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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 am from Manitoba and can tell you that the hemp heart products are awesome! So proud of our local company.
I’m a sucker for chocolate, so that smoothie would definitely be the first recipe I tried.
Smoothies for sure..
I would add them to smoothies and oatmeal.
I would love to win this… I love finding different ways of incorporating protein!
I have seen this on the shelves and I always pass it by because I had no idea what it was or what to do with it. Thanks for the great info. I would love to win this and try it out with my family.
I’d love to win this for my older son — I am trying so hard to find ways to add protein to his diet!
I love Hemp Hearts. Your recipes look great!
I am interested in getting protein in new ways. Thanks for the chance! I was also informed that hemp hearts are heart healthy. I try to eat a heart healthy diet as I am one of six children who all carry this family disease. I just recently joined Weelicious after trying a recipe of yours a friend passed on. I look forward to my daily emails. Also never tried hemp hearts until today at a trial. Funny Inshoukd get this email today!
The almond butter smoothie looks so good!
tweeted 🙂
I always love to add hemp to smoothies, salads, sprinkled on soups … would love to try this brand 🙂
I already use in my smoothies for myself and my kids. I think it would be great to add to oatmeal and to fruit salads!
Hubby got me the Hemp Protein to add to our smoothies, making sure I was getting all the protein I needed for our growing baby.
I love eating oatmeal or granola w/yogurt but am feeling the lack of protein. I have been wanting to try hemp hearts to up my protein intake!
Trying to be healthier in the new year! This would be awesome!