This smoothie not only tastes like a blended cinnamon cookie but it's also a hormone balancing smoothie! With maca, cinnamon and almond for great taste and nutrition combined.
It is so delicious, regardless of any health benefits, so I make this quite often. But I am definitely nutritionally conscious when it comes to hormones too.
This would be a great recipe to add to your seed-cycling regime, if that's something you're trying.
Please bear in mind that I am not a health professional and this is just a recipe based on what tastes good + some information I have collected from elsewhere. It might not be for you though, so consult with a professional if you're unsure.
Hormone-Balancing Smoothie Ingredients
This smoothie contains ingredients that are known to help balance hormones, such as:
- Maca - Maca root is a herbal adaptogen that can provide nutritional support to help our bodies balance hormones and protect us from stress. It also happens to taste SO GOOD. It has a slight malted milk flavour.
- Flaxseed - Flaxseed are rich in lignans (which function as phytoestrogens), omega 3 and fibre.
- Almond butter - Almonds can help regulate your hormone-producing glands and balance blood sugar levels. The almond butter tastes amazing in this smoothie, plus adds a rich texture.
- Ground cinnamon - Cinnamon is known to decrease insulin resistance in women with PCOS, lowers inflammation and will give this smoothie an incredible flavour!
Other ingredients you'll need:
- (Optional) Raw vegan protein powder - I sometimes use pure hemp protein powder here, but it's totally optional and I often have it without. It's just if you want to get some extra protein into your breakfast.
- Vanilla extract - To add more of that cookie flavour
- Unsweetened dairy-free milk - Of your choice. I love almond milk but oat and coconut will work well too.
- Ice cubes - To give it a frosty shake texture!
- Medjool dates - For natural sweetness. You can use other kinds of dates but Medjool gives a slight caramel taste too, which I adore.
And that's it! Find the full recipe below.
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📖 Recipe
Hormone Balancing Smoothie with Almond, Maca & Cinnamon
A delicious, comforting smoothie that has a sweet cookie flavour but contains lot's of hormone-balancing nutritional goodness, including almond, maca and cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 - 2 tsp maca powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- (Optional) 1 tbsp raw protein powder, (I used hemp)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 360 ml / 1 ½ cups unsweetened dairy-free milk
- Approx 10 ice cubes
- 2 medjool dates, pitted
Instructions
- Simply add everything to a blender and mix until smooth.
- Taste and adjust flavours, if necessary.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 2 Serving Size gAmount Per Serving Calories 280Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 11mgSodium 82mgCarbohydrates 34gFiber 6gSugar 23gProtein 16g
Nicole Dawson says
There is a test you can do through Genova Diagnostics which I give my clients (blood and urine kit you do at home and mail in) that has helped a ton! It's looking at the whole metabolic system from vitamin deficiencies to gut health (yeast & bacteria), to stress, inflammation, omega imbalance and also energy cycle. Then supplements and dietary changes are made. It looks like you've implemented a lot of really good things in your diet though! Maybe this is another thing you can look into to for help.
Aimee says
Oh that sounds really interesting, thanks Nicole! I will definitely look into that :-)
Sus Davy says
Thank goodness for honest posts like this Aimee. Too many of us suffer in silence with pesky hormone issues. I quit taking the pill 2 years ago and have felt so much better ever since. I've recently started incorporating maca into my morning smoothie routine, this one looks awesome, who doesn't love a cinnamon cookie!
Aimee says
Thank you so much for saying that, Sus because I wasn't sure whether to post this or not. It's different to what I usually talk about but I do feel it's something that needs to be talked about more in general. I've been amazed already by how many people have said they can relate and are struggling with hormone issues. It's clear that modern life and synthetic hormones are just messing things up. Anyway, that's great that you're taking maca - I love that it's both good for you AND delicious. My favourite kind of health food :-)
Becky Striepe says
This looks awesome! My hormones have always been sort of a mess, too, especially because I was on the pill for so long. I went off birth control over 10 years ago, and I don't think my body ever truly bounced back.
Aimee says
Hormone pills are so powerful, I don't think many people realise how much they effect you! I do much better off them but kept trying different ones in an attempt to at least be proactive in sorting out my hormones. Unfortunately, they've just left me feeling worse so I refuse to go back on them now.
Jenn says
Very interesting. I actually just had some hormone testing done myself, but everything came back normal. This was kind of disheartening actually because now I don't know what's going on. I've been hypothyroid for at least 9 years (probably longer, but didn't know about it before that) and for the past 2 years or so we've had to change the dosage on my meds almost EVERY time I get lab results back. With some other symptoms going on, I was sure I had some hormonal stuff happening. Back to square one I guess. In the meantime, it certainly can't hurt to add some maca into my diet. I've never tried it before. I'm assuming I would need to get this at a health food store? Or online? And you know I love all things cinnamon, so this is totally my kind of smoothie right here!
Aimee says
That would make me feel disheartened too, Jenn. When you have an inkling something is wrong and all the symptoms to go with it but the lab results come back fine. There is always more to it, I've learned. Sucks when you can't get that confirmation though as it can really help you move forward :/
Yes, maca is amazing stuff. You should be able to find it at any health food store but you can certainly find it online. It has this malted vanilla milk flavour that I LOVE so it works really well in vegan milkshakes, ice creams, cookies etc. Let me know if you try it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Great steps you're taking, my friend! All these things that we can't "see" can be so hard (ARE hard) to deal with, so we just have to keep trying and trying again as best we can xoxoxo
Aimee says
Agreed! Thanks Rebecca <3