How to Make Greek Yogurt and Cottage Cheese to Taste good?

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    erickirb wrote: »
    don't buy 0%, opt for 3-6%, tastes much much better

    Truth.
  • Italiana_xx79
    Italiana_xx79 Posts: 594 Member
    If you do not want to add sugar to your greek yogurt, use it as a sour cream base. To me, it tastes just like sour cream straight from the container. I add stevia and frozen blueberries for a snack or I add it to my taco dishes as sour cream.
  • thebuz
    thebuz Posts: 221 Member
    edited January 2018
    I have greek yogurt every morning and I add one of these (only 35 calories and adds a lot of flavor)
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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Italiana_xx79 wrote: »
    If you do not want to add sugar to your greek yogurt, use it as a sour cream base. To me, it tastes just like sour cream straight from the container. I add stevia and frozen blueberries for a snack or I add it to my taco dishes as sour cream.

    I actually use greek yogurt for anything with sour cream- and with mayo. Because I can't finish a container of either of these- but I keep greek yogurt in my house all the time.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited January 2018
    The best way to use 0% greek yogurt really is to eat it with roasted potatoes. I also like it as a side with spicy foods or sometimes with a vegetable omelet (although cottage cheese is better for that purpose, and also goes great with avocados, no toast for me).

    2% I like with berries or apples or peaches.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    There's no rule that says you have to eat those foods to lose weight, so if they aren't to your liking, then eat something you enjoy. Don't waste your precious calories on disappointment.

    That said, I hated Greek yogurt two years ago, but it took some trial and error of different brands and flavors to find ones that I liked. Now it's a regular part of my diet.

    I've always loved cottage cheese. Also eat it regularly.
  • Ebony_Kitty
    Ebony_Kitty Posts: 41 Member
    I make tziaki (spelling??) with Greek yogurt, cucumber, and dill (I hate garlic) and eat with baby carrots.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I think they both taste awesome as is. I eat a whole medium tub of 0% Fage in a sitting. I dunno. Put some stevia in the yogurt, protein power, fruit.
  • simcon1
    simcon1 Posts: 209 Member
    I also like both, but my go-to for cottage cheese is to mix in homemade applesauce or apple butter.
  • hannahrlocke2095
    hannahrlocke2095 Posts: 4 Member
    Cottage cheese is so much better when you put fruit in it. I prefer the cuties, or halos. But honestly anything juicy. Sounds weird, tastes great.
  • abbynormalartist
    abbynormalartist Posts: 318 Member
    For me, I had to find a flavor of Greek yogurt I liked. I can't stand it plain. But, coconut, chocolate and cherry-on-the-bottom are tasty and make nice treats. As for cottage cheese, I hated it until I found a good brand that wasn't watery. I top it with frozen blueberries. Yum! Another idea- try and see if you can find quark. It's not as sour as Greek yogurt and generally has more protein. There's only one grocery store in my area that sells it so I stock up.
  • h1udd
    h1udd Posts: 623 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    The best way to use 0% greek yogurt really is to eat it with roasted potatoes. .


    really ... do you just spoon it on is it seasoned first, or mix it with the potatoes and bake or eat the potatoes, then the yogurt as a dessert ???
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    h1udd wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    The best way to use 0% greek yogurt really is to eat it with roasted potatoes. .


    really ... do you just spoon it on is it seasoned first, or mix it with the potatoes and bake or eat the potatoes, then the yogurt as a dessert ???

    Ya just use it like you would sour cream.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    If this was posted above and I missed it, forgive me...
    Has anyone mixed PB2 in their plain greek yogurt?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    h1udd wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    The best way to use 0% greek yogurt really is to eat it with roasted potatoes. .


    really ... do you just spoon it on is it seasoned first, or mix it with the potatoes and bake or eat the potatoes, then the yogurt as a dessert ???

    Use as sour cream.

    I don't do baked potatoes often, but if you do crazyravr's method would work. I chop up potatoes (with the peel still on, of course), and roast them for 30 minutes or so (whenever they are done). Then I'd normally have the yogurt on my plate and use it kind of like a dip, although I'd eat anything left over.

    Cottage cheese and 0% greek yogurt are both savory foods to me (I also like putting some greek yogurt on an omelet or on the side and dipping -- great because a 2-egg veggie omelet plus 0% greek yogurt adds up to the perfect amount of protein for me). ;-) 2% greek yogurt (I favor Fage) is my preference to mix with fruit.

    This could all be very weird, admittedly. ;-)
  • Katimira
    Katimira Posts: 50 Member
    For a salty treat, I put salsa and (if fat macros allow) avocado in cottage cheese. If you're really looking to amp the protein, add some deli chicken or turkey in there.

    I use them both in oatmeal cakes, as per this recipe: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/recipe-blueberry-cheesecake-baked-oatmeal/
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited February 2018
    I like adding vegetables like onion, peppers, radish, tomato to cottage cheese with some paprika, pepper, and some mayo.
    Add spices or herbs to cottage cheese.
    Greek yogurt I buy is honey flavored. It tastes okay alone but also good with things like cinnamon or nutmeg, blueberries, dried cranberries, prunes, granola, nuts.
    I use plain Greek yogurt to make things like tzatzilki sauce which has cucumber, garlic, dill, lemon juice and pepper.
    Use it in smoothie recipes sometimes for my dd. There are a lot of smoothie recipes.
    Some people use yogurt as a substitute for sour cream.
    I have used Greek yogurt in muffins. https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/lemon-poppyseed-muffins

    Eat other things for protein.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,756 Member
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    If this was posted above and I missed it, forgive me...
    Has anyone mixed PB2 in their plain greek yogurt?

    I mix pb2 and some chocolate protein powder (and splenda) into my greek yogurt or cottage cheese.
  • don9992
    don9992 Posts: 49 Member
    I can't imagine anything that could make cottage cheese taste good.
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    If this was posted above and I missed it, forgive me...
    Has anyone mixed PB2 in their plain greek yogurt?

    Yes. Add sliced bananas and chia as a reasonable substitute for a peanut butter and banana sandwich on crunchy sprouted wheat toast.
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    don9992 wrote: »
    I can't imagine anything that could make cottage cheese taste good.

    Melt it over vegetables. Add garlic and herbs.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    beaglady wrote: »
    don9992 wrote: »
    I can't imagine anything that could make cottage cheese taste good.

    Melt it over vegetables. Add garlic and herbs.

    I really don't think I want to see melted cottage cheese...dear God it's hard enough to look at and its natural state
  • voegele13
    voegele13 Posts: 3 Member
    Frozen dark sweet cherries (thawed out first of course). The juice from the cherries mixes well with the greek yogurt and it almost tastes like you are having dessert! And cherries and super good for you, as research is showing more and more.
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    If this was posted above and I missed it, forgive me...
    Has anyone mixed PB2 in their plain greek yogurt?

    I mix pb2 and some chocolate protein powder (and splenda) into my greek yogurt or cottage cheese.

    That is exactly what I do, except I use stevia and normally mash a banana in to get my fruit for the day.
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    Great suggestions for adding flavors!
  • Frankie_Fan
    Frankie_Fan Posts: 562 Member
    edited February 2018
    My sister likes to put syrup on her cottage cheese. I've never tried it since I like mine plain, but there's an idea.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I love cottage cheese on a salad, or with a banana sliced into it topped with a tablespoon of chopped pecans and cinnamon.
    I eat Fage 0, sometimes with PB2 mixed in and topped with fresh berries.
  • tibby1971
    tibby1971 Posts: 25 Member
    marysabetournay wrote: »
    oh yeah forgot, greek yogourt with horseradish replaces mayo quite nicely!

    I’m going to have to try this

  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    If nobody has said it yet *open yogurt/cottage cheese tub, grab spoon, eat*

    I hate them mixed with anything. Sweet and cottage cheese makes me gag. I love them plain though!

    Try cayenne sprinkled on your cottage cheese. Or dried fruit and chia seeds with your Greek yogurt. That is as far as I would be willing to alter them.
  • nickhinds88
    nickhinds88 Posts: 44 Member
    edited February 2018
    1 cup (227 grams) plain fat free greek yogurt mixed with 8 grams sugar free fat free instant pudding mix, flavour of your choice and a packet of splenda.The longer you mix the thicker it gets.
    150 calories
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