5. Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese is low-fat, calorie-containing cheese.
It contains calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, riboflavin (vitamin B2), and other minerals.
Protein makes up 69 percent of the calories. One cup (226 grams) of 1 percent fat low fat cottage cheese has 28 grams of protein and 163 calories.
Other cheeses that are high in protein
Parmesan cheese (38% calories), Swiss cheese (30% calories), mozzarella (29% calories), and cheddar (26 percent ).