[sherpamelissa]

I had "Oven Fried" Catfish, Asparagus and a baked Sweet Potato. All three of these things are foods I would not eat 2 months ago. As part of my new healthy lifestyle I have been forcing myself to eat food that is better for me. Shockingly - it isn't as bad as I thought. My dessert for the night was strawberries and blueberries with vanilla yogurt. Also things I wouldn't eat last year. On to bigger and better things like.... COTTAGE CHEESE. I will conquer you!

[almostheaven]

You're making me hungry and I just ate lunch.

[kykaree]

What a gerat achievement. I am not "veggie challenged" but I do know how hard it is to change your eating patterns when you are. You're doing a fabulous job. You will conquer the cottage cheese.

My big cottage cheese tip is eat it when you are ravenous. I eat it after weight training, and usually mix it with finely diced fresh pineapple, kiwi fruit and strawberries, or sometimes with smoked fish if I fancy something savoury.

[imsexydamnit]

It's great to hear how well you're doing with your diet and how much you're enjoying trying new foods. I'll leave the cottage cheese to you though, that is one food i have no urge at all to conquer, blech.
Christine

[Mel]

Congratulations on all the changes you've made

I love cottage cheese and have to make myself think to NOT just automatically eat it.

Here are some of my favorite ways:
Mix with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter, a teaspoon of dry cocoa, teaspoon of splenda, and sprinkle 1/4 c. of fiber one cereal over it. Kind of a crunch chocolate peanut butter protein pudding.

Make a batter in a blender with 1 whole egg, 3 whites, and 1/4 c. cottage cheese and 1/4 cup dry oatmeal flakes. Add splenda and cinnamon. Cook like a pancake, top with blueberries and sf syrup. It also works without the oatmeal.

Slice up and apple, add cinnamon and nuke it until soft. Add 1/2 c. cottage cheese and nuke it for about 15 seconds. Use sf syrup if you want it sweet.

Chop up cucumber, celery, cherry tomatoes and mix it with the cottage cheese. Eat over romaine and spinach. Use fresh salsa as a dressing.

Eat it.........plain!

Mel

[almostheaven]

Somewhere there was a post here about making a cheesecake filling using cottage cheese, splenda and vanilla. I tried it after that thread and it was good.

[maggie2005]

I mix a lowfat sugar-free yogurt with 1/2 c non-fat cottage cheese for an evening snack...instead of the icecream that my family is eating!!! I really enjoy my concoction, though, and don't feel deprived.

[Ahealthierme]

Yum! That sounds fantastic! As far as the cottage cheese, I lived off that stuff when I was a kid- until I learned it was cheese curds as in curdeled milk...and I only learned that after accidentally leaving a sports bottle full of chocolate milk outside for a month or so then finding it again. eep. today I could probably eat it because I still find the taste good...it's just a mental thing at this point! lol

[CoolMom75]

Maggie, Hubby taught me the coattage cheese/yogurt mix (lemon yogurt) and it is very good! I had it for my lite dinner tonight. Yum!

[shortiemetoo]

Wow congratulations on your dietary changes!! You are doing great!
My favorite way to eat cottage cheese is with some salsa mixed in! It makes it really yummy if you like salsa!!