Cottage cheese...?

Perfectlycrooked
Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
edited September 28 in Food and Nutrition
How do you guys eat it? :P I have a whole bunch and I don't think I could eat it plain!
I was wondering if you guys had some suggestions?

I know some people use it instead of yogurt but.. :P
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  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    I top it with dried oregano, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. I sometimes also add some sunflower seeds.
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    Good question i just picked up some myself. i have only had it on crackers one time when i was following some fade diet. My fiance eats it plain though. i wanted to start eating it but i like to enjoy my food at the same time.
  • LittleD311
    LittleD311 Posts: 618 Member
    im the black sheep, i love it plain...you can always add some fuit to it....pineapple, peaches, mandarin slices....????
  • mielikkibz
    mielikkibz Posts: 552 Member
    I <3 cottage cheese. . I will slice up tomatos and plop some on with some pepper and/or dressing, or add it to my salads, can eat it on cucumbers or even pears :)
  • up2me2lose20
    up2me2lose20 Posts: 360 Member
    I guess I'm weird, I LOVE cottage cheese! I eat it plain, with fruit, on my salad, as a dip for crackers, on my baked potatoes or sweet potatoes...LOVE IT! :)
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    if i am eating it for breakfast then i will have it with fruit, usually cantaloupe or pineapple. tomorrow, i am having it with papaya. otherwise, ill just have it plain. i dont mind it either way.
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    if i am eating it for breakfast then i will have it with fruit, usually cantaloupe or pineapple. tomorrow, i am having it with papaya. otherwise, ill just have it plain. i dont mind it either way.

    Sorry, it posted twice
  • jkuhn71
    jkuhn71 Posts: 199
    I mix it with Chobani greek yogurt (flavored) and fresh fruit. I typically mix 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of cottage cheese with half of a single serving container of yogurt and about half a cup of fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries, etc.).
  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member
    I like it plain too, but I will never understand why people buy something they don't like, hoping to find a way to doctor it so that they'll like it.

    Then again, my DH doesn't like it plain, but does like it with pineapple, which I can't stand, so there's always the "to each their own" element.

    I like cottage cheese as a dip for pita chips or crackers too (the salty/sweet effect), but can't stand fruit mixed into it at all.
  • thinkthin1234
    thinkthin1234 Posts: 5
    chopped green onion, tomatoes (gutted, I hate the runny seeds etc) and cracked black pepper is my go to dish. I also LOVE it on top of a baked potato! I don't really care for it with fruit, however I know lots of people do.
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    I guess I'm weird, I LOVE cottage cheese! I eat it plain, with fruit, on my salad, as a dip for crackers, on my baked potatoes or sweet potatoes...LOVE IT! :)

    Ok, I thought I was the only one that stuck it in their salads! yay!
  • oct1girl
    oct1girl Posts: 2
    It's very good with low fat applesauce mixed in :happy:
  • trouserchili
    trouserchili Posts: 42
    CC lover here. I usually top mine with either chunky salsa or some tabouli.
  • MartaKeller
    MartaKeller Posts: 5
    You can cut apples, microwave them for two minutes, mix 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, a little vanilla extract and sprinkle cinnamon on top..mix it all together, put in fridge overnight and in the morning you have a nice healthy breakfast that taste like cheese apple danish..
  • allywilkes
    allywilkes Posts: 19 Member
    I love it plain! It's such a good snack on Ryvita. I often have this as a pre-gym light meal.

    You can also stir it into warm pasta with a little black pepper, lemon juice, maybe some wilted spinach... delicious.

    It also makes a good lower-calorie alternative in lasagna. For example, I often make the Pioneer Woman's lasagna (http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_lasagn/) with super low fat cottage cheese and low fat mozzarella. They melt and give the right texture without all the fat.
  • MastrStew
    MastrStew Posts: 2
    I love it plain myself, but I also enjoy it with a slice of pineapple or two on top!
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    I like it plain too, but I will never understand why people buy something they don't like, hoping to find a way to doctor it so that they'll like it.

    Then again, my DH doesn't like it plain, but does like it with pineapple, which I can't stand, so there's always the "to each their own" element.

    I like cottage cheese as a dip for pita chips or crackers too (the salty/sweet effect), but can't stand fruit mixed into it at all.

    WOW. Well, when I said I didn't think I couldn't eat it plain I meant the whole container because I do like it plain sometimes. Some people buy things to try them and realize they don't like it plain so they ask for suggestions on how to doctor it up.
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    It's very good with low fat applesauce mixed in :happy:

    Mmm, I love apple sauce(:
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    You can cut apples, microwave them for two minutes, mix 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, a little vanilla extract and sprinkle cinnamon on top..mix it all together, put in fridge overnight and in the morning you have a nice healthy breakfast that taste like cheese apple danish..

    Wow, that sounds amazing(:
  • nanna7400
    nanna7400 Posts: 9
    mixed some thin sliced green onions and a little salt and pepper use as a side yum!
  • STR0NGisSEXY
    STR0NGisSEXY Posts: 128 Member
    depends on what kind it is. i really can't do the fat free stuff. my favorite is breakstone 2%, which i can eat plain.
    otherwise i really like it with fruit. especially pineapples. also good with mandarin oranges.
  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member

    WOW. Well, when I said I didn't think I couldn't eat it plain I meant the whole container because I do like it plain sometimes. Some people buy things to try them and realize they don't like it plain so they ask for suggestions on how to doctor it up.

    Sorry. No offense intended. I just see a lot of posts about how to make cottage cheese palatable to MFP users who don't like it (at all), and I thought this was that.
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    depends on what kind it is. i really can't do the fat free stuff. my favorite is breakstone 2%, which i can eat plain.
    otherwise i really like it with fruit. especially pineapples. also good with mandarin oranges.

    I got fat free small curd. :P Is the taste difference big?
  • Bella1hud
    Bella1hud Posts: 530 Member
    I like it plain too but I especially like it a couple of times a week for breakfast with a little bit of cinnaom, or with any one of a number of different fresh fruits, but especially with fresh blueberries. Mmmm
  • Bella1hud
    Bella1hud Posts: 530 Member
    I like it plain too but I especially like it a couple of times a week for breakfast with a little bit of cinnaom, or with any one of a number of different fresh fruits, but especially with fresh blueberries. Mmmm
  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member
    I find there's a big texture difference bet. regular & fat-free, similar to the difference between drinking whole & skim milk.
  • thinkthin1234
    thinkthin1234 Posts: 5
    I assume since you are a fellow Iowan you bought AE cottage cheese?!!! I don't care for the FF but the 2% and 4% is AMAZING! =P
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    im the black sheep, i love it plain...you can always add some fuit to it....pineapple, peaches, mandarin slices....????

    I love it plain too! Actually that's the only way I like it...
  • delselva
    delselva Posts: 1
    I add a tablespoon of picante sauce.
  • jujubean1992
    jujubean1992 Posts: 462 Member
    i <3 it plain, sometimes with a little salt or sugar on top. my granny likes to add jello mix and pineapple to it and everyone loves that.
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