Mango lactation smoothie recipe to increase your milk supply.

A favorite of mine is the mango lactation smoothie. I’m not sure what it is about mango that makes it so delicious but they are perfect to include in any lactation smoothie recipes. Frozen fruit can live in your freezer until you need it which is highly convenient for a busy new mom!

If you’re pregnant and want to enjoy this smoothie, just skip the Brewer’s Yeast for now (it has a little bit of an aftertaste.)

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What’s in my favorite mango lactation smoothie:

Frozen Mango – naturally sweet and cold (helps your smoothie come out a nice drinking temperature). Mangos contain a bucketload of Vitamin C!

Rolled Oats – another great milk boosting food that works beautifully in a smoothie, adding creaminess and helping to keep you full.

Chia Seeds – contain lots of calcium and Omega 3’s. They also help make a thick and delicious smoothie as they swell in liquids and release a gel.

Banana – great for sweetening your smoothie naturally, bananas also help make it super creamy (especially if you take the time to freeze the banana overnight). Bananas contain lots of healthy vitamins and minerals too, like potassium.

Almond Butter – almonds are a great source of magnesium, potassium and antioxidants. They help balance out an otherwise sweet and fruity smoothie with some healthy fats.

Brewer’s Yeast (Debittered) – Brewer’s Yeast is the most well-known milk boosting supplement out there. Add Brewer’s Yeast into this smoothie once your baby has arrived, but if you’re still pregnant, go without. The best kind to get is this one, which has been ‘debittered’ and helps with the aftertaste.

Add these delicious ingredients together (along with a few others) and the result is a super thick, sweet and tangy summer smoothie that would be a fabulous smoothie bowl.

How Much Brewer’s Yeast for Lactation Smoothie

Brewer’s Yeast is a common ingredient in lactation smoothies as it’s famed to increase milk supply. So, is more better for you?

The trade off here is that Brewer’s Yeast has quite a strong aftertaste. Try starting with a teaspoon – if that’s too much, cut back some more.

Lactation Smoothie Freezer Packs

I love make ahead meals. My freezer sure gets a work out when it comes to preparing for postpartum too… and one of my favorite things to freeze are smoothie packs!

Smoothie packs are so convenient:

you buy all the ingredients you need in bulk (so you don’t go to make your smoothie one morning and find out you ate the last banana yesterday)
you make your packs and use up all your perishable ingredients (no waste!)
all you need to do is add liquid, blend and you’ve got an instant, perfectly frosty smoothie for breakfast or for a snack!

You can make this mango lactation smoothie into a freezer pack really easily by adding all ingredients (except the liquids) into ziploc sandwich bags. Stack them as flat as possible in your freezer and then when you’re ready to whizz them up, just break the ingredients up into your blender and add liquids. Blend and you’re good to go!

Yield: Serves: 1

Mango Lactation Smoothie

Name: Mango Lactation Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 - 1 1/2 cups unsweetened milk of choice; 1 cup frozen mango chunks; 1 frozen banana (sliced prior to freezing); ¼ cup almond butter; ¼ cup rolled oats; 2 tablespoons flax seeds or chia seeds; lemon juice to taste; 1 tablespoon Brewer's Yeast (optional)

Mango lactation smoothie for new moms who love creamy, delicious tropical smoothies! This is summer in an ice cold glass!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Total Time 6 minutes

Ingredients

1 - 1 1/2 cups unsweetened milk of choice
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 frozen banana (sliced prior to freezing)
¼ cup almond butter
¼ cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons flax seeds or chia seeds
lemon juice to taste
1 tablespoon Brewer's Yeast (optional)

Instructions

Add all ingredients into your high speed blender.
Mix on high for 1-2 minutes (this will depend on your blender.)
Serve.

Notes

Use unsweetened vanilla almond milk for a touch of vanilla, or substitute coconut water for added electrolytes.

If you don't have almond butter and you do have a high powered blender, substitute a handful of whole almonds.

Optional Boosters for Your Mango Lactation Smoothie

Protein Powder – protein is very important during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. I always choose unsweetened (even if it’s with an artificial or ‘natural’ sweetener) to keep things as additive free as possible. Try the Vega brand for a vegan variety – this is especially good if your little one has a dairy intolerance (because dairy in your diet can transfer through breast milk and affect them). Check it out on Amazon.
Flax Seeds – flax seeds are great in a smoothie because they contain Omega 3’s and fibre and won’t alter the flavor, it also works like a thickener. You can use ground flax seeds, LSA mix, or whole flax seeds.
Coconut Water – coconut water is still incredibly popular and for good reason, it has major health benefits and contains loads of electrolytes, potassium and sodium, calcium, antioxidants and magnesium… and more! It also doesn’t taste coconutty at all, so don’t worry if you’re not a fan of the flavor, you won’t taste it in the smoothie.