Yogurt Fruit Bowl

This recipe has been in my daily meal plan for over 4 years at this point and I don’t see it leaving anytime soon. It’s so good, so simple, high protein, filled with nutrients, and a tasty snack. I eat it everyday as a mid morning snack, pre workout or post workout snack. It uses Greek yogurt, chia seeds, protein powder, and any fruit that is bite sized. What’s even better about this recipe is that it is extremely meal prep friendly. I make a week’s worth of these every time I make them and they store all week long in the fridge.

In the picture above, I added an additional chocolate chips and chopped walnuts for a little extra fun but I normally don’t add them. One nice thing about these bowls is that you can add almost anything that sounds good and it’ll probably work great.

Nutritional Notes and Tips

The Greek yogurt provides a great amount of protein, vitamins, and probiotics. These are all great for a healthy gut and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

The chia seeds in this recipe provide Omega 3 fatty acids at recommended daily intake as well as additional fats and protein. They also add a nice texture to the yogurt bowl.

I use a collagen based protein powder to diversify my protein sources but just about any protein powder will work. The protein powder of course adds protein but it also adds the main flavor of the bowl. I personally use a chocolate protein powder(Vital Protein Brand) most of the time but I have also used peanut butter, cinnamon, lemon, marshmallow and so many more. I really like chocolate protein powder as chocolate goes with just about any fruit and makes this taste like a dessert.

As for the fruit in this bowl, I like to use berries. I’ve used chopped up strawberries, blueberries, black berries, cherries, and bananas. I use to chop fresh fruit for this bowl and that definitely works but I recently started using frozen fruit. It makes the process so much quicker and easier that its now my go to. You can finally use up that frozen fruit in your freezer that you have been meaning to use!

In the picture below, you can see how I meal prep all of these for a week. I use a medium sized container and its almost a perfect size. I’ll prep anywhere from 5 to 9 of these bowls at a time but I would try a few less than that first and see what works for you. Let’s get into the recipe.