Cottage Cheese

peaches, strawberries, crushed pineapple for the sweet side, even honey and granola. Savory options, I add it to eggs for scrambled or omelet, yum. I add it to my strawberry balsamic vinaigrette spring mix salad, ( cut up turkey breast, strawberries, cottage cheese, balsamic vinaigrette and a big bowl of spring mix. Use in place of mayo, cheese, plain yogurt, sour cream, lots of options.

This is going to sound weird, but I promise it's good. But if you don't eat cottage cheese normally, try it plain first. My grandmother makes it with paprika, pepper, salt, chives, and fresh minced onions. You eat it with a plain boiled potato. The temperature and texture combo is delicious. Most people think it sounds disgusting, but I have a friend who loves it. She's eaten in since she was a little girl in Germany. It is my favorite way to eat it. However my grandmother also needs to be the one to make it for you, since she's the best

I thought it was disgusting because of the way it looks but my girlfriend convinced me to try it and I love it. It fills you up and has a ton of protein. I get the fat-free low-salt stuff. Mix in a bunch of dill, some garlic powder, pepper and a dash of hot sauce. (You see a ton of fruity recipes but not many savory). I eat this every day for a mid-afternoon snack with saltines. It's awesome and since I started eating it I've lost 5 pounds. There are def other reasons for the lost weight too, but it helps a ton by keeping me full and satisfying my craving for something hearty after a good workout or during the 2 pm slowdown.

had to reply because I Love cottage cheese. I have since I was a kid!
I have to eat the lactose free kind now, but whatever.

I eat it plain, with a spoon.
Sometimes I eat crackers with it, some tomatoes.... I like to have some meat along with it as a super snack (chicken breast or turkey breast meat).

I'm not into fruit at all but I get told to mix it with fruit ALL THE TIME.
Cheese and fruit? umm.... I guess.

A friend of mine puts it in her smoothies (like, instead of yogurt).
Another friend of mine would eat a whole container of it - along with canned pineapple- as his lunch when he was weight training. Makes sense. Lots of good calories there, right?

My diary is open so you can see I log CC a lot.

I find it has a lot of protein, is low fat, low sugar, low carbs...

I like protein shakes and stuff but I can't maintain those. They are $$ (since I need to get non-whey ones) and they tend to stop me up anyway (sexy!!).

I eat it almost everyday for breakfast. I like 1/2 a cup with a cup of frozen strawberries or pineapple. I just put the strawberries in a tupperware container then plop the cottage cheese on top. By the time I get to work it's almost thawed, I love it for a quick low cal yummy breakfast.
You can also use it in place of ricotta in lasagna.
I have also had it with scrambled eggs with cheese and spinach.
You can also add it to smoothies or on a baked sweet potato.
I have also mixed it with chopped chives and ate it as a dip with crackers or raw veggies.

You can make a low fat cheesecake with it.

i love cottage cheese on rice cakes or jacket potato or with a salad. never new there was so much you could do with it, and on oatcakes yummy

I like it with fruit ( here they sell cottage cheese doubles, already packages with fruit-peaches!) Also like it with dill pickles, and black pepper, and for a real treat sometimes diced salami in it too. I also use it in place of ricotta cheese in my lasagnas.

I like it sprinkled liberally with the original Mrs. Dash salt-free spice blend.