9 Delicious Fertility Smoothie Recipes for TTC
Fertility smoothies are a great way to easily add beneficial antioxidants, vitamins, and protein to your diet. If you’re trying to optimize your fertility, we’ve gathered a list of the best, must-try smoothies for your fertility journey!
When I was trying to conceive, and then navigating IVF, I was constantly trying to make sure I was getting enough nutrients in my diet. It was a constant battle of ensuring I was eating enough of the good stuff that my body desperately needed to have a positive IVF outcome. It can be overwhelming and difficult when trying to conceive, but smoothies really simplified this for me. I found it helpful to have a smoothie every morning. It allowed me to start my day with a highly nutritious meal, full of fertility boosting ingredients like protein, leafy greens, fruits and veggies, and healthy fats! Here are a few fertility-friendly smoothies for your journey too.
The Ultimate Fertility Smoothie for Men & Women
This healthy fertility smoothie by Seaside Sundays is full of nutrients and vitamins to help your body prepare for pregnancy, and is also fantastic for a male partner to drink as the maca root powder is really good for male fertility. Click here for all the recipe details!
1 scoop of protein powder
1/2 cup of pineapple
1 tablespoon of maca powder
1 cup of full-fat milk
1/3 avocado
1/2 cup strawberries
Handful of spinach
My Favorite Go-To Fertility Smoothie
Conceive shares this easy fertility-friendly recipe, perfect for both female and male fertility! Learn more about this green fertility smoothie, here!
2 cups plain, unsweetened almond milk
1 handful raw spinach (about 1 cup)
1 banana (use a frozen one if you want your spinach to be frostier)
¼ cup blueberries
1 Tbsp ground flax seed
A few ice cubes, if desired, again for that frostier smoothie quality
Dash of cinnamon
Mixed Berry Hormone Balancing Smoothie For Ovulation Support
Arguably the most important part of the female cycle, ovulation! This mixed berry hormone balancing smoothie from Traditional Cooking School utilizes the wisdom of seed cycling. Learn more about why ovulation is important, the best foods to support ovulation, and access the full recipe, here!
2 leaves kale exclude stems
1 cup frozen berries blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and/or raspberries
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds preferably soaked and dehydrated first
1 tablespoon flax seed meal
1/2 banana or 1/2 avocado
1 teaspoon maca powder
2 cups almond milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Cherry Bomb Maca Smoothie
Maca is an ancient herb and root vegetable that provides many benefits to both women’s and men’s health. Most often, you hear how it may boost libido, balance hormones, and promote fertility. The Friendly Fig shares about her fertility journey and why she started incorporating maca into her diet. Read more here.
1 cup frozen banana
1/3 cup frozen cherries (with 2-3 chopped up for topping)
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp maca
1 tbs cacao powder
1/2 tsp chia seeds
Handful of granola (optional topping)
Creamy Chocolate Smoothie for Two
Oh She Glows shares a delicious healthy smoothie for two! This is the perfect recipe to cool down this Summer and enjoy a creamy and chocolatey hemp smoothie. Plus, get an instant protein and omega-3 boost. Click here to read the full recipe!
2 cups almond milk
2-3 pitted large Medjool dates, to taste
3 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
3 tablespoons hulled hemp seed
1 large peeled and frozen banana
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
4 large ice cubes
Hide Your Kale Smoothie
Minimalist Baker created this nutrient-packed berry smoothie that’s sweet, creamy, and tasty. This kale smoothie is the perfect healthy breakfast or afternoon snack. Read the full recipe here!
1 medium ripe banana
1/2 cup frozen mixed berries (or sub blueberries)
1 heaping Tbsp hulled hemp seeds (organic if possible)
2 cups frozen or fresh kale (any kind)
2/3 cup 100% pomegranate juice
3/4-1 1/2 cups filtered water
Mint Chip Smoothie
Who doesn’t love mint chip?! This Mint Chip Smoothie by Julie Morris has a very convincing ice cream-like flavor, but with all of the benefits of spinach. This smoothie is so good, it will leave you wondering why spinach and cacao nibs aren’t used in all mint chip treats! Click here for the full recipe!
2 cups frozen spinach
2 cups frozen bananas
¼ cup raw cashews
3 tablespoons cacao nibs
2 tablespoons (packed) fresh mint leaves, minced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups rice milk (original variety)
½ cup coconut water
optional: sweetener of choice
Fertility Smoothie
This fertility smoothie by Ancestral Nutrition is packed with maca, collagen, spinach, kale, and eggs. If you're trying to boost fertility. Click here for the full recipe.
1 cup organic raspberries
1-2 egg yolks from pastured, organic eggs
1 handful kale or spinach
1 cup raw grass-fed kefir
1 scoop wheatgrass
1 scoop greens powder
1 scoop collagen
1 tsp maca
1 tsp bentonite clay
Down-Regulation IVF Smoothie
The Fertility Kitchen created this green down-regulation IVF smoothie to help support her body during IVF. Click here to learn more about how this smoothie may help you too!
100 g baby leaf spinach
1 kiwi fruit
½ avocado
1 tbsp chia seeds
Pinch of sea salt or electrolytes
250 ml filtered water
1 tbsp coconut yogurt or full fat organic cow's milk yoghurt
1 tbsp collagen powder
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp cold-pressed flaxseed oil
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