Hi Mamas,
How are you and your littles doing? Let’s chat some more about breastfeeding specifically a lactation smoothie to help increase your supply. I’m seriously thinking about weening my son. He will be 6 months soon and I really want to make it to 1 year but I am exhausted and the constant battle with my supply not to mention him fighting the bottle is not making this breastfeeding experience fun. He is growing beautifully and he loves his veggies and some fruits so we will see what happens over the next few months.
While I figure out what the best thing is for both of us, I want to share my go to lactation smoothie recipe. It’s easy to put together and I even do an overnight oats version which I will be sharing soon. Remember my list of 9 Things That Help Boost Your Milk Supply Quickly? This smoothie incorporates a few of those things including oatmeal and brewer’s yeast. You can drink this smoothie all at once or split having half with breakfast (with not as your breakfast) and the other half as an afternoon snack.
Oatmeal & Banana Lactation Smoothie
You can find Brewer’s Yeast on Amazon or at your local health food store.
- 1 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 banana
- 1/4 cup oatmeal
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp flax meal
- 1 tbsp brewer's yeast
- 1 1/2 tbsp honey (or preferred sweetener to taste)
- Dash of cinnamon
- Dash of nutmeg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend to desired consistency.
- Garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Freeze the banana, add crushed ice or refrigerate smoothie for 15 minutes if you want it colder.
One of my other favorite milk boosting snacks are these Blueberry Oatmeal Lactation Muffins
Do you have supply issues? Have you tried a lactation smoothie? Share your recipe with me in the comments or your best tip for breastfeeding overall. Happy nursing!
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67 Comments
Lashawn
November 2, 2015 at 5:22 AMShoot, this sounds like a smoothie I would drink. And there are no babies over here. Lol
M J
November 2, 2015 at 4:04 PMLMBO Girl! Trust this is my last run on the baby track. And the smoothie is bomb for everyone but beware of the brewer’s yeast. LOL
Jina
January 23, 2020 at 7:48 AMYou are doing amazing work! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes. I started on just Lactation Cookies and noticed minimal improvement in milk supply. So I started Domperidone (Motilium) 3x10mg three times a day. (So glad I found “Make24milk” 👍 in Google and get the reliable source) I got great results. Now I take Domperidone (Motilium) and your tasty Lactation cookies. This is a great combination. Love your recipes ❤️!
Sheena
November 2, 2015 at 5:04 PMThis is perfect for fall too. I made some oatmeal with almond milk the other day and it was life. *licks lips*
M J
November 3, 2015 at 4:10 PMLOL! Nursing Mamas unite. Oatmeal is the equivalent to a slice of cake around here. Sheesh.
Alisha
November 2, 2015 at 7:13 PMI’m allergic to brewer’s yeast (no beer here) so that alone would make it leave it out. LOL
And like LaShawn there are NO babies here either. When I nursed my girls I was like a damn cow and had no problems producing. Heck I ended up throwing some out when we were done which was just sad!
M J
November 3, 2015 at 4:10 PMWHAT! No beer?!?!? I love beer. I wish I was a cow because this guy here doesn’t want any other type of milk. Not a one. Sigh.
Mimi
November 2, 2015 at 9:53 PMI’ll take mine without the brewer’s yeast! This sound good. I’ve been struggling to make myself eat breakfast lately though I’m not nursing peanut butter and bananas always work for me.
M J
November 3, 2015 at 4:09 PMGirl that brewer’s yeast is the devil! Ugh, I hate it but it works so I will press on.
Crystal
June 29, 2019 at 6:38 PMDo you use already made oatmeal that’s soft?
M J
July 1, 2019 at 2:16 PMNo. Uncooked oatmeal.
kita
November 3, 2015 at 5:19 PMI need a smoothie but ain’t no lactating going on over here at all. I don’t like bananas but maybe if I add some peanut butter I might have a winner
M J
November 4, 2015 at 7:52 PMLOL. Go ahead and make you a peanut butter AND banana smoothie. They are yum. You crack me up with no lactating.
Denise
April 3, 2016 at 8:06 PMI may have missed where you indicated, but is this prepared oatmeal or the dry rolled oats?
M J
April 4, 2016 at 9:51 PMdry rolled oats. Let me make sure it says that. Thank you
Zoe
April 12, 2016 at 1:24 PMProbably a silly question, do you need to cook the oatmeal first or just add raw oats
M J
April 12, 2016 at 4:43 PMYou add the oatmeal raw. It’s really yummy. Let me know how you like it.
Marcy
May 12, 2016 at 8:43 PMDoes it really work.. I need to make more milk my baby won’t drink pumped milk either so pumping is a waste and my milknis precious
M J
May 13, 2016 at 9:09 AMHi Marcy,
It really works. I drank this smoothie 3-4x per week plus I drank Mother’s Milk Tea daily. Give them both a try and good luck.
Brooke
May 22, 2016 at 2:08 PMHi, thanks for the recipe, sounds yummy! Where can I find brewer’s yeast?
M J
May 22, 2016 at 3:06 PMHi Brooke,
Thanks for checking out the recipe. You should be able to find brewer’s yeast on Amazon, I’ve updated the post with a link to it. Also, your local health food store might carry it.
Whit
November 8, 2019 at 5:58 PMI found brewers yeast at GNC. If you sign up for a free membership you get $5 off of your first purchase.
Rosalba Hernandez99
January 9, 2020 at 11:22 AMi found brewers Yeast kn Amazon
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Caysi
May 23, 2016 at 2:31 PMGreat recipe, I’m looking forward to trying it! I’m also wondering if you’ve tried preparing a large batch and freezing it in ready to use portions?
M J
May 24, 2016 at 9:42 AMHi Caysi,
Thank you. I never froze it. Let me know if you do it and it works. I will share that tip in the post if it does. Thanks again.
Amie
June 25, 2016 at 11:39 AMI’m in australia is oatmeal the same as porridge?
M J
June 25, 2016 at 2:51 PMHi Amie,
Yes it is in a sense. We use oatmeal to make oatmeal porridge or cornmeal to make cornmeal porridge. I am Jamaican via the UK. I would say shop for oats or rolled oats. Good luck.
Khadijah
October 16, 2016 at 8:53 AMHi , I’m just wondering does this recipe also help with weight loss ? I can’t wait to try this wonderful recipe !!
M J
October 20, 2016 at 8:11 PMHi Khadijah, I can’t say that it does but breastfeeding in general is known for helping with weight loss post delivery. Breastfeeding did help me to shed pounds.
Anna Wall
October 24, 2016 at 3:39 PMCAn you substitute something else for the peanut butter? I HATE peanut butter!
M J
October 26, 2016 at 9:04 AMHi Anna. Sure, you can try a sun butter like sunflower or even almond butter. Good luck.
Alana
December 20, 2016 at 8:29 PMCould i just use regular flax seeds?
M J
December 21, 2016 at 9:54 AMHi Alana,
Yes you can just grind them up first. You can also buy them already ground if you don’t have some already.
Anna @ blenderauthority.com
January 25, 2017 at 12:32 PMThanks for the recipe. I linked to it in my lactation smoothie recipe post.
-Anna
M J
January 25, 2017 at 8:32 PMThanks for sharing.
Irma
February 13, 2017 at 12:44 PMI’m new at breastfeeding and I read that brewers yeast helps. What does it do for breastfeeding mothers?
M J
February 16, 2017 at 11:11 AMHi Irma,
Thanks for stopping by. Brewer’s Yeast is known for helping to increase your milk supply. It works for many mothers and it worked for me although I did not enjoy the taste of it. Good luck.
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Ebube
March 12, 2017 at 8:18 AMThanks for sharing this recipe. I am currently trying to improve my milk supply which is very low and I need to produce more for my twin girls. I am unable to find brewers yeast here ( I am in Nigeria). Only the one in capsules is available. Can I use them?
M J
March 19, 2017 at 3:57 PMYes you should be able to break them open and use them or just take them and then make the smoothie without them.
Jessica
August 7, 2017 at 12:47 AMHello! I’m a lactation consultant who loves this recipe! I would love to share your recipe with mama’s at a local latch-on event we will be having on Saturday in honor of world breastfeeding week. I would like to have printed copies of your recipe, with credit given to you for the source. Please let me know if this would be ok. Thank you!
M J
August 7, 2017 at 5:52 PMHi Jessica, Thank you for asking. Please feel free to print and share. Enjoy your event.
Mi
August 23, 2017 at 6:06 PMSo about how soon will you notice an increase?? Just made it and I chugged it!!! So good!!
Jessica
October 10, 2017 at 2:14 PMIs the almond milk necessary or can we use regular milk?
M J
October 18, 2017 at 10:23 AMYou can regular milk too.
Amanda Stewart
November 13, 2017 at 7:40 PMMJ , thanks for sharing. I’m drinking it now!!! Lol so yummy! My question is how long does it take to see an increase???
Thanks you
Amanda
M J
November 13, 2017 at 9:25 PMHi Amanda, glad you like it. The time it take to see an increase varies by person. It was pretty quick for me once I started having the smoothie and cluster feeding. Took a two to three days and we were on our way.
Donna
January 17, 2018 at 12:35 AMHi, M J
That’s looking so good, especially the oatmeal and frozen bananas. They’re my most favorite smoothie ingredients.Thanks for putting them together. Donna recently posted in…
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Stefanie
May 18, 2018 at 10:59 PMHi! This was delicious and a lot easier than baking cookies although I love eating them!! I left the peanut butter out, put in a little greek yogurt, substituted 2 dates for the sweetener, and used sweet potato instead of banana! Amazing!!! Love it!! 😀
Ashley
June 21, 2018 at 1:28 PMYum. This smoothie sounds delicious. Smoothies are my favorite way to increase milk supply, they are yummy and work!
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July 10, 2019 at 7:45 PMOh my god! This smoothie was awesome! I left the yeast out. I am not currently lactating but decided to make your muffins and smoothie as a healthy option for a meal! Thank you for both the recipes 🙂
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August 9, 2019 at 11:54 AMI am so glad you found them and enjoyed them. They are still so very popular and I make both for friends with babies all the time.
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