cottage cheese..what do do with it?!

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  • HealthyHappy120
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    My friend LOVES cottage cheese..ive never had it so I guess this is helpful? Bump. Thanks
  • GunslingerGirl
    GunslingerGirl Posts: 251 Member
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    I do this with cottage cheese:

    Base ingredients:
    -1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese
    -1 Scoop Protein Powder
    -1-3 Packets of Splenda/ Stevia/Low Calorie Sweetener <--- I didn't use any though
    -5-10 Ice Cubes
    -1/2 Cup-1 Cup Water
    *Optional* 1/2 tsp Xanthax gum (you can get this from most grocery stores in the gluten free section! Just a pinch of it makes your shake sooo thick and creamy!)

    Then choose from these! :D




    Peanut Butter Butterscotch Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    2 Tbs Sugar Free Butterscotch Pudding Mix (Jello Brand)
    2 Tbs Peanut Flour OR 1 Tbs Regular Peanut Butter
    Optional: A few drops Maple Extract
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 310 ( add 40 if using regular peanut butter)




    Thin Mint Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    2 Tbs Cocoa Powder
    2-3 Drops of Mint Extract (Be Careful to Only Add A Few Drops… This Stuff Is Strong!!!)
    Optional: 1 Tbs Lite Hershey’s Syrup
    Servings:1
    Calories: 250



    Superman-Ice Cream Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    2-3 Tbs Sugar free/Fat free Pistachio Pudding Mix (Jello Brand)
    Optional: 2 Tbs Cool Whip Lite
    Servings:1
    Calories: 250



    Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    2 Tbs Cocoa Powder
    2 Tbs Peanut Flour Or 1 Tbs Regular Peanut Butter
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 260 (add 40 calories if using regular peanut butter)



    Strawberry Banana Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1/2 Cup Frozen Strawberries
    1/2 Banana
    Optional: 2 Tbs Cool Whip Lite
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 280



    Mocha Freeze Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    2 Tbs Cocoa Powder
    1 Tsp Instant Coffee Powder (or to taste)
    1 Tbs Coffee Creamer of Choice
    (You may also need additional sweetener packets in this shake to balance out the bitterness of the coffee)
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 200




    Lemon Cream Pie (These ingredients added to base)

    2-3 Tbs Sugar Free Lemon Pudding Mix
    Optional: 1 Graham Cracker (or Honey Teddy Grahams) on Top of Shake (You could add this straight to the blender~ it blends up tasting like a ‘pie crust!’)
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 290



    Strawberry Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1/2 Cup Strawberries (Fresh or Frozen~ If you are using frozen use less ice!)
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 220



    Banana Cream Pie Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1/2 Frozen Banana
    2 Tbs Sugar Free Banana Pudding
    Optional: 1 Graham Cracker (or Honey Teddy Grahams) on Top of Shake!
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 250



    Oatmeal Cookie Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    2 Tbs Oats
    2 Tsp Chocolate Chips
    Dash of Cinnamon (Or To Taste)
    Optional: 2 Tbs Vanilla or Chocolate Sugar Free Pudding Mix
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 250



    Key Lime Pie Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1 Tbs Key Lime Juice (Or The Juice of Half a Lime)
    2 Tbs Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Mix
    Optional: 1 Graham Cracker (or Honey Teddy Grahams) Crumbled on Top of Shake (Or Mixed In!)
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 230




    Cookies and Cream Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1/2 (100 Calorie) Oreo Pack (Throw the Cookies Right Into the Blender!)
    Optional: 2 Tbs Light Cool Whip OR 2 Tbs Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Mix
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 230




    Pina Colada Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1 Tbs Coconut Extract (Found In The Baking Isle by the Spices)
    1/2 Cup Pineapple (Fresh or Frozen)
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 220



    Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1/2 Cup Strawberries (Fresh or Frozen)
    2 Tbs Light Cream Cheese (Or 2 Tbs Sugar Free Cheesecake Pudding Mix)
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 260



    Lemon Raspberry Shake (These ingredients added to base)

    1/3 Cup Raspberries (Fresh or Frozen) OR 2 Tbs Low Sugar Raspberry Jam (If You Don’t Like The Seeds!)
    1 Tsp Lemon Juice OR 2 Tbs Sugar Free Lemon Pudding Mix
    Optional: 1 Tsp Sugar Free Dry Raspberry Jello Mix
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 210
  • jmonique27
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    with pineapples!! Or peaches, they are both yummy!! i also use cottage cheese in my lasagna instead of ricotta
  • michellelynne474
    michellelynne474 Posts: 49 Member
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    bump :heart:
  • GoodIdeaLady
    GoodIdeaLady Posts: 6 Member
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    Wow! So many great ideas. I use no fat cottage cheese plain or with fruit but I have used it, and it can be a replacement for: sour cream; yogurt; mayo; creamy dressings
    all of which I also get in no fat and/or lite versions. Hmmm, how is the easiest way to copy to a recipe folder all these great recipes and ideas? And what does "bump" mean? Lol, I am new at all of this! PS and I would like some friends!
  • WorkingMyButtOff
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    bump
  • angie_sample
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    i just mix fruit with mine. favorite in pineapple. Homemade salsa is actually really good with cottage cheese to.
  • julholt
    julholt Posts: 1
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    Try slicing up some romain hearts lettuce, top with 1/2 cup cottage cheeze, 1/2 cup white tuna in water (drained), salt and pepper. Love this for lunch, you can have quite a bit of the lettuce.
  • cgrco13
    cgrco13 Posts: 1
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    I eat it with apple sauce all the time and LOVE IT!

    I have also used it in place of ricotta cheese for italian dishes. My husband and daughter LOVED the lasagna I made last week with it!
  • onemelodious
    onemelodious Posts: 9 Member
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    Cottage cheese with pineapple mixed in or Mandarin oranges, pears, peaches and the strawberries sound yummy too. I eat mine with pineapple every morning after my work out. Great source of protein.
  • shellsy0424
    shellsy0424 Posts: 127 Member
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    I'm a purist - I love it plain with a ton of black pepper.


    That's how I love it too. A TON of black pepper.
  • FixItDuck
    FixItDuck Posts: 112 Member
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    My favourite is a wrap with diced dates and dried apricots, fill up with salad. It's good to mix the dates and apricots with cottage cheese an hour or 2 in advance (or make the wrap in advance), so they soften a bit.
  • boodlelibra
    boodlelibra Posts: 74 Member
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    bump
  • jouergal
    jouergal Posts: 40
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    bump
  • mom2mozart
    mom2mozart Posts: 307 Member
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    Some of my friends use it to stuff pasta (instead of ricotta) and I plan to do that in the near future. I like it plain, with beets, asparagus, or with fruit. It is good on garden salad. I've also used it in a fruit & cottage cheese blend - pureed in the food processor -that you freeze and eat later (bananas, mango, pineapple).
  • boodlelibra
    boodlelibra Posts: 74 Member
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    Wow! So many great ideas. I use no fat cottage cheese plain or with fruit but I have used it, and it can be a replacement for: sour cream; yogurt; mayo; creamy dressings
    all of which I also get in no fat and/or lite versions. Hmmm, how is the easiest way to copy to a recipe folder all these great recipes and ideas? And what does "bump" mean? Lol, I am new at all of this! PS and I would like some friends!

    "Bump" puts the thread in your profile so you can find it again later - I do it whenever there are recipes I want to try. Feel free to friend me!
  • vivo
    vivo Posts: 80
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    I loveeee cottage cheese on avocado. I put both of them on toast with some lemon juice and cracked pepper. Been craving it :( but my avocado isn't ripe yet haha
  • celia_adell
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    bump
  • bcc112986
    bcc112986 Posts: 362 Member
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    I eat it right out of the container. Yummmmm

    Horizon Organics Low Fat Cottage Cheese. Yea!
  • kdunning53
    kdunning53 Posts: 20 Member
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    BUMP...