Greek Yogurt or Cottage cheese?

raven56706
raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Which one is the healthier option?

one has more sugar than the other (greek yogurt)
One has more sodium intake (cottage cheese)


do any of the above factors matter if you arent doing IIFYM?
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  • slaite1
    slaite1 Posts: 1,307 Member
    I don't think they matter for IIFYM

    Do you have health reasons to watch your sugar or your sodium? If not, eat whatever one you like better. Personally, I eat both :)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Yes.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    Cottage cheese looks like bad cellulite. Go with Greek yogurt. Everything Greek is better.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    If you get plain Greek yogurt is it any higher in sugar? And no salt added cottage cheese isn't very high in sodium.

    I keep both on hand and eat what I feel like.
  • Tried30UserNames
    Tried30UserNames Posts: 561 Member
    I like the taste of cottage cheese better, but I use both.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited May 2017
    Neither and both.

    Seriously, whatever you like just as long as you track them correctly.
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    I have both depending on if I want sweet or salty. Yogurt with fruit=sweet Cottage Cheese with pepper=salty
    *I hate fruit in my cottage cheese, just salt and pepper. :)
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,165 Member
    I would never eat cottage cheese under any circumstance, so I vote Greek yogurt. But really just eat whichever one you prefer or both if you want.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    Do you want to wait for vegan to come along and say, "Neither"?

    Are you a baby cow?

    More seriously, I eat both, depending on which one I'm more in the mood for.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Both, of course. I have big tubs of both. It depends on what I am looking for with texture and flavour. I tried cottage cheese in my oatmeal the other day and it did nothing for me.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I mix them both together.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    Both are healthy. I usually prefer cottage cheese though for the taste. Unless you are sensitive to it, there is no harm in eating sodium.
  • NoAnalHere
    NoAnalHere Posts: 97 Member
    The answer is whatever one your going to eat.

    I tried eating cottage cheese for the Yay healthy less sugar buuut it just sat in my fridge, separated and spoiled. Turns out I can't stand the texture of cottage cheese and I love flavored Greek yogurt.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Either or is fine...I'm not a huge Greek Yogurt fan but will have it once in awhile...I prefer cottage cheese, but I don't eat that very often either but once in awhile I'll get on a little kick.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Cottage cheese bothers my stomach
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  • Sunna_W
    Sunna_W Posts: 744 Member
    Both are good. I prefer Greek yogurt though, it's a mouth texture thing for me.
  • domeofstars
    domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
    It really depends on what I feel like. Greek yogurt (the unsweetened kind) is an amazing substitute for sour cream and its nice when I mix it with a scoop of protein powder. I also like cottage cheese mixed with tuna in a sandwich with salad. I think they are both healthy but that varies between different brands and kinds.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    I like greek yogurt because it has a touch more protein for the calories but I need to shovel in the splenda and whatever mix ins I use (protein powder/pb2) to make it palatable. I like Fage 0% of Open Nature 0%.

    I prefer the low sodium cottage cheese I eat (with same mix ins sans the splenda) but my store doesn't always have it in stock when I go to the market so that's when I buy the greek yogurt.

    Sometimes I'll mix in a bit of greek yogurt (to use it up) into the cottage cheese. Sooooo good that way. :)
  • ktekc
    ktekc Posts: 879 Member
    I like both. Had both today actually. I buy the breakstone livactive 2% cottage cheese 4 packs and take em for snacks to work. I am another one that prefers just salt and pepper. My mother used to eat the pineapple and cherry stuff and it still makes me cringe.
  • thingal12
    thingal12 Posts: 302 Member
    Greek Yogurt. Never had cottage cheese.
  • MlleKelly
    MlleKelly Posts: 356 Member
    I alternate, depending on what's on sale. I love both.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Depends which one I'm in the mood for. I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian and both are significant sources of protein for me.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    Cottage cheese is not fermented, and thus contains no "probiotics" (bacteria), if you care about that. It is just separated milk with most of the liquid removed.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited May 2017
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Why not both?

    Exactly.

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    [ETA:] I'm not afraid of sugar in moderation (don't even bother tracking it), and I buy low-sodium cottage cheese. So it's either/or for me, according to what I feel like eating at the moment. I've actually eaten both today - Greek yogurt with breakfast and cottage cheese with lunch.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Whichever one you want that fits your goals. No one food is "healthy" or "unhealthy".

    But personally I say the yogurt. Cottage cheese does not sound or look appealing to me.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    OP, I'm not trying to be rude but you've been here awhile and tend to post similar things like this. Dontcha get it yet? Anyway, eat the one that fits your goals and taste best. For me, it's 0% yogurt because I prefer the volume and I get a little crazy with cottage cheese because I really like it.
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    thanks for the responses... was curious to your take.

    semi off topic, is taking probiotic pills even necessary when eating greek yogurt?
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