I am always looking for new healthy snack ideas. We eat a lot of fruit and vegetables but I’ve found that we don’t eat enough protein. I’ve been trying to increase our protein intake by combining a serving of fruit or vegetables with a serving of healthy protein, such as greek yogurt or cottage cheese.

One of our favorite ways to eat cottage cheese is in a bowl and topped with sliced cherry tomatoes from our garden. With a little salt and pepper sprinkled on top, it’s delicious and full of flavor. It’s such a simple snack to prepare!

I’ve also been finding ways to implement cottage cheese into some of our favorites recipes. My kids love dipping their fruit into any kind of dip — it’s just more fun that way — but most dips tend to be full of sugar. This healthy fruit dip is delicious and packed full of protein. It has just four ingredients — lowfat 2% cottage cheese, peanut butter, milk and cinnamon — and it’s super easy to make.

My kids love dipping their apple slices in this dip but you could really use any type of fruit. It would be yummy with with pears, strawberries or bananas.

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Healthy Cottage Cheese Fruit Dip

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 2 tbsp peanut butter
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 tsp low fat milk
• 3 medium apples, cored and sliced (or another type of fruit)

Instructions

1. Combine cottage cheese, peanut butter, cinnamon and milk in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth.
2. Serve dip immediately with apple slices or cover and chill for up to 24 hours.

Notes

Makes 6 (2-tablespoon) servings.

Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein, a good source of calcium and it’s gluten free. I like to buy Daisy Cottage Cheese because it is 100% pure, with no additives, preservatives or added growth hormones. It only contains 4 ingredients (cultured skim milk, cream, salt, vitamin A palmitate). I prefer the low fat 2% because it has just 90 calories and 13 grams of protein (26% of your daily value!) per 1/2 cup serving.

Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese makes eating clean simple and fits into a pure and natural lifestyle! If you would like to explore more healthy recipes using cottage cheese, check out these delicious recipe inspirations.

Today’s post is sponsored by Daisy Brand, but my love for their Daisy Cottage Cheese is all my own!