Please help me get this cottage cheese down :)

Bitterbeauty
Bitterbeauty Posts: 6 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So Im not a huge fan of cottage cheese. The texture really gets to me and can at times make me gag.

I decided to give it another try though and I bought some and it has been glaring at me every time I open the fridge ever since.

So...What are some tips/ tricks/ recipes that you use to eat your cottage cheese besides the obvious fruit addition?

Thanks :)
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  • xtinalovexo
    xtinalovexo Posts: 1,376 Member
    cottage cheese with any fruit.

    cottage cheese with cinnamon.

    cottage cheese with diced tomato, lemon juice, pepper and a dash of season salt.

    cottage cheese in a hollow tomato.

    cottage cheese with sugar free jam.
  • mdelcott
    mdelcott Posts: 529 Member
    I can only stand a few mouthfuls at a time and so I never buy it. I suggest you just scrap the cottage cheese total and cut your loses.. The only way I ever like it is on top of mashed potatoes, although not the best diet food.
  • SmashliT
    SmashliT Posts: 49 Member
    I eat mine on a baked potato with some salsa, also. But I am very particular, I only like Deans Low-Fat. Every other kind tastes like rotten milk to me.
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    I LOVE it with salt and pepper. Or with bacon bits and sunflower seeds if It is at a salad bar.
    Have you tried small curd cottage cheese? Perhaps the slightly less "chunky" texture will help.
  • sweet110
    sweet110 Posts: 332 Member
    I hate it when people do what I'm about to do...which is to answer a question not asked, but...

    Why do you want to choke down cottage cheese if you don't like it? Particularly if its the texture you don't like, what about yogurt? Or a dairy based smoothie?
  • Lyttleone
    Lyttleone Posts: 1
    I'm quite particular too, I only eat the Knudsen small curd. I like it on english muffins or toast in lieu of cream cheese or butter. Or I'll just eat it straight up with a little salt/pepper/paprika or other seasoning.
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    Just dont eat it! I like mine with salt and pepper and bacon bits. NOT Baco-s, real bacon bits.
  • RumOne
    RumOne Posts: 266 Member
    Lasagna
  • omgzstef
    omgzstef Posts: 157
    cottage cheese & pretzels... it gives it some crunch!
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Mix the following into 1 pint of cottage cheese:

    2 T. Sour Cream
    1/8 tsp garlic powder
    1/8 tsp celery salt
    1/4 tsp dried parsley flakes
    1/8 tsp caraway seeds

    Let sit overnight.
  • MlleDee
    MlleDee Posts: 90 Member
    It's great with plain pasta and a touch of butter with salt, I also like it on spaghetti! If you don't mind the texture it is great with diced bell pepper, corn, shredded cheese, and crackers.

    To disguise it a bit. Mix it into a jello fruit salad. Sugar free lime jello, pineapple, walnuts, and cottage cheese all mixed together and allowed to sit up till the jello is firm is delicious! But it looks a little weird.

    Good Luck!
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Lasagna

    ...my wife (of Italian descent) would have you strung up for this...

    Lasagna should be made with Ricotta
  • walterld
    walterld Posts: 19
    If you don't like it don't eat it. I learned 1 thing from weight watchers and that is if you can't do it for the rest of your live then don't do it. I hate diet salad dressing so i use regular dressing and make my cuts other places in my diet. You have to eat the way you are eating for the rest of your life or you will just gain it back. So if you don't like it make changes you can stick with. This isn't a quick cure it is for the long term. I am 58 y/o and I am finally realizing that it is true.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    great over a baked sweet potato with salsa. or on a whole wheat bagel thin with a drizzle of honey.
  • Annie4him
    Annie4him Posts: 4
    No -fat cottage cheese was one of my secret weapons that helped me lose my 50 lbs. I 'd take 1/2 cup and top it with 1 T light Caesar dressing and use it as a dip for my carrots. delicious and filling! I 'd put it in tiny containers and have a few ready to take with me for my work days. A major cross canada move and 15 lbs heavier :( i need to get back To that routine!
  • tammi42
    tammi42 Posts: 62 Member
    BLAH! I'm with you, can not stand cottage cheese. I like ricotta cheese, it has a finer texture and goes great with cinnamon and a pinch of vanilla...YUM!
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    I mixed it in yogurt!!
  • indianlarry11
    indianlarry11 Posts: 32 Member
    I'm the same way with cottage cheese. I mix it with natural no sugar added applesauce and I've actually come to like the texture now. Hope that helps!
  • lorlet
    lorlet Posts: 2
    Do you like the texture of pudding? If so, whip the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor and add a few stawberries. If you wish to sweeten it, add half a packet of sweetner, or a scoop of protein powder. I do this with a full 500 ml container which I refill with the whipped mixture and then have about a half cup for desert or snack. Yum! :happy:
  • MamaDee2
    MamaDee2 Posts: 843 Member
    1/2 c cottage cheese and a Tbsp of sugar free cheesecake pudding mix.
    mix in foodprocessor till creamy.
    take the texture problem away - tastes like cheesecake filling!
  • rudzud
    rudzud Posts: 24
    Heres something you can do....sift it.

    Plop it into a fine mesh strainer and using the back of a spoon, pass it through it. That will give it a finer, creamier texture. Then mix in fruit or such. OR dunk kale chips in it?
  • nancyko
    nancyko Posts: 34 Member
    Why would you want to eat anything you are not enjoying??? I am sure there are plenty of other things that you like that you could replace it with.
  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    try dry curd with yogurt, way better, way less fat and sodium too
  • AmandaCaswell1982
    AmandaCaswell1982 Posts: 170 Member
    I LOVE it. I'm with everyone else- why would you make yourself eat it? What about greek yogurt? Well, if it helps, I put pineapple tidbits in mine. I buy the single serving size ones and it's delish. I literally eat it every morning.
  • muzmacol
    muzmacol Posts: 358 Member
    Crackers, spread the cottage cheese on and change the texture.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    So Im not a huge fan of cottage cheese. The texture really gets to me and can at times make me gag.

    I decided to give it another try though and I bought some and it has been glaring at me every time I open the fridge ever since.

    So...What are some tips/ tricks/ recipes that you use to eat your cottage cheese besides the obvious fruit addition?

    Thanks :)
    Good God!
    Don't eat that stuff if you hate it that much.
    Try Greek Yogurt.
  • Lauren_Whitney
    Lauren_Whitney Posts: 26 Member
    I can't deal with the plain cottage cheese. I only eat the Breakstone's 100 calorie Cottage Doubles, they come with a fruit jam that you mix into it, it's actually pretty good, particularly the pineapple.
  • Time2getFit4Life
    Time2getFit4Life Posts: 521 Member
    Cottage cheese with almonds and sprinkle some pepper on it goes down good for me because I have that crunch!!
  • CrystalBonner
    CrystalBonner Posts: 39 Member
    I have mine with peaches and sunflower seeds. But then again I love cottage cheese all my itself.
  • nicokestew
    nicokestew Posts: 4
    Honey and it's easy breezy!! It makes it taste yummy and it's easy to add, not cutting or preparing just squeeze it on. :)

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