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Cottage cheese is one of my favorite snacks because it’s loaded with nutrients like calcium, casein protein, and essential B vitamins. It’s also convenient to eat on the go. But some of the healthiest brands of plain cottage cheese are sorely lacking in flavor, and simply taste bland.

The brand of cottage cheese I buy—Daisy cottage cheese—has only three ingredients: cultured skim milk, cream, and salt. I usually add an extra ingredient or two to boost its flavor and make it taste better.

Many other cottage cheese brands—especially the flavored cottage cheese brands—are loaded with sugar, corn starch, natural flavors, and other ingredients that cause oxidative stress, and that can lead to weakened immunity, inflammation, and cancer.

Are you a plain cottage cheese junkie like me? Here’s a list of fun ways to improve the flavor of your cottage cheese and get more out of this healthy, protein-packed superfood.

1. Raw Honey

Honey is a natural antioxidant. It blocks free radicals to ward off inflammation and reduce the risk for illness and disease. Honey also helps regulate your blood sugar and suppresses your appetite to promote weight loss.

I usually drizzle about 1.5 tablespoons of raw honey into one cup of cottage cheese. Honey makes cottage cheese taste more like dessert and less like a bodybuilder food!

2. Cinnamon

The levels of antioxidants in this tasty, sweet spice are more powerful than that of any other medicinal herb or spice known to man. Just one tablespoon of ground cinnamon per day provides you with enough vitamins and minerals to significantly improve your immunity and digestion, while reducing your risk for cancer.

A few good shakes of cinnamon over a cup of cottage cheese usually does the trick, and tastes even better when paired with honey.

3. Pepper and Sea Salt

This popular seasoning pairing offers a number of surprising health benefits, but ONLY if you use sea salt—not table salt. Black pepper can be used as a carminative to reduce bloating, gas, and other digestive problems, and increases your body’s absorption of important essential nutrients.

Sea salt is high in minerals including magnesium, potassium, and calcium. It also helps regulate your blood pressure and blood sugar levels. I use pink Himalayan sea salt. Someone in a bodybuilding forum suggested using lemon pepper instead of plain black pepper in cottage cheese. That tastes great, too!

4. Fruit

Nearly every fruit tastes great in cottage cheese, and of course, fruits are loaded with lots of nutrients. Fresh berries are my favorite.

Fruits that taste great in cottage cheese:

• Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc)
• Peaches
• Pineapples
• Bananas
• Melon
• Applesauce

5. Peanut Butter

Peanut butter has a reputation for being fattening, but it’s also a terrific superfood, as long as you avoid the brands with sugar and corn syrup. Peanut butter, almond butter, and most other nut butters are rich in protein, potassium, and healthy fats. These nutrients can pave the way for improved immunity and weight loss, and reduce your risk for diseases including heart disease, colon cancer, and Alzheimer’s.

Always check the ingredients label before buying peanut butter. Many popular brands are loaded with additives like sugar, corn syrup, and hydrogenated vegetable oil.

6. Other Popular Suggestions

While browsing forums and foodie websites surrounding ways to flavor cottage cheese, I found that many people enjoy combining cottage cheese with salsa! I never considered salsa.

In addition to salsa, here are other foods that may liven up your cottage cheese:

• Barbecue sauce
• Yogurt
• Hot sauce
• Vanilla extract
• Jam
• Chocolate protein powder
• Pesto

Cottage cheese offers a wide range of health benefits. I discuss them briefly in this post called, 3 Awesome Reasons To Eat Cottage Cheese.

How do you flavor your cottage cheese? Let me know in the comments below!

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