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Greek yogurt parfait

Rest-day breakfast, or after a Saturday morning run. Looks like effort, takes three minutes.

Servings
1
Total
3 min
Skill
Easy

What you need

Ingredients

Making for

1 serving

  • Plain Greek yogurt1 cup
  • Blueberries0.5 cup
  • Strawberries0.5 cup
  • Honey1 tbsp

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Steps

  1. 1

    Yogurt, then berries, then repeat

    Half a cup of plain Greek yogurt in the bottom, half a cup of berries over it, then another half cup of yogurt and a few more berries on top. Two rounds is enough. More layers than that and it is just a stirred bowl in a taller glass.

  2. 2

    Honey between the layers, not on top

    Drizzle the tablespoon of honey over the first yogurt layer where it gets trapped. On top it runs straight down the inside of the glass and the first three spoonfuls are sweet and the rest are not.

  3. 3

    Anything crunchy goes on at the table

    Almonds, granola or seeds go on immediately before eating. Added the night before they are soft by morning, and the crunch is most of why a kid likes this over a bowl of yogurt.

Coach's notes

  • Frozen berries are better than fresh here. They give up a little juice as they thaw and streak the yogurt purple, which is the thing that makes a kid eat it.
  • Plain Greek yogurt is about 20 g of protein a cup, roughly double regular. Flavored cups can carry 15 to 20 g of added sugar, so plain plus your own honey wins on both counts.
  • In a jar with a lid this survives a fridge overnight and travels to a Saturday tournament.
  • It is also the same food as the recovery snack, just in a glass. If he prefers it this way, use it for both.