Hi Mamas,
How are you and your littles doing? Let’s chat some more about breastfeeding specifically a lactation smoothie to help increase your supply. I’m seriously thinking about weening my son. He will be 6 months soon and I really want to make it to 1 year but I am exhausted and the constant battle with my supply not to mention him fighting the bottle is not making this breastfeeding experience fun. He is growing beautifully and he loves his veggies and some fruits so we will see what happens over the next few months.
While I figure out what the best thing is for both of us, I want to share my go to lactation smoothie recipe. It’s easy to put together and I even do an overnight oats version which I will be sharing soon. Remember my list of 9 Things That Help Boost Your Milk Supply Quickly? This smoothie incorporates a few of those things including oatmeal and brewer’s yeast. You can drink this smoothie all at once or split having half with breakfast (with not as your breakfast) and the other half as an afternoon snack.
You can find Brewer’s Yeast on Amazon or at your local health food store.
Oatmeal and Banana Lactation Smoothie
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup almond milk
1 banana
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp flax meal
1 tbsp brewer’s yeast
1 1/2 tbsp honey (or preferred sweetener to taste)
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg
2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend to desired consistency.
Garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Notes
Freeze the banana, add crushed ice or refrigerate smoothie for 15 minutes if you want it colder.
You will want to add the honey or your preferred sweetener because if I am being honest, brewer’s yeast taste horrible and I don’t care what anyone says, the taste does not hide. So add your sweetener! You can also choose to leave the brewer’s yeast out which I do sometimes because seriously, I don’t like it. Oatmeal is at the top of my boost my milk supply list so I know the smoothie works without the yeast. Give it a try with the yeast though. Your taste buds may be better than mine. Otherwise grin and bare it a few times a week and the other times skip the yeast and enjoy the smoothie.
One of my other favorite milk boosting snacks are these Blueberry Oatmeal Lactation Muffins
Do you have supply issues? Have you tried a lactation smoothie? Share your recipe with me in the comments or your best tip for breastfeeding overall. Happy nursing!
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