questions on mayo and cottage cheese

Okay first the cottage cheese.  I love cottage cheese but I just got some FF cottage cheese and it is NASTY.  Do those of you that eat cottage cheese have any suggestions to make it taste better?  I want to eat it because it has 13 grams of protein per 1/2 cup.  And the protein shakes are now making me want to vomit.  Loved them for a long time but not now.  I also tried a dish I made with Tofu and carb free noodles I bought online...it was fabulous and tofu is high in protein too.

Mayo....I like mayo in alot of my foods but it has 11 grams of fat per serving.  I REFUSE to eat miracle whip.  Is there a light that would be inbetween the two? 

There is a ff mayo out there but not sure what it tastes like.  I would add a little sweetner to the CC if you don't like the FF kind.  I wish you luck with that, I can't stomach protein shakes either.  That's why I don't recommend anyone trying shakes pre-op because your tastes change so much.  Good luck.
Marylin

You sound like me LOL I think they would take my southern card if I even considered Miracle whip , cant stand that sweet stuff, I am usually very picky over my mayo LOL!! I have however been trying the FF kraft and it isnt bad in salads etc so far not as creamy as the real deal but it is way better than the MW LOL!!! Maybe try blending frut with the CC or my MIL like salsa on her, I also saw that Lana had posted she liked salsa and apple sauce with her CC. I hope that helps a little!

HUGS!!!
Jeanine

You know, sometime the fat exchange is worth it and give it up somewhere else...some foods just arent good with out the fat content...lol!

I cant stand CC anyway so cant help you there. I have tho put cc in a blender and added it to other foods or into sauces. It is the texture that I cant stand so mushed up is bearable.

Have you tried other protien drinks? I use Isopure that I got at GNC. It is a clear fruit flavored ready to drink. Easy on the tummy. I also cant stomach the P shakes...

Jen
 I can not stand the FF cottage cheese. So nomore of it that i can eat at a time i buy reg . Has to be prarie farms though and i just pepper the heck out of it LOL..  I know we should eat  FF stuff but somethings just can't be subed lol. Kinda like generic Mayo or soup.If it aint Kraft or cambells i ain't eatin it LOL. Guess i'm just picky or maybe spoiled LOL. Hope you can figure out away to eat it that you like.
 How are you doing? Haven't seen you post much.Hope all is well. See ya the 18th.
                     {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}} Deb

Thanks ladies.  I cannot stand the Isopure drinks.  However I am finding food ways to get my protein in now.  Heck my eggs have 8 grams per egg and 1/3 cup of shredded cheese is 7 grams.  So I make scrambled eggs and have half my protein right there lol.

Deb I hear what you are saying about the mayo.  But ya know it has 11 grams of fat per serving.  I will try the light and if no good I will just make do with the full fat lol.  The cottage cheese was so bad last night I couldn't bare to even chew it but I got it down eventually. 

I been alive Deb heh.  We all got real sick here with a bad head / sinus infection.  So I had been busy taking care of everyone.  Also my Avon business has been picking up so that has kept me on my toes as well.  How you been?  I have not seen any negative news posts form ya.  :)

Hey, sugar is right, some things it is better to leace a little fat in, I doubt a half cup of cottage cheese has enough fat to kill you!! lol, however you do have to watch out for the fat free condiments such as mayo, they will often substitute sugar(or it's derivatives) in it for flavor, . I look at fat content this way,if what i'm eating is healthy otherwise (like c.c) I figure I really can't eat enough to worry about it, same thing with cheese, I love cheddar cheese, I only eat it maybe once or twice a week, and not that much, I am going to enjoy it and not feel bad, it's not like a snickers bar! btw our bodies do need some fat, just not the loads we used to eat. good luck, susan

I don't like FF products usually.  My dietician allows 1% or 2% cottage cheese.  It's never been a favorite food but it goes down easy and because of the 15 grams of protein in a half cup, I wish I liked it more.  I used to add 1 cup Cool Whip and a package of SF Jello to a carton of CC and loved it.  Haven't tried it since surgery. 

I'm not a big mayo user but I did buy a jar of light at Aldi's but it's just not as good as Kraft, IMO.  Maybe on something like may, we need to stick with name brands.

I have tried 3 flavors of Isopure drink but didn't care much for it.  Yesterday I added a packet of Crystal Lite lemon to my blue ?? Isopure and it was pretty good. 

Hiya Ladies....

The last support group meeting that I went to of Dr. H's he said it is not the fat content that sabotages the WLS patients diet... it's carbs.  Now granted I'm sure he meant for his patients to use sense but from what I understood it is not as big an issue as many other things...

Hope you are able to find something that works for you.

bec

I just wish there was some way that all doctors would get together and decide once and for all ...yes to this and no to that. there are so many (truths floating around on the board) from so many differnt doctors and nutritionist. like the protein thing one nurt. says the protein wont break down in the ref. and then another one says it will. I get confused and ive been on this journey for two years. I know how it feels to be new at this and hear all these different things.
Why do they all say they are experts when it sounds like they are guessing just like we are ? lol
I know what has worked for me for 2 years. My labs are good. and i feel good. ive lost almost all my weight . and so i guess i will continue to do what has worked for me. When the Circle of Friends was formed part of its foundation was just that , that people that have had the surgery are the experts .
Bec. i agree that it isnt the fat but the carbs. and sugar that will get us and make us go back to the life we had before. carbs make me crave more carbs. and more carbs ...love all you girls that are trying to figure out things for yourselves. and that basicly is what you really have to do. you have to take the info you are given from all sorces and what works for you is what you have to hang on to. lol