HEMP SEED PRODUCTS: TRIED AND TESTED

I spend a lot of time cooking for hungry boys, so I appreciate that there are a number of ‘HealthPost approved’ ways to get healthful hemp into the family diet, Je t’aime explains.

Capsules are convenient, but you’ll need to take a few per day. Made from 100% New Zealand grown hemp, Radiance Hemp Seed Oil, $26.20 (90 capsules) is extra virgin and cold pressed, and comes in a vegan capsule. New Go Healthy

Go Hemp Seed Oil 1,100mg, $20.50 (100 capsules) offers a slightly higher dose, and is also extra virgin and cold pressed from locally grown New Zealand hemp seed. For those that want to buy in bulk, New Hemisphere Hemp Seed Oil Capsules, $42.90 offer really good value, with 240 capsules per container.

I love hemp seed oil; it’s extremely versatile and easy to get it into my children’s meals. As skin care oil, it is super nourishing when applied directly to parched skin or added to bath water. Try Thompson’s Hemp Seed Oil, $18.90 (200ml) or New Hemisphere Hemp Seed Oil, $23.30 (250ml) – the easy-pour spout makes drizzling it a mess-free task. Radiance Hemp Protein Powder, $26.20 (280g) is hemp seed in a raw, unflavoured, finely milled form. Three tablespoons added to smoothies, breakfast bowls and baking gives you 8.8g hemp protein. I found the texture to be slightly gritty, so I’d reserve it for baking only.

Nutra Organics Hemp Protein Salted Cacao Maca, $57.20 ( 500g) is a certified organic blend of hemp protein, sprouted and bio-fermented pea protein along with zinc, magnesium, prebiotics, probiotics and fibre. The taste is a little salty, but becomes more palatable when blended with a ripe banana.