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Cottage Cheese

OLP76
OLP76 Posts: 768 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I actually brought some 1% low fat cottage cheese today. I had 2 teaspoons of it plain...The taste I will have to get use...

Does anyone else eat cottage cheese? Do you mix it with anythin' else?

Thanks to all who sends suggestions :wink:
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  • bjenny1234
    bjenny1234 Posts: 13
    I like to top a baked potato with low fat cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes, maybe some green onions if I have them on hand. It is really yummy and filling! I even eat it for breakfast =D
  • APirc
    APirc Posts: 6
    I eat the Fiber One cottage cheese with tons of fresh ground black pepper, a bit of sea salt and sweet cherry tomatoes! Love it! You get extra fiber and good protein!
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    I love it. I like it plain and could eat it every day. I don't, because limiting myself to 1 serving is too much of a struggle (ie, I have no willpower), so I don't keep it in the house. But I think it's fantastic. Depends on which one you get though.
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    Go to the recipe forum and search for cottage cheese. There are TONS of ideas!
  • itsgemmafool
    itsgemmafool Posts: 11
    i love to mix my cottage cheese with peaches or pineapples.
  • doublexhelix
    doublexhelix Posts: 199 Member
    i looove cottage cheese and would eat it plain :P
    but i also like putting banana slices in it... or using it as a dip for apple slices!
    sprinkling some cinnamon on it....
    mixing in cereal (like cheerios or kashi go lean).
    the texture is a little weird when i do this, but i like mixing apple sauce in too!
  • hhines88
    hhines88 Posts: 3
    I like the taste of cottage cheese but the consistency can sometimes get me so I mix my cottage cheese with a little bit of yogurt to help with the taste and the consistency. if it is just the taste you need to get used to then I would just add some fruit instead....
  • red5
    red5 Posts: 56 Member
    I like mine with mandarin oranges!
  • bahrainbel
    bahrainbel Posts: 194
    I mix it with either spring onions or pineapple.
  • amandat_79
    amandat_79 Posts: 221 Member
    One of my biggest addictions since starting to eat healthier is cottage cheese with cucumber and peppers (any color) mixed in. I have that most days for my morning snack MMMMM
  • Martha_VH
    Martha_VH Posts: 386 Member
    I LOVE cottage cheese.

    I like to eat it with fruit, like pineapples.
    Also I found a really great lunch.
    1/2 - 1 cup cottage cheese depending on how many calories you have
    Some chopped veggies including
    -bell pepper
    - tomatoes
    - cucumber
    - black olives

    2 tsp Italian seasoning

    I call it Italian Cottage cheese salad. YUMMY!
  • pj_writer
    pj_writer Posts: 107 Member
    I'm a savoury cottage cheese person
    I like it on toast with marmite (a UK yeast extract spread).
    I also like it with a little parmesan grated into it to make it more cheesy - then in a sandwich or with a baked potato
    Also stirred into pasta with a little pesto and some fresh chopped tomatoes (either hot or cold as a salad)

    hth!
  • suzlee123
    suzlee123 Posts: 2
    :happy: I mix it with solid white tuna, chopped dill pickles and black pepper. Don't laugh....it's not that bad.
  • dihardcheer86
    dihardcheer86 Posts: 67
    i love to mix my cottage cheese with peaches or pineapples.

    ME TOO! I also switch it up with drained mandarin oranges. I buy a jug of cottage cheese for the week and a can of each fruit (no sugar added) then each day i open a new can and portion my breakfast and store the rest in tupperware containers in the fridge. I hate eating the same thing every day. A different fruit makes it more entertaining for my taste buds :)


    My father-in-law does the black pepper on top with saltines.. (I've never tried it)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    It's great on a baked sweet potato with salsa. Also I drizzle a teeny bit of honey on it and add berries too! Yum!
  • gangstagirl625
    gangstagirl625 Posts: 187 Member
    my mom eats hers with peaches. although i like mine with S&P and tomatoes
  • bballgrrl34
    bballgrrl34 Posts: 174 Member
    Berries are great. Also tomatoes. Pretty much any fruit is really good with cottage cheese.
  • georgeannie84
    georgeannie84 Posts: 2 Member
    it is very nice once u get used to it i buy it ready mixed with pineapple i have it on cracker bread as a snack and its not to much cals
  • writer4him
    writer4him Posts: 225 Member
    I make herbed cottage cheese by taking the container and adding a teaspoon of freeze-dried chives (spice section), a teaspoon of italian seasoning, a teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. I eat 1/2 cup with 5 ritz crackers for breakfast sometimes!
  • RachelH25
    RachelH25 Posts: 108
    I eat it as a sweet, creamy treat with the no sugar added canned peaches. Love it!
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    I looove cottage cheese too! I usually mix mine in with my dream fields pasta!
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    i mix mine with pineapple or strawberries sometimes
  • ladybu6205
    ladybu6205 Posts: 165 Member
    I have trouble drinking/eating dairy because of allergies but I can tolerate Cottage Cheese very well for some reason. My favorite way to eat it... usually my breakfast...

    1/2 cup cottage cheese
    1/2 fruit (usually peaches or pineapple, drained)
    1/2 High Fiber Cereal (I use Kashi Go Lean, Wheaties, or Special K Red Berries)

    Just layer in a dish and enjoy...

    Other meals I enjoy it over tomatoes, or make a "candle stick salad" place a large leaf of lettuce on plate, place a pineapple ring on lettuce, half a banana and insert into pineapple ring, place cottage cheese around base of banana. This was one of my favorites at my Grandma's house when I was a little girl....
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    I have always loved cottage cheese. I dont tend to buy plain but when i do I add any from this list, cayenne pepper, onion, garlic, chives, black pepper, finely diced cucumber, a teaspoon of tomato puree with a handful of prawns. In fact pretty much anything I fancy...always savoury tho. Never tried it with sweet things and don't think I ever will.
  • SpartanHard
    SpartanHard Posts: 170 Member
    One of my biggest addictions since starting to eat healthier is cottage cheese with cucumber and peppers (any color) mixed in. I have that most days for my morning snack MMMMM

    I eat a lot of cottage cheese and I love ^ that. It's so good!
  • iceprincessjh
    iceprincessjh Posts: 1
    Cottage cheese is great with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries...basically any kind of berry.
  • Liz1013
    Liz1013 Posts: 1
    I love cottage cheese for breakfast especially! I like to put in chives and a little salt.
  • Leamac83
    Leamac83 Posts: 99 Member
    Cottage cheese and pineapple is yummy, nice post training snack! :)
  • smilebhappy
    smilebhappy Posts: 811 Member
    I like to top a baked potato with low fat cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes, maybe some green onions if I have them on hand. It is really yummy and filling! I even eat it for breakfast =D


    I normally just eat my cottage cheese w/S&P
    But I think I just may have to expand my horizons.....
    Try it w/baked potato & maybe salsa......sounds yummy :tongue:
  • s_hamm_08
    s_hamm_08 Posts: 117 Member
    I love cottage cheese, I eat it daily. Here a few ideas
    I mix it with fruit
    I add a bit of sugar free jam
    cinnamon
    I got a recipe out of the biggest loser cookbook
    1/2 cup cottage cheese
    2 1/2 tablespoon mozzarella cheese
    1/4 cup spagghetti sauce
    Put it in the microwave until the cheese is mealted and heated. Its really good, I eat it for lunch/
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