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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!
Hemp hearts on the kale avocado salad, delish!
I love hemp hearts. I use them on my salads almost every day.
We use hemp hearts in most of all our breakfast meals….oatmeal, smoothies, goat yogurt, cereal etc. However my kids favorite way to eat them is all mixed up with fresh blueberries, chopped pecans and mint. This is a big staple in my 6 year olds lunch box.
I’d like to add them into your lactation cookie recipe 🙂
If you post a recipe, I’d love to try hemp hearts, I’d love to try them in the persimmon and kiwi parfaits. Otherwise, I definitely want to try the chocolate almond butte smoothie. Yum!
I really love Hemp Hearts! I usually use them on Salads and put them in my pancake batter.
Interesting! Was noticing these at the store, glad to have more info. Thanks! Can’t wait to try some 🙂
Smoothies and Yogurt
I use them on yoghurt but never thought til I saw your post that I could add to my oatmeal too. Thanks
Yum! I’ve always thought about trying these and I put chia in my daughter’s greek yogurt every day but now I can give these a try, too.
Salads, pastas, rice- sounds great!
Love Hemp Hearts…
i JUST bought a bag to try as I struggle with high blood pressure and high cholesterol…but there are so many more benefits I never knew about! Can’t wait to start incorporating them into my life!
I would love to try hemp hearts.
I love hemp hearts! I love the idea of adding them to my salad.
Wonderful prizes ,perfect for many of your delicious smoothie