Cottage Cheese Berries Seeds Bowl (Printable)

A nourishing bowl of creamy cottage cheese, fresh berries, and mixed seeds for a wholesome start.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dairy

01 - 1 cup cottage cheese, low-fat or full-fat

→ Fruit

02 - 1 cup mixed fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)

→ Seeds and Nuts

03 - 2 tablespoons chia seeds
04 - 1 tablespoon flaxseeds
05 - 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
06 - 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, optional

→ Toppings

07 - 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, optional
08 - 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional

# How to Make It:

01 - Divide cottage cheese evenly between two serving bowls.
02 - Arrange mixed berries on top of the cottage cheese.
03 - Sprinkle chia seeds, flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, and sliced almonds over the berries.
04 - Drizzle with honey or maple syrup and dust with cinnamon if desired. Serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It takes literally ten minutes but tastes like you actually tried, which is exactly the kind of small win we all need in the morning.
  • The protein keeps you full for hours, so you won't be hunting for a snack by mid-morning like you usually do.
  • Every texture matters here—creamy, crunchy, tart, sweet—so your mouth stays interested the whole time.
02 -
  • Room temperature cottage cheese tastes better than cold cottage cheese—it actually has flavor when it's not numbed by cold, so let it sit out for a few minutes if you've been storing it in the fridge.
  • The order of assembly matters more than you'd think; seeds on top of berries on top of cottage cheese creates a better journey than mixing everything together, which turns it into cottage cheese soup.
03 -
  • Buy cottage cheese from the place where it turns over fastest—the fresher it is, the less tangy it tastes, and you want that clean dairy flavor here.
  • Toast your seeds in a dry pan for two minutes before using them and everything gets deeper and nuttier, which costs you nothing but a little attention.
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