Hey, in my desperation for something sweet while on P1 last week, I made a protein shake/smoothie. I used the tiny bit of plain yogurt I had left with all natural (no sugar) protein powder, FF milk, and coconut and pineapple SF syrups. But I didn't have any more yogurt, so I decided to substitute FF cottage cheese. I added some ice and whirled it together and it was DELICIOUS!!! I was shocked at how thick and rich the cottage cheese made it! Suffice to say, there'll be cottage cheese in my smoothies from now on!
That sounds yummy, Laurie! I actually used cottage cheese in my Cheesy Frittata recipe I made for breakfast this morning. It called for 1/2 cup of the stuff to be blended with something else and the egg substitute and then poured over the sauteed veggies. Delish!
My smoothies are definitely not Phase 1 approved! I use frozen strawberries, fat free plain or vanilla yogurt, one banana, and a couple tablespoons of peanut butter. If we have a mango around the house I'll throw that in, too. So good! Can't wait for fruit...eight more days on Phase 1!
Yum, a smoothie on a hot summer day sounds divine! Do you have it in place of a meal, or just as an extra?
I make a smoothie using cantalope, the recipe is posted in the recipe board in Phase 2, but I would have it in place of a meal.
Cottage, I count it as a snack--it's about the same amount of fruit and yogurt I use for a snack, so I figure it's the same, just blended with ice and more protein! I do have it for breakfast sometimes, though--it's really transportable.
Wow, your smoothies sound wonderful, Kara! The PB sounds interesting!
One tip I got from a deck of smoothie recipe cards I got from my SIL is to freeze fruit and use that in place of ice cubes...they don't turn into water when they melt. But in P1, I used ice.
I just buy the frozen strawberries at the store. Cheaper than fresh, and I like how they froth up the smoothie without using ice.
I did try raspberries once and that didn't work out so well. Too many seeds.
Credit my husband with the peanut butter addition. He likes to put a packet of Carnation Instant Breakfast in, too, but that is not a South Beach recipe. We like the natural peanut butter. He'd put in chunky but I prefer smooth for SMOOTHies!
Cottage Cheese Smoothie
I was shocked at how thick and rich the cottage cheese made it! Suffice to say, there'll be cottage cheese in my smoothies from now on! 
I do have it for breakfast sometimes, though--it's really transportable. 
But in P1, I used ice.
