Cottage Cheese Substitute

mariew824
mariew824 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition

Hello!! I am brand new to this app! My PCP has designed a nutritional diet to follow but I don’t think I can stomach the look of cottage cheese! Suggestions??

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,727 Member

    You don't have to consume cottage cheese. Most cottage cheese offered is disgusting anyway, stripped of fat and replaced with thickeners, stabilizers, or sweeteners to appeal for that lost flavor. Believe it or not there are cottage cheeses that are full fat and can be purchased drier as opposed to all the fat free milk the curds sit in. You don't actually have to consume any cheese, and if your Doctor is specifically telling you to eat cottage cheese as an example of a "good diet" it's probably a good time to start doing your own research and apply some critical thinking.

  • saralp2516
    saralp2516 Posts: 21 Member

    Replace it with something else low calorie and higher protien like Greek yogurt. I like to blend cottage cheese a little smoother and add it to things like scrambled eggs and mac and cheese.

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,633 Member
    edited June 24

    Greek yogurt is a great substitute.

    I use Greek yogurt in ice creams. I also drain it for a couple of days til it’s very thick and dry, and use it as a cream cheese spread, or a base for a very low cal “cheesecake”.

    what about Paneer? I made mine using a tofu press. Super easy and delicious.

    Telemea? Farmers cheeses or “fresh cheese”? My local Italian restaurant sells huge balls of homemade mozarella for about $5.

    You can also make homemade cottage cheese. I haven’t tried yet but it doesn’t look hard. Homemade skyr is also quite easy to make.

    Kefir is readily available these days, or easy to make at home. (I live in the south and made it a few summers ago. The heat….wow…..I was producing it faster than I could use it…..we even resorted to eating the kefir grains, great probiotic btw)

    What about “large curd” cottage cheese?

    It may be the brand you buy. Daisy makes a low fat cottage cheese that looks like pellets. For some reason just looking at it makes me queasy. It’s the consistent, regular, formulaic shape. They’re the only brand that does that. It’s just very offputting, yet I like their other products. I’m sure it tastes fine but the thought of diving into a bowl of those white pellets gives me the heebie jeebies.


    For the record, I go through four containers of cottage cheese a week, so I consider myself an aficionado 😇

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,633 Member

    PS cottage cheese “hidden” in a smoothie is terrific. Makes for a very rich creamy and above all, nutritious, smoothie.

    I add frozen berries, or go the other way with cocoa or chocolate fair life type drink, and a drop of malt or mint extract, along with a handful of ice. Comparatively low calorie, high protein and lush.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,839 Member

    Depending on how you're using it, I'd add ricotta cheese to the list of possibilities. It's kind of like a blended-up cottage cheese. It doesn't have as much protein as cottage cheese, but has some. The lowfat types have pretty low calories. I'm sure brands differ, so it would be worth reading labels to find the best combination of protein and calorie levels.

    Also, textures vary between brands. Some are slightly grainy, which I find unpleasant for some uses. Others are quite smooth.

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