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Many nursing women rely on oatmeal to boost their milk supply, but this smoothie could be a delicious alternative to a monotonous week of oats.
One of the biggest concerns for a nursing mom is the question of whether or not she is producing enough milk for her baby. Nursing on demand should create an adequate supply, but adding some lactogenic foods to the diet may help boost milk supply even more.
This green smoothie is a delicious way to consume some of these lactation-boosting foods! Fruits and vegetables high in phytoestrogens, such as dark leafy greens, are believed to promote healthy breast tissue and lactation. Paired with essential fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acids, in the form of fresh coconut meat and hemp protein, this drink could have you producing more milk in no time. If nothing else, it’s a healthy shake that tastes fantastic!
I’ve been enjoying a variation of this smoothie almost daily, and it’s definitely doing the trick for me. I hope it works just as well for my fellow nursing mamas out there!
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Green Lactation Smoothie
serves 1
Ingredients:
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup fresh young Thai coconut meat
2 tablespoons hemp protein powder
2-3 soft Medjool dates, pitted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavor
2 large handfuls of fresh spinach
1 cup frozen strawberries
handful of ice
Directions:
Combine the almond milk, coconut meat, dates, spinach and vanilla in a blender, and blend until completely liquified. Add in the frozen strawberries and ice, and blend again until smooth. Serve immediately!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup fresh young Thai coconut meat
- 2 tablespoons hemp protein powder
- 2-3 soft Medjool dates , pitted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavor
- 2 large handfuls of fresh spinach
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- handful of ice
Instructions
- Combine the almond milk, coconut meat, dates, spinach and vanilla in a blender, and blend until completely liquified.
- Add in the frozen strawberries and ice, and blend again until smooth. Serve immediately!
Nutrition
Substitution Notes:
- If you don’t have fresh coconut meat, feel free to use up to half an avocado for a creamy fat alternative.
- Substitute any other fruit of choice for the frozen strawberries.
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Enjoy!
This recipe is a nightmare, VERY high in the plant toxin oxalate or oxalic axid. It will rob Mom and baby of minerals and contribute to eventual health problems. Read or watch Sally Norton to learn more before a high oxalate diet catches up with you. You feel nothing until it is a problem. And then it is no fun to reverse.
Any substitute for the dates
Hi, I listed this recipe in my post about lactation smoothies. http://blenderauthority.com/lactation-smoothie-recipes/
Hopefully that is OK. Great website BTW. -Anna
Where would I be able to buy hemp protein powder?
I order mine on Amazon for the best price: http://amzn.to/1ED0SRc
Thanks!
I use a catnip and fennel tincture for my babies, instead of gripe water.
I have a question…do you have an alternative for GRIPE WATER??
My granddaughter is 6 days old:)
Hi- I have been making a variation of this and love it. I have been subbing half an avocado for the coconut meat…do u think that is ok? Will the avocado help with lactation?
Thanks
The healthy fats in avocado are great, so I would think they’d help, too!
Hi Megan, can you tell me what you mean by vanilla flavour? Is it vanilla extract?
Yes, vanilla extract contains a small amount of alcohol, though, so you if that concerns you, you can also buy alcohol-free vanilla extract/flavor.
I am trying to get as many smoothie lactation recipes and other lactation desserts and other meals and snacks for breastfeeding moms has any one wrote a book on this? Please let me know!
Can you use raw coconut butter instead of fresh young Thai coconut meat?