Cottage Cheese - What do I do with it?

[firelle 146]

Silly question - I've never really eaten cottage cheese before. I know it's a good choice for the soft food stage, so I bought a tub of it. Now what? I don't know if I want to eat it plain!

[erp 2,016]

You can try it plain, it's not bad but most people make it sweet or savory. I like mine sweet by adding unsweetened applesauce and cinnamon. My girlfriend likes her's savory and adds spices like salt and pepper. I also puréed a container and add sugar free pudding mix with some milk to make high Protein pudding.

[smbergie200 196]

Mix it with a flavored yogurt. It takes on the taste of the yogurt and is chock full of Protein.< /p>

[TexasMiss 314]

Ok don't laugh but I got creative during my preop diet. 20 days of Protein Drinks and cottage cheese will do that to you! My fav is to sprinkle a little pepper, garlic, and onion powder on it. I've also mixed a cup with a teaspoon if Tomato Soup. I wouldn't do that now because I'm sensitive to Tomato (acidic) post op... maybe in a few months. I also.. I know it's weird, but I sprinkled dry powder Hidden Valley Ranch on it.. just a tad because it doesn't take much. I season with it all the time because it only has 15? calories for 2? tablespoons, no fat, carbs, etc although its got sodium but it is a seasoning. You just have to experiment with it and find what you like. It's great with puréed peaches!

[MrsGina 101]

I love to add canned peaches to it.

[Oakleygirl 53]

My fave is to add a drained cup of Del Monte diced peaches (no sugar added) to cottage cheese... tastes even better when you let it get to room temp... LOVE this for any snack or meal!

[sastexan4u@yahoo.com 43]

I love it with Jello real good or put cinnamon or PB2 or slender syrups (skinny english toffee) it's no calories 0 sugar 0 carbs.love the syrups also I add sugar free coco ..

[StephF89 41]

I normally put peaches or pineapple with my cottage cheese, tasty tasty!

[vsginnj 415]

Diced avocado, black pepper,tiny bit onion powder, mix in garbanzo Beans, get some R/F triscuits and dip away!!

[abetterme4.2 268]

I hate cottage cheese, so I make mine taste like pumpkin pie.

1/2 c cottage cheese

1/2 c canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie, it's sweetened)

Then spices: I put in cinnamon, cloves.

Stevia to taste. (Natural sweetener of choice is fine)

The ratio is 1:1. 1 part cottage cheese to 1 part pumpkin.

Yummy!

[UEvrWndrY 60]

I like it best as is, right out of the tub.

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[firelle 146]

Yum! Thanks so much, you guys! These are all excellent suggestions. I can't wait to try them!!

[Chris R 217]

When I eat it straight, I season with pepper. I love to scramble 1/4c of fat free cottage cheese with an egg- tastes yummy and makes the scrambled egg light and creamy.

[wonder_mommy 6]

My favorite is 1/2 cup cottage cheese, nonfat vanilla yogurt and then some peaches or even some low sugar jam. SUPER yummy!!!

[KristieAtkinson 588]

I HATE cottage cheese. Seriously. But I wanted another source of Protein. I am going to try the pumpkin idea.

I also made myself a Protein "pudding"

1/2 cup of 2 % cottage cheese

1 scoop of Big Train espresso Protein powder

A couple splashes of sugar free Torani Syrup.

Couple packets of Splenda.

Have it a whirl in my magic bullet.

Nom nom nom!

Calories: 155

Fat: 4.3

Carbs: 17

Protein: 20