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How do you get plenty of protein when you’re a vegetarian? This is one of the biggest challenges when you decide to adopt a plant based lifestyle. Now that I have an almost 9 year old who has chosen to shun meat products, it’s been my mission to make sure he gets as much protein in his diet as possible. He eats plenty of beans and rice, tofu, seeds, nuts, cheese and dairy, but Hemp Hearts have become one of his new favorites.
Hubby and I have been using hemp seeds in our smoothies for years for added taste and nutrition, but until Kenya became a vegetarian I hadn’t realized just how important they were for him as well. We have been buying Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts for years, so working with them on this post was especially fun coming up with new ways to use them in our kitchen.
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With 10 grams of plant based protein and omegas in every serving they’re a great way to get necessary protein into a vegetarian lifestyle with less carbs than flax or chia seeds per serving. The best part is that Hemp Hearts are tiny, so you can sprinkle them on salads, Oatmeal in the Crockpot, in smoothies, parfaits, roasted vegetables even on top of sandwiches to add a nutty flavor (resembling the taste of sunflower seeds or pine nuts) to tons of foods.
Kenya’s new favorite is this Persimmon Kiwi Parfait I posted on Instagram, my husband is truly obsessed with this Chocolate Almond Butter Smoothie and Chloe who eats almost anything asked for this Kale and Avocado Salad for dinner and then to be added to her school lunch the next day.
Keep a bag of Hemp Hearts at arms length to add them to your favorite recipes. You’ll be getting a ton of nutrition and great taste in every bite!
I have wondered how to get hemp into my diet, I have never heard of this. I am glad that I read your article.
I love hemp hearts myself, but I had not even thought about incorporating them into my little guy’s diet!
I would love to try these! I am always looking for more ways to put good things into my sons body.
I love Hemp Hearts and use them in most of my recipes.
Delicious!! These vegetarians love them too.
I love hemp hearts. I have been known to eat them straight out of the bag!! 🙂
Love hemp hearts!
i would love to try this, it looks so good.
Been wanting to try hemp seeds in my overnight oats!
What a great giveaway! I have heard such great things about hemp hearts but I’ve never tried them before!
Hubby has been pushing hemp on me for months. Your post inspires me to give in.
Would love this prize. Trying to find ways of getting protein into my tiny 9 year old picky eater and my 4 year old who eats everything (“expect meat Mommy!)
The smoothie sounds delicious!
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I would like to add it to my nutritional muffins that I make.
I would love to try the Chocolate Almond Butter Smoothie