By: Kevin Larrabee

Cottage cheese should be a staple in everyone’s diet. It is high in protein (slow-digesting), low in sugar, and low in fat (buy low-fat). Cottage cheese fits all of the criteria to be one of my go-to foods. There is only one problem. I hate the taste and texture of the stuff. When I open that plastic container and look at the curds all I can think of is a huge patch of fat cells ready to burst.

If you complain about the taste and texture of cottage cheese to those in the fitness and nutrition world, you will most likely get a variation of this answer, “Just eat it Nancy!!!” I must make it clear that I am not trying to call out all of the “Nancys” in the world; it was simply an example (much harsher words could have been used).

I am not going to call you names, instead, I am going to make you crave cottage cheese.

Here is the first recipe, quick, easy and very tasty.

- 1 cup of low-fat cottage cheese

- 1 1/2 – 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (try 1 1/2 tbsp first)

- 2 teaspoons Splenda

That is it, mix it up and you are all done in 30 seconds. You get a great tasting snack that is high in slow digesting protein and has the blood sugar controlling benefits of ground cinnamon. To be honest the mixture tastes like cinnamon/sugar oatmeal.