cottage cheese suggestions please!!

I love cottage cheese and vanilla protein powder!

Hate it, but when the question was asked before everyone seems to put fruit in it.

Why do you have to eat it?

Try adding sugar free jello if you want to sweeten it up. I add tomatoes and different spices to mine. I have only been eating cottage cheese for about three weeks now. Before that I NEVER ate it except cooked into other foods like lasagna. I have found that I actually like it in small amounts.

Just play around with different fruits or veggies to see what tickles your fancy lol.

I friggin' LOVE cottage cheese! ughhhh. I eat it with lots of stuff. Sometimes fruit, sometimes pretzels! hah. I got husband doing that too. yum.

I mix it with yogurt. So Yummy!!! Also with low sodium tuna on crackers.

i like cinnamon and truvia, or blueberries and honey, or granola and truvia.

watch out on it's sodium! It bites!

I like mine with strawberry jam

Mix with low-fat swiss and add some dill. Or mix with low-fat cheddar and add chile powder for some zip.

I mix it with Rotel (canned diced tomatoes and green chilis) but fresh tomatoes and chilis would be excellent as well!

Peaches!

I like to put it on some cheese flavored rice cakes! Then I usually add some spices as well, maybe some dried basil, garlic powder, paprika, etc. It is delicious!

Ranch Dip!
Everyone’s favorite -- without the guilt!
Ingredients
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 2 cups fat free cottage cheese
• 2 Tbsp Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
In a food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth. Pair with vegetables or thin it out with lemon juice and water for a fat free yummy dressing! Feel free to add your own spices into the mix as well, such as dill, pepper or cayenne if you like the heat!
Cals Carbs Fat Pro Sugar Fiber
Total (3 cups): 445 24 0 78 22 0
Per Serving (1/2 cup): 74 4 0 13 4 0


Cottage Cheese Dip
Ingredients
• 1 tub fat free cottage cheese (or low sodium as well)
• Herbs and spices
• Lemon juice or zest
Add the container of cottage cheese to the food processor. Add your favorite spices and/or lemon juice or zest. Blend in the food processor until smooth. EAT! You can use it as a vegetable or chip dip, as a spread on sandwiches, or as a dip for fruit (use lemon or other citrus flavors to keep it sweet). My favorite spices to add are: dill, garlic or garlic powder, pepper, lemon zest/juice.
Cals Carbs Fat Pro Sugar Fiber
Total (2 cups): 280 20 0 52 16 0
Per Serving (1 cup): 140 10 0 26 8 0

Cheesy Protein Salsa
Ingredients
• 1 tub fat free cottage cheese [or low sodium as well] (2cups)
• 1 container fat-free salsa of your choice (2cups)
If you like chunky salsa you can just mix them in a bowl. If you prefer smooth salsa, blend cottage cheese and salsa in a food processor. Pop into microwave to heat through and melt the cheese. Devour! You could use this as a salad dressing too.
Cals Carbs Fat Pro Sugar Fiber
Total (4 cups): 460 58 0 56 44 14
Per Serving (1 cup): 115 15 0 14 11 4
Compare to Velveta Salsa!!
Total (2 cups): 1360 72 96 80 48 8
Per Serving (1 cup): 680 36 48 40 24 4
Hummus
Ingredients
• 1 can of chickpeas
• 1 tbsp of lemon juice
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 2 tbsp fat free cottage cheese or plain greek yogurt (if you want a creamy texture without adding more oil)
• 1 tbsp cumin
Directions: In a food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth.
Cals Carbs Fat Pro Sugar Fiber
Total (2cups): 420 71 11 24 1 18
Per Serving (1/4 cup): 105 18 3 6 0 5

Cucumber Dip
Ingredients
• 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 cup cucumber- diced (remove seeds)
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp dill (or other spices/herbs)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
Slice the cucumber in half long ways, and spoon out the seeds. Dice the cucumber and garlic. Add ingredients into a food processor and lightly mix until all ingredients are equally blended.
Cals Carbs Fat Pro Sugar Fiber
Total (2½ cups) : 311 17 4 44 14 0
Per Serving (½ cup) : 78 4 1 11 4 0

Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Ingredients
• ¼ cup Steel-cut oatmeal (dry)
• ½ cup skim milk
• 1/8 cup dried fruit mix
• ¼ cup fat free cottage cheese
Mix all ingredients together.
Cals Carbs Fat Pro Sugar Fiber
Total (1 cup): 310 50 4 18 16 6

You can put it on an english muffin & broil it (tomato slice on top too if you like that). My grandma used to add it to macaroni noodles & bake it - cottage cheese DOES melt. I usually just go w/ fruit though.