 0 grams added sugars) 11 grams protein 2.5 grams total fat