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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!
What a great prize!! I use hemp hearts tons in cooking being a vegetarian they are a daily go to for our family!
Added to broccoli and asparagus when roasted at 425 for 10 mins…..so good!
I would love to win this!!
This sounds like something I could really use for my almost vegetarian 6 year old (and me too!)
Sprinkled on oatmeal for an added boost of protein in the mornings.
For my toddler I’d sprinkle them on ice cream. For myself and my husband I’d put them on practically everything we eat.
I just discovered Hemp Hearts last weekend, so was delighted to read your post. I think they’d be great on white or dark chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day.! Gonna make some.
I would love try to hemp. Sounds like it is great way to get more protein in smoothies or granola bars, which we eat a lot of!
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I love using hemp hearts in stuff. I buy this brand too!
Thank you for the Giveaway! I too have been using Hemp seeds for a few yrs. I love them. Smoothies, cereal, salads are my go to for them.
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These are so good, thanks for the chance!
I think the nutty flavor would be awesome in roasted butternut squash;)
Use hemp hearts daily for smoothies and salads!
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