Johnson's Steak and Seafood - Rt. 11 - New Durham, NH

searay220 · 10-10-2011, 06:17 PM

Do they still offer cottage cheese as a side dish? What kind of side is that? I find that a little wierd.

Pineedles · 10-10-2011, 07:16 PM

I like cottage cheese, and have ordered it as a side when faced with a choice of beans vs, fries vs chips, vs. corn on the cob (frozen, half a cob).

Argie's Wife · 10-10-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by searay220

Do they still offer cottage cheese as a side dish? What kind of side is that? I find that a little wierd.

If you're diabetic or doing the Atkins (or other low-carb diet thing) - that's an excellent side dish!

ghfromaltonbay · 10-11-2011, 05:16 PM

Cottage cheese as a side definitely has to be a NH thing. Sandy Point & Johnson's are the only places I've been where they offer it as a side. I've never seen it on any menus here in northern NJ or in NYC. Can't say I'd ever order it myself, although I love it with raw veggies on a salad plate. I did try eating it for breakfast with fruit and some non-calorie sweetener when I was on a low carb diet. It seemed to work as I dropped 33 pounds in 4 months.

Jonas Pilot · 10-11-2011, 05:24 PM

Cider Press does it too.

Greene's Basin Girl · 10-11-2011, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

Cottage cheese as a side definitely has to be a NH thing. Sandy Point & Johnson's are the only places I've been where they offer it as a side. I've never seen it on any menus here in northern NJ or in NYC. Can't say I'd ever order it myself, although I love it with raw veggies on a salad plate. I did try eating it for breakfast with fruit and some non-calorie sweetener when I was on a low carb diet. It seemed to work as I dropped 33 poulnds in 4 months.

Congratulations on the weight loss!!! Your diet must have been a great one.

ghfromaltonbay · 10-12-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Green's Basin Girl

Congratulations on the weight loss!!! Your diet must have been a great one.

Actually, I read the Atkins book and thought the diet was too extreme. I used it as a guideline but didn't follow it so strictly. I lost the weight between January & May, but unfortunately, I've put it back on after 8 years. Carbs are my downfall!

jkjoshuatree · 10-12-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

Actually, I read the Atkins book and thought the diet was too extreme. I used it as a guideline but didn't follow it so strictly. I lost the weight between January & May, but unfortunately, I've put it back on after 8 years. Carbs are my downfall!

The Atkins diet is extremely bad for you. All that protein without the proper whole grains is horrible. Granted, you will lose weight, like you did, but you'll also gain it back as soon as you stop Atkins.

Unfortunately, there is NO diet pill or "magic" diet. Eating right, exercising, drinking plenty of water, and getting adequate rest are all you need to do to lose weight, and more importantly, maintain it for the rest of your life.

Is it simple? Yup. Easy? Nope.

I'm in the health & fitness industry and I love helping people achieve their fitness goals so I hope I'm not crossing any lines here by adding my two cents.

Argie's Wife · 10-14-2011, 12:37 AM

Slight derail here...

I found Atkins was kin to a low-inflammation diet that I've found helpful with having Lymes. The weight loss that came with the low carbs/high protein diet was a nice side effect, but whether you cut carbs or protein, either one cut from your diet in any significance will result in weight loss. Ditto for when I was power lifting - I found a high protein diet was just more efficient for me, personally, but I wasn't as strict about my carbs intake as I am when I'm having a flare up of Lymes. The spikes in blood sugar from the carbs are painful, at best.

Slightly back on the rail here...

I appreciate it when restaurants don't assume that everyone like battered fried fish, french fries, or wants an ice cream with every meal. Having choices like grilled entrees, cottage cheese for a side, or a simple salad is nice - ESPECIALLY - at a family-friendly restaurant. Just because I have kids it doesn't mean I can eat like a kid (or want to)...

codeman671 · 06-12-2017, 09:58 AM

We went last night for takeout on the way home. The ice cream windows were busy but the food side did was not. That being said, we waited a half hour for 2 burgers, a hot dog and a fisherman's platter. The burgers were good, the seafood was average. We probably could have sat down inside and been served just as fast. The wait was the most aggravating part.

10-11-2011, 05:16 PM	#4
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 830 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Cottage cheese side dish Cottage cheese as a side definitely has to be a NH thing. Sandy Point & Johnson's are the only places I've been where they offer it as a side. I've never seen it on any menus here in northern NJ or in NYC. Can't say I'd ever order it myself, although I love it with raw veggies on a salad plate. I did try eating it for breakfast with fruit and some non-calorie sweetener when I was on a low carb diet. It seemed to work as I dropped 33 pounds in 4 months. Last edited by ghfromaltonbay; 10-12-2011 at 01:38 PM. Reason: spelling

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codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,512 Thanks: 221 Thanked 820 Times in 492 Posts	Update on Johnson's We went last night for takeout on the way home. The ice cream windows were busy but the food side did was not. That being said, we waited a half hour for 2 burgers, a hot dog and a fisherman's platter. The burgers were good, the seafood was average. We probably could have sat down inside and been served just as fast. The wait was the most aggravating part.

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searay220 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Reading Ma/ Alton NH Posts: 81 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Do they still offer cottage cheese as a side dish? What kind of side is that? I find that a little wierd.

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Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	I like cottage cheese, and have ordered it as a side when faced with a choice of beans vs, fries vs chips, vs. corn on the cob (frozen, half a cob).

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Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Cider Press does it too.

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10-14-2011, 12:37 AM	#9
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Slight derail here... I found Atkins was kin to a low-inflammation diet that I've found helpful with having Lymes. The weight loss that came with the low carbs/high protein diet was a nice side effect, but whether you cut carbs or protein, either one cut from your diet in any significance will result in weight loss. Ditto for when I was power lifting - I found a high protein diet was just more efficient for me, personally, but I wasn't as strict about my carbs intake as I am when I'm having a flare up of Lymes. The spikes in blood sugar from the carbs are painful, at best. Slightly back on the rail here... I appreciate it when restaurants don't assume that everyone like battered fried fish, french fries, or wants an ice cream with every meal. Having choices like grilled entrees, cottage cheese for a side, or a simple salad is nice - ESPECIALLY - at a family-friendly restaurant. Just because I have kids it doesn't mean I can eat like a kid (or want to)...

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