Eating cottage cheese...?

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  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    is there a reason why you need to put stuff in it? i just eat it plain. yummy! i eat lactaid cottage cheese can't remember how much whatever is listed as the serving size that's what i eat with a spoon.
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    I eat it with chopped tomatoes and cumin.
  • ladyrider55
    ladyrider55 Posts: 316 Member
    A nice little dessert is 1 teaspoon of your favorite jelly/jam added to 1/2 cup cottage cheese, oh my gosh it's wonderful!! Another trick I found is if you drain and rinse off cottage cheese it's almost like cheese curds and can be used in veggie lasagna, jus sayin...:smile:
  • tj1376
    tj1376 Posts: 1,402 Member
    Personally, I like eating it by itself or on a cracker. But my mother is a fan of eating a cup of cottage cheese with 3-4 slices of peaches. She thinks that is a great combination.
  • dorianaldyn
    dorianaldyn Posts: 611 Member
    I don't like my cottage cheese mixed with sweet things (like fruit). I like cottage cheese with a lot of fresh ground black pepper and I eat it with a spoon.
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    Eat it plain and 1 serving is plenty for a snack. You can add a serving of frozen berries to it if you like but keep it low cal
  • wimeezer
    wimeezer Posts: 404 Member
    I like it mixed with pineapple with a bit of cinnamon sprinkled on it. I also like it plain or with a bit of black pepper. I also blend it smooth and use it for dips, salad dressings or to replace sour cream on baked potato. You can use a generous amount without sacrificing all the fat grams.
  • tschaff04
    tschaff04 Posts: 296 Member
    I love it plain, but only the full fat stuff. I made the mistake of trying to make myself eat the ff and low fat versions for awhile. YUCK! I stick to the good stuff now.

    I usually have it a couple times a day. I eat 1/2 cup either plain, with some sriracha in it, or with fruit...usually fresh cut pineapple.

    Mmmm....
  • denezy
    denezy Posts: 573 Member
    I decided to switch to no salt cottage cheese due to the RIDICULOUS high amount of sodium in it. So now I eat:

    1/4 c no salt cottage cheese
    1/4 c strawberry greek yogurt

    102 calories, 11g carbs, 12g protein, 1g fat

    (and most importantly only 48mg sodium)

    LOVE IT!
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    I eat it with chopped tomatoes and cumin.

    Now that sounds awesome!
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    I eat cottage cheese by itself with a spoon.
    I wasn't even aware there were other ways.
  • fmouco
    fmouco Posts: 100 Member
    on top of my scrambled eggs in the morning :happy:
  • pawoodhull
    pawoodhull Posts: 1,759 Member
    I use about a 1/4 cup with or without a small amount of fruit almost every day. It's low in calories and high in protein not to mention the calcium all women need. My dietician suggested it and I like it so it works. :smile:
  • Syreeta6
    Syreeta6 Posts: 377 Member
    omg gross
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    I'll typically eat a half cup daily... if not more. It's always the 2% milkfat 30% lower sodium breakstone.
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    I love cottage cheese. I usually just eat a serving (1/2 cup) at a time, either by itself with a spoon, or cut a cantaloupe in half and throw the cottage cheese in the hole. Or scramble it with my eggs.

    Cottage cheese is delicious.
  • dsckrc
    dsckrc Posts: 194 Member
    1/2 c. cottage cheese (1%) mixed with no sugar added 1/2 c. fruit (mandarin oranges are my favorite)

    it's also really good with pears and pineapples. some people swear by peaches but i don't like that at all.

    adds up to about 120 calories = score!
  • Bobby__Clerici
    Bobby__Clerici Posts: 741 Member
    I always though cottage cheese made people fat.
    When I was a kid, only fat people ate cottage cheese....and here I am eating cottage cheese.
    I LOVE IT!
    I mix it with fruit or just cook with it, replacing any cheese call for with the cottage variety.
  • philshjips
    philshjips Posts: 41 Member
    COTTAGECHEESWITHPINEAPPLEOHYUMSOGOODNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

    Seriously. Ima get some now.
  • Tw1zzler
    Tw1zzler Posts: 583
    2 ways I eat half a cup to one cup depending on how much protein I need.

    1) add sliced green olives and grape tomatoes
    2) sriracha and lots of it!
  • kaytiecakes
    kaytiecakes Posts: 79 Member
    bump for all these good ideas.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    I eat cottage cheese almost every day and love it. That said I prefer some brands to others. Try a low fat 1% or 2% cottage cheese. Open the container and using a spoon taste it. It mixes well as you know with fruit like melon and berries but also with pasta or any of the ways people are suggesting.
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,641 Member
    I stay away from cottage cheese because of the sodium
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
    Someone on another one of these threads convinced me to use it in scrambled eggwhites.... Fabulous!!!
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    1 cup cottage cheese
    1/2 Yali pear (crispy like an Asian/Apple pear)
    1/4 cup walnut bits
    1 tspn Saigon cinnamon
  • shanehd
    shanehd Posts: 22 Member
    I never like cottage cheese until recently a friend suggested I eat it with splenda and some sliced almonds mixed in. now I can't get enough of it for a high protein snack. I have 1-2 servings at a time and sometimes cut out the almonds if i am concerned about the calories.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I stay away from cottage cheese because of the sodium
    They make low-sodium versions also. Lucerne makes a low-fat (1%) with no sodium added, only has around 40g sodium per serving.
  • leithy89
    leithy89 Posts: 19 Member
    Mixing it with a teaspoon of natural jam makes a great dessert
  • straightjacketjacob
    straightjacketjacob Posts: 74
    I'm blessed I dont like flavor. Sometimes I eat it in a bowl other times I eat it out of the container. The one thing I learned a long time ago was not to by the cheap cottage cheese it is grose.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    I don't eat it anymore because of the sodium, but when I did, I loved it just plain.

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