The Best Protein Pregnancy Smoothies
Eating healthy is hard during pregnancy.
Between nausea, morning sickness, aversions and fatigue…. It’s no wonder we have a difficult time eating healthy while pregnant.
But it’s never been more important to eat healthy than during pregnancy.
And yes, of course, eating healthy will help control weight gain, which I know so many women struggle with.
But MORE IMPORTANTLY, so many things for baby and pregnancy are impacted by nutrition.
See, so many processed during pregnancy require certain nutrients.
Even blood supply from mom to fetus is impacted by nutrients (protein).
The neural development of the baby in utero is affected by nutrients.
EVERYTHING during pregnancy is affected by vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
There are 5 vitamins that are essential to pregnancy because they help PREVENT MANY HEALTH RISKS TO YOUR BABY.
The thing is, most doctors don’t educate women on this (actually, they don’t know enough about nutrition to know this). But having enough of these is crucial to the growth and development of your baby.
So I wrote a post on those vitamins, to make sure are taking them.
CLICK HERE to read the post on the 5 most important vitamins to take during pregnancy.
Here’s the problem…
Between the aversions and we are too tired to cook and eat, we start eating the same things and very selective things all throughout pregnancy.
What happens is we miss out on a ton of vitamins and nutrients that our baby and pregnancy need to thrive.
Which is why PROTEIN SMOOTHIES are literally a GAME CHANGER.
Aside from being incredibly delicious, satisfying and easy to make, they are also SOOOOO high in vitamins and nutrients.
You can pack an entire perfect NUTRIENT-RICH meal in one delicious smoothie.
CLICK HERE to see why PROTEIN is SO important during pregnancy.
So, if you have been struggling to eat healthy…
- If you have been eating the same things because nothing is appetizing…
- If you have felt too nauseous to eat…
- If you have a ton of food aversions…
These pregnancy protein smoothies are gonna be a life saver for you.
If you want to know why PROTEIN POWDER is also CRUCIAL to have during pregnancy and why not consuming enough protein during pregnancy is dangerous, CLICK HERE.
Here’s a few rules of thumb when making a pregnancy protein smoothie.
Pregnancy Smoothie Making Tips
- Try to make it a complete meal by adding protein, carbs and healthy fats.
- Use Organic if possible. (Costco & Walmart have them at really good prices)
- Use frozen fruits when possible (better consistency).
- Add a good quality pregnancy protein powder (mPower is amazing & formulated for pregnancy).
- Use non-dairy milks as a base.
- Be careful when adding fruit to not add too much and make it too high in sugar.
- Nut butters, seeds, avocado, are great for adding healthy fats
Ok, now here are some delicious pregnancy protein smoothies you can enjoy for a quick breakfast or even as a snack!
And if you want to know if protein powder is really safe for pregnancy, check THIS BLOG POST.
If you have not tried mPower Protein Powder, you are missing out.
Not only is it absolutely the best tasting protein powder you have ever tried, it also counts as your PRENATAL and has whole food FOLATE and probiotics and counts as a meal replacement even if you just mix it with water.
One thing I love about it is that it is such a great ALL-IN-ONE protein AND nutrition supplement and its SAVING ladies tons of money in supplements that aren’t even of good quality.
mPower Protein Powder is medical grade, cold-pressed, no heavy metals, no GMO, no artificial sweeteners, gluten-free. I mean its a dream come true for pregnant women.
Protein-Packed Pregnancy Smoothies
[HERE’S 5 TRICKS TO MAKING SILKY SMOOTH SMOOTHIES – CLICK HERE]
Coffee Lovers Dream
Instructions:
10 oz non-dairy milk
2 scoops mPower Protein Powder
1-2 tsp instant coffee
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 banana (frozen, if possible)
Ice to taste
Instructions:
I like to put the coffee in the milk and warm in the microwave for 30 seconds just to mix the coffee well. Then place the coffee mixture and rest of the ingredients in a blender and pulse in the ice until you reach your desired consistency.
Ruby Red
Ingredients
10 oz non-dairy milk
2 scoops mPower Protein for Pregnancy
1/4 cup of raspberries & strawberries
1 tbsp chia seeds
Ice to taste
Instructions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients and pulse in the ice until you reach the desired consistency.
Mango Tropic
Instructions:
10 oz non-dairy milk
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
2 scoops mPower Protein Powder For Pregnancy
1/2 banana (frozen if possible)
1/3 cup frozen mango & pineapple
1 tbsp flax meal or chia seeds
Ice to taste
Instructions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients and pulse in the ice until you reach the desired consistency.
Nutty Chocolate Goodness
Ingredients:
10 oz non-dairy milk
2 scoops mPower Protein Powder For Pregnancy
1/2 banana (frozen if possible)
2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
1 handful spinach
Ice to taste
Instructions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients and pulse in the ice until you reach the desired consistency.
Banana Split
Ingredients:
10 oz non-dairy milk
2 scoops mPower Protein Powder For Pregnancy
1/2 banana (frozen if possible)
2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup frozen strawberries
Ice to taste
Instructions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients and pulse in the ice until you reach the desired consistency.
Berrylicious
Ingredients:
10 oz non-dairy milk
2 scoops mPower Protein Powder For Pregnancy
1/4 cup blueberries & raspberries
1/4 cup strawberries
1 handful spinach
1 TBSP chia seeds
Ice to taste
Instructions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients and pulse in the ice until you reach the desired consistency.
PB & J Remix
Ingredients:
10 oz non-dairy milk
2 scoops mPower Protein Powder For Pregnancy
1 banana (frozen if possible)
1/4 cup blueberries or raspberries or combo of both
1 TBPS almond butter
Ice to taste
Instructions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients and pulse in the ice until you reach the desired consistency.
I hope these help you get a healthier and faster breakfast in.
Check out this video for the Best Pregnancy Protein Smoothie for Breakfast!
I hope they help you get a good healthy snack in that will hold you over to the next meal and also help you CRUSH CRAVINGS.
The mPower Protein Powder for Pregnancy in the smoothies will help you crush your cravings.
If you’ve been having lots of cravings and it’s been hard to eat healthy, that could be one of the reasons of faster and more weight gain.
This will help.
Enjoy and if you haven’t gotten a good protein powder, make sure to go HERE to get your mPower Protein Powder for Pregnancy and see all the other benefits it has.
Oh, and the 3 BONUS recipe guides you get with it.
By the way, its also amazing for nursing moms 🙂
Protein is so important during pregnancy and so are so many vitamins and minerals.
Did you know that you can decrease chances of neurological issues for your baby, preterm birth, preclamsia and a ton of other birth defects by making sure you’re not deficient in these vitamins.
I wrote a blog post about it because when I was doing research on it, I was BLOWN AWAY.
