Cottage Cheese Bowl with Flaxseed & Tomato
A 5-minute high-protein bowl with 28 g of protein and just 250 kcal — low-fat cottage cheese with ground flaxseed, cherry tomatoes, and basil.
A 5-minute high-protein breakfast bowl with 28 g of protein and just 250 kcal. Low-fat cottage cheese with ground flaxseed, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil — casein protein for sustained satiety.
Ingredients (1 serving)
- Cottage cheese, low-fat — 200 g
- Ground flaxseed — 1 tbsp (10 g)
- Cherry tomatoes — 100 g
- Fresh basil — 5 g
- Black pepper — to taste
Macros per serving
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Protein: 28 g
- Fat: 5 g
- Carbs: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
Key micronutrients
- Lignans: ~77 mg
- Lycopene: ~2 mg
- Calcium: ~140 mg
- Omega-3 ALA: ~1.6 g
Why it earns a spot in the rotation
- Protein for the calories. 28 g of protein in just 250 kcal makes this the leanest high-protein option in the breakfast set.
- Casein for satiety. Cottage cheese is a casein-rich dairy, the slow-digesting protein the description calls out for sustained satiety.
- Omega-3 ALA from flaxseed. The tablespoon of ground flaxseed contributes ~1.6 g of ALA, the plant omega-3, plus ~77 mg of lignans.
- 5-minute prep. No cooking — spoon, top, season, eat.
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Sources
AgeGen recipes are sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database. Macros are calculated per the ingredient panel; round to the gram.
