We took our love for strawberry shortcake and turned it into a healthy breakfast bowl made with fresh strawberries and Lifeway Farmer Cheese. This Farmer Cheese Strawberry Shortcake Bowl is sweet, yet healthy, and it’s packed with protein, fiber, vitamin C, and healthy fats that make it worth getting out of bed for.
With Lifeway Farmer Cheese in this recipe, you can be sure this breakfast bowl is good for your gut since it’s cultured with live probiotics. It makes a perfect pairing to fresh cut strawberries since our farmer cheese’s mild taste and creamy texture tastes divine with the sweet, subtle tang of fresh strawberries. Plus, the fiber in strawberries paired with the protein in our farmer cheese makes this a well-balanced meal when combined with healthy fats used in the toppings for this bowl.
Taking just 5 minutes of prep time in the morning, this Farmer Cheese Strawberry Shortcake Bowl comes together easily and is a great way to treat your body to a wholesome meal made with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
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The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1Ingredients
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- pinch of sea salt (about 1/8 tsp.)
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup freshly sliced strawberries
- 1/4 cup low sugar, gluten-free granola
- flax seeds and/or sliced almonds for topping
- optional: drizzle of raw honey
Directions
- Add the farmer cheese, vanilla, and salt to a small bowl and mix to combine. You can also use a food processor to whip it up and make it extra creamy if you want.
- Scoop the mixture into a serving bowl, and top with the strawberries, granola, and sliced almonds and/or flax seeds.
- If desired, add a light drizzle of raw honey, then enjoy!
