Let's talk cottage cheese

cldmolly
cldmolly Posts: 66 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
tell me what I need to do to it to make me like it. What are your favourite add-ins? Or how do you eat it?

I want to like it. I really do. Easy, healthy, portable, don't need to cook. Help me help myself.
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  • Swilla_Swole
    Swilla_Swole Posts: 333 Member
    Peaches....mmmmm, peaches.
  • Maleficent0241
    Maleficent0241 Posts: 386 Member
    I hated cottage cheese until I tried the full fat variety. YES PLEASE. SO much better. You can make it sweet with fruits, or even chocolate chips (haven't tried that one yet) or go savory with various herbs and spices. I just eat the full fat kind plain.
  • millej30
    millej30 Posts: 17
    PEACHES! Yes!! But I love any fruit - strawberries or blueberries, pineapple. You could also try a dash of salt and freshly cracked pepper. Try small curd (or large) if it was a texture issue.
  • Swilla_Swole
    Swilla_Swole Posts: 333 Member
    Plus Mrs. Dash seasoning go well on cottage cheese
  • Onederchic
    Onederchic Posts: 128 Member
    I add vanilla protein powder and fruit
  • AKNMHunt
    AKNMHunt Posts: 168 Member
    Cinnamon or nutmeg
  • C_C_M
    C_C_M Posts: 8 Member
    I like it with fruit (peaches, grapes, strawberries) or jam :)
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    Sometimes I'll add some jelly or jam or honey to it to sweeten it up if I don't have fruit handy. I also enjoy it with salt and pepper.
  • Beckboo0912
    Beckboo0912 Posts: 447 Member
    I haven't found a way to like it...some people just don't like it.
  • themeaningofthemorning
    themeaningofthemorning Posts: 320 Member
    well, personally i love it as is.
    but!!!!!!!!!! putting it in smoothies with fruit makes it taste like you're drinking liquid cheesecake
  • callmestephanie
    callmestephanie Posts: 90 Member
    O.O I never thought to put anything in it! Glad I opened this thread, just bought some 1% and not really in love with it... gotta "spice" it up.
  • BuildaBetterBody4
    BuildaBetterBody4 Posts: 89
    That's my next addition to my. Diet. I'll add strawberries and raw sugar just like I do with my yogurt.
  • auntiemsgr8
    auntiemsgr8 Posts: 483 Member
    To me every brand tastes different and so I only purchase one or two kinds now. So it may be just the brand or two you tried. And be warned, the low sodium kind is awful, imo. I can't find it now but when I bought it I mixed it 50/50 with a regular one so it was healthier.

    I add fruit or cinnamon or just eat it plain

    If you want a treat mix 1 container cottage cheese, 1 dry package of jello (if using regular jello only use about 1/3 of the package), fruit like mandarin oranges, pineapple, fresh strawberries, etc. (use firmer or canned fruits as more delicate ones like raspberries can fall apart) and a tub, of half, cool whip.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Why force yourself? There's other foods out there.
  • ravenribbs
    ravenribbs Posts: 289 Member
    1%. With salt.
  • amwbox
    amwbox Posts: 576 Member
    Love it. Used to binge on it. Therefor, don't eat it anymore lol.
  • JellyBelly1978
    JellyBelly1978 Posts: 22 Member
    Tuna! I mix it with tuna and it's delicious :D
  • amwbox
    amwbox Posts: 576 Member
    Some people mix pineapple into it. Say its amazing. I think that's blasphemy...almost as bad as putting pineapple on pizza.
  • GreatDepression
    GreatDepression Posts: 347 Member
    I'm trying to find a low-sodium, non-fat version but can't seem to. I don't think it exists. The low-sodium version some stores carry are too high calorie for me. The fat-free versions have a ton of salt. Urgh.
  • liftingandlipstick
    liftingandlipstick Posts: 1,857 Member
    2%, large curds, TONS of black pepper! I also mix it in when I scramble eggs.
  • cheripugh1
    cheripugh1 Posts: 357 Member
    tell me what I need to do to it to make me like it. What are your favourite add-ins? Or how do you eat it?

    I want to like it. I really do. Easy, healthy, portable, don't need to cook. Help me help myself.

    I get small curd, makes a difference and I add fruit (I get the little fruit cups and drain most of the juice off) any kind of fruit works great! OR tomatoes just dice them up and add them in, with some salt and pepper... real good!
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Peaches, pineapple, mango, apple but peaches are the winner if there were a fruit for cottage cheese battle royale.
  • Jimsmith109
    Jimsmith109 Posts: 38 Member
    I personally like it plain.... But my wife mixes applesauce or pineapple with her's you can also try Blueberries, strawberries or what ever is your favorite.
    Jim
  • IlluminatedMayhem
    IlluminatedMayhem Posts: 177
    When I want it sweet I throw in some fruit (peaches, pineapple, grapes and berries are all yummy) otherwise I like it with pepper. It also stirs well into chili or vegetable soup. Or potatoes if you eat those. My grandma liked hers with salt, pepper and tomato.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    There are so many other options so you don't HAVE to like it but.... I like it with capers, sunflower seeds, diced cucumbers and dill, fruit, chia seeds, bacos, with diced avocado, dried edamame....
  • Keepcalmanddontblink
    Keepcalmanddontblink Posts: 718 Member
    tell me what I need to do to it to make me like it. What are your favourite add-ins? Or how do you eat it?

    I want to like it. I really do. Easy, healthy, portable, don't need to cook. Help me help myself.
    I toss some salt in it and than put it on top of a few Popchips or Sunchips. But I only like the large curd, non diet cottage cheese. Can't help you with the low fat, or fat free stuff.
  • imju5tme
    imju5tme Posts: 85 Member
    Definitely freshly cracked pepper. Doesn't need anything else.
  • lemonlionheart
    lemonlionheart Posts: 580 Member
    I have it on thin rice cakes. I put some cucumber slices and capsicum on top, with salt and pepper. Or i put sliced strawberries on top with a little bit of maple syrup :)
  • bobbinalong
    bobbinalong Posts: 151 Member
    I like it with salsa, or black pepper, or using in a green salad as the "dressing", I like it with Mrs. Dash and I mixed it with dry cereal one morning because of not having any yogurt or milk, it wasn't bad just different. Salsa was the most pleasant surprise!
  • debr1126
    debr1126 Posts: 28 Member
    I used to hate it, but now I love it. The full-fat variety. I like it sweetened with sugar, but now I'm using Stevia drops instead.

    My trick for learning to like it? Think of it as chunky cheesecake. ;-)

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