Sometimes I feel like my body is a science experiment. I’m always trying new and different ways to increase my performance, cleanse my diet, pump up my omega 3s and trying to get every bit of nutrients from every bit of food I eat. So, when I had the opportunity to try something else that promised said ‘edge’ though Fit Approach and SweatPink, I ordered up a heap of Hemp Hearts.

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My priorities when it comes to optimal nutrition?

Priority #1:  It has to be easy!

What could be easier then dumping some seed-like things into a bowl of food? Almost nothing.

Priority #2: It has to be natural

Ingredients: Raw shelled hemp seeds

Priority #3: It has to taste good

These seeds are so tiny, you can barely taste them. They don’t really add a ‘flavor’ to food, it’s just a little crunchy supplement of goodness.

I’m also a creature of habit, and speed. There are tons of Pinterest-worthy things you can do with these magic seeds but I did this:

Hemp Hearts sprinkled over Siggi's yogurt!

Hemp Hearts sprinkled over Siggi’s yogurt! Perfection.

Oh wait! How could I forget? I also ventured into this culinary territory:

Hemp Hearts over fruit!

Hemp Hearts over fruit!

For the record, that’s Hemp Hearts and granola! I’m almost ready for my audition to Top Chef.

For those of you more talented in the kitchen, I offer you a link to all the amazing recipes you can incorporate Hemp Seeds into:

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Did I mention that you can also just eat them right out of the bag? This comes in handy after a workout or in the car. Better to have a mouth full of healthy hemp, then to yell at the kids.

However you eat them, you’re ingesting goodness! How much goodness? Check out these stats:

  • All 20 amino acids, including the 9 essential amino acids (EAAs) our bodies cannot produce.
  • A high protein percentage of the simple proteins that strengthen immunity and fend off toxins.
  • Nature’s highest botanical source of essential fatty acid.
  • A perfect 3:1 ratio of Omega-6 Linoleic Acid and Omega-3 Linolenic Acid – for cardiovascular health and general strengthening of the immune system.
  • A superior vegetarian source of protein considered easily digestible.

Need I say more? Ok, fine, one more thing – – A DISCOUNT CODE!

Use HHSweatPink14 for 20% off any purchase at ManitobaHarvest.com

Happy hemping!

I was sent a bag of Hemp Hearts via my association with Fit Approach and SweatPink, in exchange for an honest blog review. All thoughts and actions are my own. If they weren’t I would have hired a chef to whip up some more interesting things to do with these things!

What are your healthy eating priorities?

Have you ever tried hemp seeds? 

 

 

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