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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 add hemp seeds to salads, sprinkle on cooked veggies and even add them to baked breads.
I’d love to add them to smoothies, granola, yogurt, fruit salad, and maybe even cookies!
We love these!
I would love to try adding these to our mornings smoothies.
I would like to add them to my smoothies. I need something to make me satisfied and am trying to eat healthier!
I want to try the kiwi and persimmon parfait, sounds heavenly! Shared on FB and Pinterest
I would add it to kale, pineapple, banana, mint smoothie!! Yum!
Ooh! I want to use it on smoothies!
We use the hemp hearts in smoothies but never thought about some of these other ways. I would also like to try some of the other products as well.
Smoothie power! Hemp for Health!
I love them in salads. Want to try them in oatmeal!
It sounds yummy to me, especially the shake.
I would love to try these in our smoothies! I usually use chia seeds but these sound much better!
I would love to try this on a veggie pizza.
I make a fruit dip with hemp hearts and coconut oil & almond butter. Delicious and my kids LOVE it!
Would love to try this