Cottage Cheese and Fruit Protein Box

This is less a recipe and more a smart assembly: creamy cottage cheese, sweet berries, a hard-boiled egg and a handful of almonds, all packed into one box. It's an easy way to hit a big protein number for lunch without turning on the stove, and it fits neatly into flexible dieting since you can just swap in whatever fruit or nuts you have around. Great for meal prep since everything keeps well and can be made a few days ahead.

Ingredients

• 1 cupcottage cheese
• 0.75 cupMixed berries, fresh or frozen and thawed
• 1 wholehard-boiled egg, store-bought peeled or home-boiled
• 0.25 cupalmonds
• 1 pinchsalt, optional, for the egg

Method

1. Spoon the cottage cheese into one section of the lunch box.
2. Add the berries to another section.
3. Peel the hard-boiled egg if needed, slice it in half with the knife, and place it in the box. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt if you like.
4. Add the almonds to the last section of the box.
5. Close the lid and eat right away, or refrigerate for up to 3 days.