Rice Cakes with Cottage Cheese (Healthy, High-Protein Snack!)

A row of rice cakes topped with cottage cheese and assorted fresh fruits, including blueberries, bananas, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and cucumber slices, arranged on a white rectangular plate.

Rice Cakes with Cottage Cheese (Healthy, High-Protein Snack!)

This healthy snack is crunchy, creamy, high-protein, and piled high with yummy toppings. Make 'em sweet or savory for an easy last-minute bite.

Yield: 1 serving

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Ingredients

▢ 2 rice cakes
▢ ½ cup cottage cheese

Optional toppings

▢ Cucumber, tomato, cinnamon, everything but bagel seasoning, etc.

Instructions

Top each rice cake with a ¼ cup of cottage cheese, then add your topping of choice — cucumber, tomato, cinnamon, everything but bagel seasoning, etc.

Author: Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN

Course: Snack

Nutrition Information per serving

Serving Size: 2 rice cakes with cottage cheese (no toppings— nutrition will vary depending on chosen toppings)Calories: 150Carbohydrates: 17gProtein: 16gTotal Fat: 1g— Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g— Saturated Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 460mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 0gTotal Sugar: 3g— Natural Sugar: 3g— Added Sugar: 0gCalcium: 70mg

Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.