Move over, Greek yogurt. We have a new favorite way to pack in the protein at breakfast—cottage cheese. Yes, really. 

While you may associate cottage cheese with snacks at grandma's house, it actually is way good for you. Low-fat cottage cheese has 28 grams of protein per cup (compare that to the 15 grams of protein per cup in Greek yogurt) and around 20 percent of your daily value of calcium.  

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Stumped on how to use it? We broke down three tasty bowls you can make that will put your yogurt parfaits to shame: 

Traditional Bowl: 

Add one cup of low-fat cottage cheese into a bowl. Top with two tablespoons of chopped almonds, a half-cup sliced strawberries, and a dash of cinnamon.

Greek Bowl: 

Add one cup of low-fat cottage cheese into a bowl. Top with a half-cup sliced cucumbers, a handful of diced tomatoes, and sprinkle with dried mixed herbs (such as thyme, oregano, and rosemary). 

Fall Bowl: 

Toss a half-cup of cubed butternut squash (there's no shame in buying the pre-cut kind if you find cutting up squash to be a pain!) with one tablespoon olive oil, one teaspoon maple syrup, and a dash of cinnamon. Roast at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes until tender and slightly browned. Then sprinkle the cooked mixture over one cup of low-fat cottage cheese. 

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Jessie Van Amburg is the senior associate editor at WomensHealthMag.com, where she handles beauty, food, and lifestyle coverage. She lives for '90s TV, breakfast food, cats, and British history.