Cottage Cheese.... This may seem silly....

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  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    I hope you have a good experience, but if not, try another kind. They are not all the same.

    I like cottage cheese, but only one kind. That is one particular brand (Dean's) and only the full-fat small curd type that they make. I'm very picky.
  • SONIA820
    SONIA820 Posts: 208 Member
    I like cottage cheese....SOMETIMES...I go through certain moods where it will taste really good and then I just don't care for it and a few months go by and I love it again....and I am not a fruit on top...plain plain plain! :)
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    I was in the same boat as you a few years ago and It was a texture thing. First time I tried it, I still wasn't sure how I felt. Now I love the stuff. I usually eat it with something salty like a cracker or I used to put some goldfish crackers in it. I have used it as a dip, I just add some salsa and put it on a chip. There are so many ways to eat it. Just keep trying different ways til you like it.
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    Fresh pineapple is best, or fresh strawberries. Otherwise, some low sugar blueberry pie filling, or savory with tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and cucumbers, with a little dill.

    OMG yum, I think I found lunch.

    The taste is somewhat like cream cheese, the texture, like rice pudding almost. :) I love the stuff now, I used to despise it.
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member

    Keep in mind that, IMO, flavor can vary a whole lot between brands with some being much better than others.

    Very true! I used to live in NY and only ever bought Crowley (still the best cottage cheese I've ever had, so if it's available, get it!) but now I settle for Breakstone's.
  • rebecky27
    rebecky27 Posts: 842 Member
    a coworker put black pepper on hers...I've never seen that before...but I tried it and Yum!

    I also really like it with pineapple.

    One of my favorite breakfast treats is:

    combine 1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1 tsp. wheat germ. Put that on top of a low fat waffle, and top it off with 1/4 cup fruit cocktail (in juice not the one with heavy syrup) and a tsp of maple syrup.
  • mgraue82
    mgraue82 Posts: 168 Member
    Don't get put off by it if you don't like it at first. Different brands make a huge difference, I honestly like Save-a-lot brand better than any other kind. I can't have it too runny or too dry...etc.

    I eat mine plain but you can try to mix it with anything, I know a few people who use it on their salads instead of dressing.

    Good luck :)

    I completely agree with this - different brands do taste different! Just try a couple different brands out - it's NUMMY if you find the right brand and right chunk size ;)
  • JamesonsMommy
    JamesonsMommy Posts: 771 Member
    A little black pepper at least... But I also add tomato to mine!

    Just beware, it can be VERY high in sodium.

    EXACTLY how i eat mine :) I sometimes add a little bit of onion :)
  • prov31jd
    prov31jd Posts: 153 Member
    I love it with almost any fresh fruit (softer ones), like strawberries, peaches, pineapple, mango, even bananas. Some canned fruits are good too, like pears, or even fruit cocktail. The saltiness of the cottage cheese is balanced out by the sweetness of the fruit. YUM!!
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    growing up we always ate it with pineapple, i serve it to my son with apple sauce. We only buy "Daisy" brand, all the other brands add stuff.
  • Gilbrod
    Gilbrod Posts: 1,216 Member
    COttage Cheese and any sweet fruit like cantelope or peaches....instant yum!
  • EnthusedMeerkat
    EnthusedMeerkat Posts: 23 Member
    LOVE cottage cheese! I eat it straight...just like ice cream. I'll also add it to a salad. Not a fan of mixing it with fruit...
  • Mhachey
    Mhachey Posts: 7 Member
    I like to eat mine with pepper as well, or with a tsp or so of salsa mixed in it, It is also great with greek yogurt and fresh berries.
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    I love it with just about anything I have added it to! My favorite way to eat it though is with pineapple. Something about those two flavors just click! Also I like to steam a large Swiss Chard leaf then use it like a tortilla and wrap it around a Field Roast chipotle chorizo grain sausage and a good helping of cottage cheese, Delicious!
  • beverlyje
    beverlyje Posts: 1 Member
    I eat mine with fruit.....
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I usually eat it with something salty like a cracker or I used to put some goldfish crackers in it.

    Cottage Cheese is a great protein, but it is high in sodium. If CC and salty crackers are part of your routine diet, add sodium as one of your tracking columns.
  • irisia99
    irisia99 Posts: 58 Member
    I like it plain or with black pepper and tomatoes. It's also good with turkey sandwiches, like in place of mayo. I slather it on bite by bite. Yummy.
  • leahhugh
    leahhugh Posts: 144 Member
    I add some season all season salt to it :) yum!!
  • blmr85
    blmr85 Posts: 57 Member
    I like to put some cinnamon on it : )
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    i am in love with the Hood 2% pineapple and cherry one...i wish i liked black pepper cause that sounds interesting...but the plain is just not doable for me...good luck!!
  • BalenciaLynn
    BalenciaLynn Posts: 411 Member
    i LOVE cottage cheese, i usually just eat it plain or i eat it with spinach and wheat thin crackers
  • jjnt007
    jjnt007 Posts: 302 Member
    I eat it plain but you will love it or hate it. No one in my family or extended family will eat it. I ate it as a young child so I like it.
  • rhenneberry
    rhenneberry Posts: 20
    I have mine with a side of grapes, watermelon or a fruit cup.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Eat it with some pineapple mixed in. YUMMY!

    It's also good just on its own. :-)

    You can also mix it into plain pasta instead of sauce.
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    I usually eat it with something salty like a cracker or I used to put some goldfish crackers in it.

    Cottage Cheese is a great protein, but it is high in sodium. If CC and salty crackers are part of your routine diet, add sodium as one of your tracking columns.

    I do track sodium.. . and no this is not routine.
  • bushs99
    bushs99 Posts: 37 Member
    I eat mine with granola or fresh fruit.
  • terri0527
    terri0527 Posts: 678 Member
    I like it plain or with smuckers sugar free strawberry preserves...
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Eat it plain. I love it plain but also love it with peaches on top. Yum!

    But yes, it is an acquired taste and texture. Some just don't like it. That's ok!

    Love it with peaches best, but also like crushed pineapple. Sometimes I'll also cut a tomato into wedges (don't cut all the way through the peel on the bottom...you want it to look like it's "blooming" like a flower), then stuff the middle with cottage cheese and top it with a little black pepper. YUM!
  • kat00789
    kat00789 Posts: 2
    Many people eat it with any kind of fresh fruit - thats why they sell it like that. I like to mix it with tuna fish and pepper.
  • vegamy
    vegamy Posts: 204 Member
    I am a new kid to cottage cheese. I have literally never taken a bite of it before in my life. To be honest, I am kind of scared of it, as i don't do really well with textures... LOL

    However, I bought some at the grocery this weekend. Any suggestions on how to eat it?

    I LOVE cutting up half a banana and mixing it with cottage cheese, a little vanilla extract, and some stevia (or your favorite sugar substitute). It's kinda like banana cream pie, except high in protein and relatively healthy :-).

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