Cottage Cheese (thumbs up or thumbs down)
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79697)
United States
May 21, 2022 10:49am CST
I've been trying to eat healthier and bought some cottage cheese. I had it a few times this week for breakfast with some canned peaches (in juice to cut down on sugar).
It was a good enough breakfast but I've come to the conclusion that I'm not entirely fond of cottage cheese.
Eating healthy can be a challenge especially for breakfast (for me anyway).
Guess I'll be leaving it off my grocery list for this week and go back to my usual low calorie wheat bread with peanut butter for breakfast.
Aside from my dog who loves cottage cheese, how do you feel about it??
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27 responses
@MarieCoyle (28453)
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21 May 22
I really like cottage cheese. Delicious by itself, dump it on a baked potato instead of sour cream, use in place of ricotta in lasagne, use in quiche, and so forth. My kids like it as a side dish for dinner, too.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
22 May 22
My mother used to use in place of ricotta. Now she doesn’t use it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79697)
• United States
21 May 22
I never tried it as many ways as you do. Never would have thought to use it in place of sour cream on a baked potato and I have quite a few nice size potatoes that I'm going to bake this week. Maybe I'll use up the rest of the cottage cheese on top of my potato.
I've heard that you can use cottage cheese instead of ricotta for lasagna but since I love ricotta I never tried to swap it out.
I have to say that my dogs like cottage cheese
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@MarieCoyle (28453)
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21 May 22
@Marilynda1225
Well, cottage cheese is often on sale. I never find bargains on ricotta, and in lasagna cottage cheese works just fine. We do love it on a baked potato, too.
I like to be experimental. It's fun!
@snowy22315 (169908)
• United States
21 May 22
I am kind of neutral on cottage cheese.I prefer yogurt Try it with apple butter. You won't be disappointed.
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@snowy22315 (169908)
• United States
21 May 22
@Marilynda1225 It's delicious...trust me.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
22 May 22
I like yogurt too, as well as lebni
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@Marilynda1225 (79697)
• United States
21 May 22
Apple butter with cottage cheese...sounds interesting
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
22 May 22
I like cottage cheese. We don't buy it often because Pretty won't help me eat it so some of it always spoils. (I don't like the taste of cottage cheese and fruit mixed together, though.) If I have a choice, I prefer eating a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast. (Pretty's not happy when I eat that, though. She wants me to eat oatmeal or Cheerios for breakfast. I like those but not all the time.)
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
22 May 22
@MarieCoyle Yes, she's crazy... I'm glad someone else noticed that. 
We don't use a lot of salt when cooking and we don't cook with a lot of sugar. I like buying the sausage, cheese and egg sandwiches. If I buy too many of them, she gets upset. (She considers "too many" to be more than one. I buy eight of them and have them for breakfast eight days in a row, then don't eat them again for two or three weeks.)
We don't use a lot of salt when cooking and we don't cook with a lot of sugar. I like buying the sausage, cheese and egg sandwiches. If I buy too many of them, she gets upset. (She considers "too many" to be more than one. I buy eight of them and have them for breakfast eight days in a row, then don't eat them again for two or three weeks.)@MarieCoyle (28453)
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22 May 22
It sounds like Pretty is wanting you to be healthy. I know that's important, but the occasional breakfast sandwich should be OK.
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@Marilynda1225 (79697)
• United States
21 May 22
I never thought about eating it that way. Sounds good
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
21 May 22
@Marilynda1225 Think of me when you do it! :-)
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@Marilynda1225 (79697)
• United States
21 May 22
Cottage cheese pairs well with almost any fruit and pineapple seems to be popular.
I'm kind of surprised that cottage is more of a favorite than I expected
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
22 May 22
@Marilynda1225 I think cherries are a good pairing.
@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
21 May 22
This is a thumbs up for me. I do love the flavor of this cottage cheese as a side dish for some meals.
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@Marilynda1225 (79697)
• United States
21 May 22
Cottage cheese seems to be getting more thumbs up than down. Glad you enjoy it as a side dish
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@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
22 May 22
If one consumes Cottage Cheese in raw form or Steamed and without frying, is it bad calories wise?
I have a special attraction to Cottage Cheese, so I would recommend its intake in moderation perhaps.
Wheat Bread with Peanut butter sounds good but may be you can try a few other things as good alternative.
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@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
27 May 22
I didn't have cottage until junior high . . . when in home ec we made lasagna with cottage cheese (had a weird after taste). Then Hubby introduced me to it with canned peaches when we were 18 . . . that was good but not something I'd want to have often. We put it in kugel . . . but it has cottage cheese, sour cream, lots of eggs . . . rich but good - but again not something we'd want to have often.
@MarieCoyle (28453)
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22 May 22
I agree with you, the nonfat kind is gross. I would rather just eat less of the regular kind than that non fat type. Some non fat things aren't bad, but cottage cheese in that form is gross for sure.
@Marilynda1225 (79697)
• United States
21 May 22
I've never tried using it in recipes and have always just eaten it from the container. Maybe I should give it a try in cooking
@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
26 May 22
I enjoy cottage cheese. Sometimes I'll eat it with salt and pepper and onion too.
I almost bought some earlier in the week but I'd rather eat it when it's warmer in the house. Sounds silly I know.
@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
22 May 22
I love homemade cottage cheese and the doctor has advised me to take it regularly which I don't. Cottage cheese increases your energy. I took some oats idli and fruit juice today for breakfast.
@Hannihar (129431)
• Israel
22 May 22
@Marilynda1225
That is great that your dog likes cottage cheese. Is the dog going through withdrawals since you have not bought cottage cheese and that you do not like it, so, maybe if you will not buy it again since you do not like it?
I like cottage cheese but do not buy it that much. I have it for lunch when I buy it. I am with your dog that I like it.
@LindaOHio (156060)
• United States
22 May 22
Noooooooooooo. I hate cottage cheese. Yes, the dogs always love it. My husband will eat it too.
@dgobucks226 (34348)
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22 May 22
I haven't had cottage cheese in a long time, but I use to mix it with apple sauce which made it taste much better. But like you not a real fan of it. Maybe switch out that choice for some cantaloupe or melon instead..
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
22 May 22
I love it was especially pineapple cottage cheese. Walmart has different brands of them. I wish pineapple cottage cheese comes in smaller packaging.
