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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 like making bread from scratch; I really want to figure out how to add these into it.
I love adding hemp hearts to smoothies!
If I had these at home I would try to add them to our oatmeal and smoothies, and who knows what else! Thanks for the opportunity!
Any of your pancake recipes!!
We love banana slices with a spoonful of almond or peanut butter then topped or rolled in hemp hearts. Yum! And of course in smoothies.
I’ve used hemp hearts for a long time in smoothies and oatmeal. They can be mixed with nut butter and spread on celery for a healthy snack. I even feed them to my pet birds…
I blend hemp hearts into my smoothies. I will have to try it in a salad.
This looks good, would love to try it!
Never tried these before. I’d probably sprinkle them on my salad & put in smoothies for the kids.
Have never heard of these but game to try anything healthy!
A great source of protein to add to Greek yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast! Even in smoothies!
In my green smoothies!
I would love to try and fold them into pancake batter! It would take something that wouldn’t hold you for very long and turn it into something hearty.
I would like to try them on salads!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/MommyLivesClean/status/692920038219759616
I would LOVE to be topping my kids’ smoothie bowls with hemp seeds. They are so tasty and nutritious but far too expensive at my local grocery store. They are also amazing on a lemony avocado/kale salad, like the one you have pictured. They seem like they balance out the acidity of the lemon. So yummy!!