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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!
awesome product
Would love to try hemp in cooking.
I usually add almonds to my oatmeal, but now would love to try Hemp hearts. Even more, I have a little one who is a very picky eater and I struggle to get protein sources into her. I would love to try some of your suggestions and maybe find a new source of protein she will eat!
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This is a great giveaway! Love hemp hearts!!
i’d love to win this!
Definitely want to try in smoothies! Yum!
I must try these! With a kid who’s a picky eater, protein in the morning is a challenge. Very intrigued!
I would love to try Hemp Hearts in my smoothies and oatmeal.
I have not tried hemp hearts before.
I need to incorporate these for my sons diet. Want to try them in banana or pumpkin bread. Would be curious to see how they would work with some pies in crusts or the pie filling.
This is intriguing. I’ve never heard of them. Thanks for sharing.
Great recipe ideas
I am on a diet and being 40+, I need all the help I can get!
Love this! I must try with my kids.
Your almond butter smoothie recipe is so yummy!
I like to put hemp hearts on my oatmeal and salads but need to find ways to sneak it into my vegetarian kids food as they are pretty particular. Would like to try working it into muffins and smoothies.