cottage cheese?

krist3ng

I bought cottage cheese at the grocery store the other day... I've never had it before but I've heard it's healthy and tasty. Is it supposed to be sweet, or savory? I was thinking of dipping carrots in it, but then I saw something about putting raisins and cinnamon in it?

How do you usually eat your cottage cheese? does it need anything added (salt, spices, sugar) or is it customarily enjoyed as is?

scott091501

Kind of a blank canvas really. I mix lots of things in depending on what I have laying around. Go to mix ins for me are yogurt, fresh fruit, or protein powder.

yesiamaduck

Pineapple and Cottage cheese is by far the best way to have it... it's a blank canvas really... just adds texture

Fat_Bottomed_Girl

I love it on some sort of cracker with just salt and pepper.

SweetNaughtyLips

I love cottage cheese with pepper!

erzsebet_1560

I love to eat it with Quaker sea salt and black pepper rice cakes. It's like chips and dip to me. I hate cottage cheese plain or with fruit added, but love it with the rice cakes.

kmeekhof

Sunflower seeds and pepper!

sullivann

I just stick a spoon in it and enjoy. :P

sporter5

I like it with salt and pepper but aslo is delish with green peppers and onions!

hnsaunde

I find cottage cheese pretty salty tasting, so I usually add something sweet to it, like cinnamon or honey.

jpeterburs88

I just stick a spoon in it and enjoy. :P

yes! but be careful, its pretty high in sodium.

LMHinson15

Cottage cheese and pepper is my favorite way too!

Also I like it with sunflower seeds mixed in.

It also works really well with sweet flavors, I think rich sweet flavors are best. Dark berries, dried cherries, etc.

But it's very good as a veggie dip as well (especially bell peppers!)

Leigh2778

Yummy, I love cottage cheese! I'm kind of a purist--I like it plain the best. lol Otherwise, for something sweet, I like canned peaches added to it.
I also like to put it on top of spaghetti sauce or chili-kind of a cool, creamy texture that adds to the tomato-y flavors.
But like others have said, it's kind of a blank canvas.

kimluke7

I dip my wheat thins in it. Delish!

danascot

I like fresh pineapple or strawberries with a small amount of strawberry yogurt mixed in. I prefer it with sweet fruit in it. Lots of protein in cottage cheese! I had some for lunch as a matter of fact!

pixiexxgirl

I put very LITTLE sea salt in and just eat it like that.
It's good with salad greens too!

TDGee

I prefer it plain or with peaches or pineapple. My daughter prefers hers with cheetos. Seriously. :frown:

mhotch

I like it with fresh diced tomatoes.

Destinie589

I eat it with black pepper and crushed red pepper. I like mine savory and obviously a little spicy :devil:

danascot

I just stick a spoon in it and enjoy. :P

yes! but be careful, its pretty high in sodium.

I had no idea. I need to look more closely at the label!

shanahan_09

Fresh cut up tomatoes with a dash of pepper, so good!!

jewelzgirl

I like to put celery, onion and cumin. Pretty tasty!!

hiker282

I generally either just eat it plain or mix some frozen blueberries, mango, or even dry cereal in with it. I've also put it on toast. It's really up to you to be creative and find what you like with it.

LuckyLeprechaun

I put 1/3 cup craisins in mine

JenSmith1104

5 ways: I add it to a mixed salad, eat it plain, add pepper, add strawberry jam, or pineapple.

melaniecheeks

Can be either sweet or savoury, a bit like natural yoghurt.

I like it piled onto rice cakes. It's good with slices of cucumber, a grind of black pepper, or studded with blueberries.

Leigh_b

I eat it plain or with avocado...

anasf139

I love chilli so i either put a few drops of tabasco or a chopped chilli! Usually have it with carrots, cucumber and peppers (capsicum). Had it on toast once too, that was pretty good!

laceyxlockdown

with peaches!!! so good! i cant really describe the taste but its yummy speacially with fruit dont use vegetables thats gross lol

TeaBea

Cottage cheese - yum. Lots of things you can do with it.

1. Cottage cheese Scramble - 1 egg, 1/4 cup egg whites, 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 chopped up turkey sausage link, 2 tbl skim milk. Whisk together and fry up like scambled eggs.

2. Mix cottage cheese w/ apple sauce and cinnamon & raisins

3. Mix cottage cheese with vegetable or onion soup mix and use as a dip with veggies or pita chips.

4. Mix cottage cheese with low fat sour cream, salsa, taco seasoning, or black beans and serve hot or cold as a mexican dip.

5. Whip cottage cheese with cocoa and splenda for chocolately mousse. Add a little PB2 (powdered peanut butter). Eat it cold or put it in the freezer for a little while until it gets a more ice creamy like consitency.

6. Protein pancakes ..... someone has a recipe (uses oats).... I'll have to look for it

hureksoy

I particularly like the Breakstone's 2% cottage cheese in the 4-pack. I pair mine with tinned, drained mandarin oranges. I've been eating that since I was a little girl, so it doesn't even seem like a "diet food" to me.

I'm a big fan of black pepper, and now I want to try it with that as well! Good suggestion everyone!