Strawberry Pretzel Protein Bowl

This recipe is inspired by an iconic “salad” with which many of you are probably familiar. (Only in the Midwest would we call a dish that combines Jello, strawberries, cream cheese, whipped topping, and pretzels a salad!)

It's a staple at summer potlucks, picnics, and BBQ’s but it has a lot of sugar, unhealthy fat, and the pretzel crust is often soggy (or gluey?)

This bowl recipe has all the flavors of that salad without the sugar and saturated fat.

Strawberry Pretzel Protein Bowl

• 6 oz. container non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt

• ½ cup low fat cottage cheese

• 1 cup fresh sliced or frozen strawberries

• 1 Tablespoon chia seeds (optional)

• ¼ cup broken pretzel pieces

Mash strawberries and mix in the chia seeds. Set aside. Combine yogurt and cottage cheese in a shallow bowl. Top with mashed strawberries. Sprinkle pretzel pieces on top. Enjoy as breakfast, dessert, or snack.

Nutrition info: 330 cal, 38g carb, 7g fat, 31g protein, 7g fiber.