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Home » Increasing Milk Supply » Strawberry Banana Lactation Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Lactation Smoothie

By Amanda Glenn 23 Comments September 12, 2018 This post may contain affiliate links.

In the past, I’ve found oatmeal to be great for my breast milk supply, but it wasn’t my favorite thing to eat. That’s because I was doing it wrong! This strawberry banana lactation smoothie is delicious, and a much better way to use oatmeal (and a few other galactagogues) to get your milk supply up.

Strawberry Banana Lactation Smoothie

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I’ve mentioned before that when I did my oatmeal experiment, the way that I prepared the oatmeal was to put old fashioned oats in a bowl, add water, microwave it for a minute and a half and stir in some Splenda. This … was pretty gross, frankly.

I’ve been exploring some much better ways to eat oatmeal and boost your milk supply – including brownies and cookies – and this smoothie is another delicious way that has the same amount of oatmeal as that microwaved mess I used to eat. It also has brewer’s yeast and flax seed as a bonus!

(Note: The best way to get brewer’s yeast is on amazon. However, if  you don’t have it on hand and want to make the smoothie anyway, go ahead with just the oatmeal and the flax seed!)

To make sure that the oatmeal is ground up as much as possible, I put it in the blender first. Once it’s as finely ground as I think I can get it, I add the other ingredients.

I used 2% milk because that’s what I had on hand, but you can definitely try other types of milk.

Enjoy!

Strawberry Banana Lactation Smoothie
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Strawberry Banana Lactation Smoothie

This delicious lactation smoothie has three milk-boosting ingredients (oats, brewer's yeast, and flaxseed) to help you increase your milk supply and keep you full until lunch!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword lactation smoothie
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 328kcal
Author Amanda Glenn

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup oats old fashioned
  • 1 banana
  • 8 strawberries frozen
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp brewer's yeast
  • 1 tsp flax seed ground

Instructions

  • Put oats into blender and process until the oats are well ground.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

Notes

You can switch the frozen strawberries and a fresh banana for fresh strawberries and a frozen banana. If both fruits are frozen, you may need to add more milk, depending on how thick you like your smoothies.
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Comments

  1. Juliana says

    November 16, 2019 at 7:56 am

    Hi, can you freeze this type of
    Smoothie. Im pregnant so i want to be prepared but im not sure how long ir will last?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      November 17, 2019 at 1:00 pm

      Hi Juliana! Congrats on your pregnancy! I have never tried it but googled “freezing smoothies” and it seems like if it works for other smoothies it should work for this one. If you try it let us know how it goes!

  2. Cheyenne Roberts says

    October 10, 2019 at 5:16 pm

    I used regular yeast and i added more honey than it called and then cinnamon and nutmeg and i dont like frozen fruit so i did then both fresh! And it tases amazing

    Reply
  3. Alea says

    August 31, 2019 at 10:52 am

    This is an awesome recipe but the taste is truly awful. I’m not sure if it’s the flax seeds or oatmeal but i can barley drink one. Any ideas to make this taste any better?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      August 31, 2019 at 9:12 pm

      Hmm. I thought it was delicious! Are you putting brewer’s yeast in or no? If yes, that’s most likely the culprit. Try it with out that. If not, ditch the flax seeds. I wouldn’t ditch the oatmeal or it probably won’t work as well. Good luck and sorry!

    • Jade says

      October 9, 2019 at 5:23 am

      Alea are you using golden flax meal? If not try that instead of brown flax meal 😉

  4. Vanessa says

    August 8, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    I added almond milk, it was delicious! Have been drinking it for 4 days now and saw an increase immediately. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      August 8, 2019 at 8:39 pm

      So happy to hear this! Thank you!

    • Andrea says

      August 21, 2019 at 10:17 am

      Hi! Did you sub the regular milk for almond milk or you added both?

      Thanks!

  5. Amanda Hill says

    August 6, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    How soon should I see results?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      August 7, 2019 at 6:42 pm

      Usually within the same day if it’s going to work for you. Good luck!

  6. Kim says

    July 22, 2019 at 2:23 pm

    Did you soak the flax seed first like you did with the brownies (which are amazing by the way!) ?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      July 22, 2019 at 7:16 pm

      Thank you sooooo much! No I didn’t with this one!

  7. Chrissy says

    June 30, 2019 at 7:15 am

    Do I need to put the yeast, only thing I don’t have?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      June 30, 2019 at 8:09 pm

      You can skip it if you don’t have it. 🙂

  8. Sarah says

    June 15, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    How many smoothies a day?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      June 16, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      1-2 is great!

  9. Sol says

    June 10, 2019 at 4:14 pm

    Do you cook oatmeal before you blend it?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      June 10, 2019 at 6:27 pm

      Hi there! No. 🙂

    • Tiffany Danae says

      November 6, 2019 at 7:18 am

      Is it best to soak any dry ingredients (oats/flaxseed) before adding them to blender? I made this yesterday with strawberries, blueberries, spinach and a banana. It was pretty good but tastes a little “chalky” or dry because of the dry ingredients, I assume. Going to try today with just strawberries and bananas

  10. Marlene says

    May 19, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    This works for me too! I put brewers yeast flaxseed and oats into blender with 2% milk I add cinnamon and sometimes a banana or the strawberry. But by the end of the night my supply slips. I need more than just this I’m thinking to try the liquid gold supplements. I dont like the mothers milks teas and I hydrate all day but baby is 6 months and I’m struggling to get 2 oz out during each pumping session!!

    Reply
  11. Lauren says

    April 14, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious. How many should I drink a day? Can I use instant oats intend or just old fashion?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      April 14, 2019 at 1:11 pm

      Thank you so much! Yes you can use instant! I would do it for breakfast but if you want another for a snack that would be good too!

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