Cottage Cheese?

bamagirl2020
bamagirl2020 Posts: 42
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
Hi!

So I recently bought a huge tub of fat free cottage cheese because I had seen a ton of websites saying how good it was for you. High in protein, no fat, not a terribly high number of calories, etc. The only problem is that I'm not exactly crazy about eating it plain.

SO, here's my question....what do you eat with your cottage cheese? I'm looking for more easy snack/meal ideas than recipes. THANKS!

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  • darklord48
    darklord48 Posts: 114 Member
    There are a few threads on this that Search will reveal. You'll find a lot of posts saying pepper or fruit.
  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member
    Hungry Girl has a lot of recipes which use it.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    I eat low fat cottage cheese, the fat free taste kinda yucky to me. But I like mine with any kind of jam or preserves, and sometimes I throw in some granola, I also will have some fruit cut up in it too.
  • rockytu
    rockytu Posts: 18
    fruit
  • sgibney78
    sgibney78 Posts: 19
    Diced tomato and cucumbers with a sprinkle of garlic salt. I also bake turkey bacon and add two crumbled up strips to ½ cup cottage cheese.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Black pepper!
  • sms1986
    sms1986 Posts: 113 Member
    I tried it a few years ago but didn't like the taste, but I tried it again today on wholegrain melba toast and I found it to be delicious.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    I put fat free cottage cheese on my salads. it's yum. Also, with fruit it's good.

    But beware, it has a lot of sodium in it.
  • Jacksheadache
    Jacksheadache Posts: 30 Member
    I eat it right out of the tub. Sometimes I add pepper.
  • kenzysmom
    kenzysmom Posts: 50
    I don't like the fat free kind but I get the low fat and eat it with pineapple chunks! YUMMMMMY!!!!
  • ignatiusreilly
    ignatiusreilly Posts: 411 Member
    It goes great with canned tuna (side by side -- don't have to mush it together) or with whole wheat noodles (mush it together with some ketchup). Not sure where you live, but if in the US, try Friendship's 1% Whipped CC. It's by far the best.
  • mrsredneckmorris
    mrsredneckmorris Posts: 119 Member
    I love it for breakfast or a snack with some peaches in it
  • caroln3
    caroln3 Posts: 217
    I LOVE cottage cheese! I like it on whole wheat toast, or with fruit like pineapple or peaches or anything you like, you can drizzle a little honey and sprinkle a few chopped nuts or a little granola.
  • Jaytee79
    Jaytee79 Posts: 237 Member
    blueberries
  • cirellim
    cirellim Posts: 269
    Add protein powders, different fruits, be creative research a few recipes on google that use low fat cottage cheese you'll be sure to find something you like.
  • DerpdyHerp
    DerpdyHerp Posts: 44
    2% with hot sauce and pepper is delicious.
  • ncahill77
    ncahill77 Posts: 501 Member
    The difference between no fat and the 2% low fat is night and day with taste and very minimal with fat grams I think a half cup of the 2% is 1.5 fat grams, you should try that one next time.
  • lambeas
    lambeas Posts: 229 Member
    add some spicy salsa to it and spread onto ryvita crackers
  • LovahLaura
    LovahLaura Posts: 43
    I eat low fat cottage cheese, the fat free taste kinda yucky to me. But I like mine with any kind of jam or preserves, and sometimes I throw in some granola, I also will have some fruit cut up in it too.

    I agree, fat free tastes gross. Low-fat tastes much better. I eat it plain! I put blueberries, strawberries or peaches in it. Sometimes all three! Blueberries are the best though.
  • HarlCarl
    HarlCarl Posts: 266 Member
    I've heard people suggest mixing their protein supplement in cottage cheese. I've yet to try that, but it sounds do-able.
  • LauraSize8
    LauraSize8 Posts: 16 Member
    I eat cottage cheese ALL THE TIME. I like it alone, but I also like it with tomatos, on top of salads, on spaggetti or any pasta, inside tacos (believe me, DELISH), with Mrs. Dash, with pepper, with curry, with tuna (mixed in, or on the side) in smoothies, and well, just about anywhere. It is like my very favorite food. Good luck!
  • nsimportant
    nsimportant Posts: 170 Member
    Dissolve artificial sweetener in hot water and add a tbsp of cocoa powder or some artificial flavoring and mix it.
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    I eat the low-fat after a short lived experiment with not fat.:frown: I like mine plain or with toasted pumpkins seeds sprinkled on. I have drizzled it with french dressing in the past, but I am trying to eat healthier now.
  • conniehgtv
    conniehgtv Posts: 309 Member
    old WW recipe...add vanilla or almond extract, put on toast and melt in toaster oven or broiler yum!!
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    A friend of mine sent me a recipe to make pancakes with cottage cheese as a main ingredient. I haven't tried them yet but she says they're really good. Here's a link to the recipe and nutritional info:
    http://www.food.com/recipe/south-beach-oatmeal-pancake-93019
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