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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’ve never tried this and would LOVE to. I, too, chose to shun meat when I was very young because of many reasons, and now drink protein shakes daily. I would love to win so I could try these products. Thank you for exposing us to new ideas and recipes!
Smoothies!
I’d add them to smoothies! I’d also put try them in waffle batter.
I love them on top of smoothie bowls, with coconut & raisins!
I will be putting them in your chocolate almond butter smoothie!
I’d love to try adding hemp hearts to smoothies.
I’ve been making the Chocolate Almond Butter Smoothie, but without hemp hearts. I’m excited to try it with!
These look fantastic! Thanks for offering the giveaway!
I would love to try these products!
Interesting! I’ve never tried these but they sound like the perfect addition to my kiddo’s smoothies. Thanks!
Honestly I hear hemp and think of cannabis so I just kind of pass them up in the store. I love all of your applications and am always thinking of ways to slip protein more and more into my growing girl. Thanks for the post!
I have never tried these – would love to do so!
I use them on everything,smoothies Greek yogurt,cereal,and granola!
this sounds fantastic!
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