Greek Yogurt Power Bowl

By @chef1
A protein-packed bowl with magnesium-rich toppings like pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate.
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Ingredients
- ●1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- ●2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- ●1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ●1 square dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher)
- ●1 handful/sliced raspberries or sliced banana
- ●to taste honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- 1Optional: Toast pumpkin seeds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until they pop slightly.
- 2Place the Greek yogurt in a bowl.
- 3Top with pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, and chopped dark chocolate.
- 4Add raspberries or sliced banana.
- 5Drizzle with a tiny bit of honey or maple syrup if desired.
Recipe details
- Category
- Breakfast
- Preparation
- 22 minutes
Estimated total: 23 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.
How these estimates were calculated
- Prepare toppings: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
- Preheat pan: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
- Place yogurt in bowl: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- Add toppings: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
- Add fruit: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
- Drizzle sweetener: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
- Cooking overlaps preparation or other cooking; a separate cooking subtotal is omitted.
- Chop chocolate, prepare fruit
- Optional
- Optional
- Depends on toasted seeds (task 2) if optional step 1 is done, otherwise on initial prep (task 0)
- Optional
- plain Greek yogurt: FAGE Total 5% manufacturer portion: 3/4 cup = 170 g; separate USDA plain whole-milk Greek-yogurt nutrients. Chosen whole-milk style when fat level unspecified; not ordinary yogurt or nonfat yogurt. (https://usa.fage/products/yogurt/fage-total-5)
- Plain whole-milk Greek yogurt is the chosen style when fat level is unspecified; USDA nutrients and separate FAGE 5% volume weight, not ordinary yogurt.
- pumpkin seeds (pepitas): USDA cup portion weight
- Used 'Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried' for 'pumpkin seeds (pepitas)'. The calculator will convert 2 tablespoons to the equivalent fraction of a cup (portion_id 86847).
- chia seeds: King Arthur ingredient weight chart: chia seeds, quarter cup 37 g (https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/learn/ingredient-weight-chart)
- USDA chia nutrients and King Arthur measured volume weight.
- dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher): Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% manufacturer label: 3 pieces = 30 g, hence 10 g per square. Separate USDA generic 70–85% dark-chocolate nutrients; chosen 70% style for unspecified higher cocoa, other brands/squares vary. (https://www.lindtusa.com/media/catalog/product/l/i/lindt-excellence-70-percent-cocoa-bar-nutri-392825-1200x1200.jpg)
- Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% 10 g square with separately sourced USDA generic 70–85% dark-chocolate nutrients; chosen standard size/style, not all brands or higher cocoa formulations.
- raspberries or sliced banana: USDA cup portion weight
- Recipe Studio chosen allowance: one fresh raspberry handful = 1/2 cup; first alternative raspberries, not banana. Estimate, not a universal handful conversion.
- Excludes optional honey or maple syrup
- dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher): original amount “1 square”; interpreted as “1”. Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% 10 g square with separately sourced USDA generic 70–85% dark-chocolate nutrients; chosen standard size/style, not all brands or higher cocoa formulations.
- raspberries or sliced banana: original amount “1 handful/sliced”; interpreted as “0.5 cup”. Recipe Studio chosen allowance: one fresh raspberry handful = 1/2 cup; first alternative raspberries, not banana. Estimate, not a universal handful conversion.
- plain Greek yogurt: 226.67 g · USDA reference 171304 · Portion reference
- pumpkin seeds (pepitas): 16.13 g · USDA reference 170556
- chia seeds: 9.25 g · USDA reference 170554 · Portion reference
- dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher): 10 g · USDA reference 170273 · Portion reference
- raspberries or sliced banana: 61.5 g · USDA reference 167755
- honey or maple syrup: optional ingredient excluded
yogurt · pumpkin seeds · chia seeds · dark chocolate
Estimated nutrition per serving
447 calories · 28.3 g protein · 26.5 g carbohydrate · 26.7 g fat · 9.2 g fiber · 85 mg sodium
Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Excludes optional honey or maple syrup Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.
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