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Ingredients
Black and White Bread with Cottage Cheese
- Ingredients
- 1 carrot
- ½ lemon
- 1 tsp honey
- salt
- peppers
- ½ bunch Chives
- 4 ozs Cottage cheese
- 1 slice Black bread
- 1 slice Toast
Peel carrot and grate on a box grater into a bowl.
Squeeze out juice from half a lemon juice. Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice and the honey to carrot and season with salt and pepper.
Rinse the chives, shake dry, cut into rings and mix with the cottage cheese.
Top the black bread with the cheese mixture then top with the toast and press slightly.
With a sharp knife, cut sandwich into 3 equal rectangles, then cut crosswise 3 times to form cubes.
Arrange cubes in a checkerboard pattern and skewer with toothpicks or colorful party sticks.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 304 cal. | (14 %) | ||
| Protein | 18 g | (18 %) | ||
| Fat | 6 g | (5 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 42 g | (28 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 4 g | (16 %) | ||
| Roughage | 8.5 g | (28 %) |
Healthy, because
This snack contains a lot of iron, which enables the transport of oxygen, among other things, to the brain. This is especially important for mental activities, whether at school or at work!
Even smarter
Orange juice is a great beverage to mix with this snack. The vitamin C it contains promotes the absorption and utilization of iron from food.