How the heck do you eat COTTAGE CHEESE?!

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  • Kandygirl
    Kandygirl Posts: 249 Member
    i dont. it grosses me out!
  • CarrieAnne22
    CarrieAnne22 Posts: 231 Member
    I've hated cottage cheese since I was a kid, but have recently begun to eat it, and LOVE it, like this: half a cup of CC, half a cup of blueberries, partial packet of stevia in the raw. You never would've been able to convince me of it's merits in the past, but this has become one of my all time favorite snacks. I keep these 3 items in stock at all times now. A little bit of granola thrown in every once in a while is a nice treat, too.
  • iPlugs
    iPlugs Posts: 16 Member
    When I was in college, all of my friends used to make fun of me for eating cottage cheese with salt and pepper! They thought it was really weird. It's nice to know that I'm not really as unusual as they thought.
  • xxxtwix
    xxxtwix Posts: 4
    I grew up eating it with paprika or pineapple. I like it and eat it frequently. Fish on the other hand...bleh. I suppose it is an acquired taste or texture. :tongue:
  • slitherhither
    slitherhither Posts: 2
    I like to eat it two ways:

    - as a "dip" (in hearty, hefty amounts) on crackers (i.e. I'm using a cracker instead of a spoon) because I like the texture contrast between the cracker and the cottage cheese

    - on baked potatoes (in place of fat-rich butter & sour cream)

    Cottage cheese might be a bit of an acquired taste. My teenage/preteen kids hate it.
  • lipglossjunky73
    lipglossjunky73 Posts: 497 Member
    I get the one with pineapple in it and eat it for lunch!
  • eryn415
    eryn415 Posts: 98 Member
    I am totally buying some cottage cheese tonight after reading this post.
  • oskarmeyer
    oskarmeyer Posts: 2
    Salt and pepper and chopped chives or green onion. I like it savoury - not with fruit etc.
    Also you can blend it up, add a bit of onion soup mix and use it as a veggie dip. Way better for you than sour cream or mayo-based dips.
  • trhjrh06
    trhjrh06 Posts: 2,272 Member
    I love cottage cheese plain, also with pepper and this is the only thing I will put pepper on, also cottage cheese and fruit mainly pineapple! Yum
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I put some black pepper on it. Yum! I think I'm going to go eat some now.
  • rima933
    rima933 Posts: 151 Member
    i dont. it grosses me out!

    ME too! Even after this topic i posted i cant get myself to eat it its gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • epursey
    epursey Posts: 36 Member
    I like the 2% large curd. My favorite add in is leftover grilled pineapple. Since that does not happen often, pepper is my next favorite. I also use it for lasagna because I am not fond of ricotta.
  • mlrod1914
    mlrod1914 Posts: 15
    I grew up eating it from the middle of half a cantaloupe. I love it that way!
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    Last night I had 1/2 a cup over some sliced strawberries with just a little honey.
    It was the best treat ever!

    I use to hate cottage cheese to, now I crave it all the time.
  • kristelpoole
    kristelpoole Posts: 440 Member
    This thread got me craving. I bought some yesterday and had it as my mid-morning snack today - 1/2 c large curd cottage cheese and 1/2 c pinapple. Yum!!!!
  • jj3120
    jj3120 Posts: 358
    yum, so many great idea's for cottage cheese!! I like it plain, with fruit or in a lasagna. I used to use it in a lemon cheesecake but that's off my menu now!

    I am def going to try it in a smoothie!
  • Brittany6709
    Brittany6709 Posts: 1 Member
    I have recently started eating it as a snack or at breakfast, because it is very filling! I like it on a piece of toast, or over 1 scrambled egg white and 1 scrambled egg. It's pretty good!
  • whirligig24
    whirligig24 Posts: 14 Member
    Small curd low- fat on sliced tomatoes. Yum!
  • Virginia90
    Virginia90 Posts: 317 Member
    Mmm! I like it plain or on toast! I've never tried it with fruit, but the thought almost makes me feel sick...maybe someday I'll get the guts to try it!
  • 7funnygirl7
    7funnygirl7 Posts: 1,176
    I put mine (small curd) on a slice of toast with cucumber and black pepper~ I also make a jello dessert with it in it...Yummy
  • JennBona
    JennBona Posts: 255 Member
    I've tried to eat it plain and I just can't do it...Ive heard from a friend to mix it with my oatmeal so that's what I do and its yummy...lots of other great ideas on here though that I will try :)
  • Nikki206
    Nikki206 Posts: 69
    GOOD IDEAS!!! Bump =)
  • klakers3
    klakers3 Posts: 189 Member
    Who knew there were so many ways to eat cottage cheese! Thanks for all the great ideas!
  • KimmieSue2011
    KimmieSue2011 Posts: 117 Member
    I make a dip/sauce for fish tacos or mexican-y chicken:

    1 avocado
    1 c cottage cheese
    1 c fresh cilantro
    a couple cloves garlic
    pinch salt
    pinch sugar
    a bit of the water that comes off the top of greek plain yogurt
    lemon juice

    blend it all up and it makes a great cilantro/avocado dip or sauce for mexican food.
  • samb330
    samb330 Posts: 328 Member
    I love Fat Free cottage cheese. I eat it plain, with cantalope (spelling?) If I want it sweet. With tomatoes or salsa for a little salty. So yummy!!!
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    I don't think I've ever had "salty" flavored cottage cheese. In my opinion it doesn't have too much of a flavor to it, and the people who don't like it tend to not like it because of the texture (understandable).

    Anyway, I eat both 1% and 4% plain, in protein shakes, or in lasagna.
  • LReneeWalker
    LReneeWalker Posts: 213 Member
    Yum! It's on of my favs!! I love canned peaches and cottage cheese. I love it with salt and pepper and crackers. A friend of mine eats it on her tacos. I haven't ventured that far. But I do use in place of ricotta for lasagna, I just blend it with and egg and herbs and parm cheese. HUGE money saver. I do also enjoy cottage cheese, mandarin oranges and a packet of low fat whatever flavored jello you like. That is heaven!! There is also a cherry one that my mom used to make. It's fab!

    I do the mandarin oranges/jello...love it!
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