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Valerie Bertinelli has a career spanning decades, ranging from her acting roles in One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland to hosting Food Network shows Valerie's Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship. And throughout the years, she has depended on the same snack for a midday pick-me-up.
"Today's treat is something I've been eating for, I don't know, on and off 40 years," Bertinelli said at the start of her latest Instagram post.
The best part? It just takes 3 simple ingredients and 5 minutes to recreate the cook's go-to snack. Bertinelli shows us how to replicate the easy and nutritious treat—read on to find out how.
First, the base of the snack is cottage cheese.