Mango is a must-have for summer smoothies, desserts, snacks, and more. You can make it part of your breakfast, add it to a lunchtime salad, enjoy it in a post-workout smoothie, or whip it up into a delicious after-dinner dessert. No matter how you love this bright tropical fruit, mango is a win for your gut health, skin, and heart health. It’s packed with prebiotic fiber, beta-carotene (vitamin A), folate (vitamin B9), potassium for a healthy heart and electrolyte balance, and vitamin C for a healthy immune system and skin support.
When paired with Lifeway Kefir, mango makes for the ultimate microbiome-loving treat!
Love Your Microbiome with Mangoes and Lifeway Kefir
Mango isn’t just unbelievably good for you; it’s also downright delicious, affordable, and easy to find year-round whether you buy it frozen or use it fresh.
We love this tropical fruit so much that we offer several mango flavors of Lifeway Kefir in our lowfat and in our whole milk kefir products. All of our probiotic-packed kefir products and our high-protein farmer cheese can also be blended with mango as another way to enjoy it. So we gathered up some of our favorite mango recipes for National Mango Month to show you just how easy it is to love your microbiome when you combine mangoes with Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese.
Pick a few of these recipes to try to enjoy the gut-loving benefits they bring!
Some of the best smoothies you’ll ever make are also the simplest to prepare. Our Mixed Berry Mango Smoothie is the perfect, probiotic-packed proof! Blending berries with mango and Lifeway is also a great way to nourish your gut thanks to the combination of prebiotic fiber and live probiotics found in our kefir. Try this for your next morning smoothie for a great way to start the day!
2. Frozen Farmer Cheese Mangonada
Farmer Cheese is the do-it-all protein hack of the year to try if you haven’t already. Our creamy, cultured cheese is packed with live probiotics to support your gut and offers 15 grams of protein per serving. It’s the perfect stand-in for cottage cheese in high-protein desserts like this Farmer Cheese Mangonada since it’s creamier and thicker with a whipped-like texture and no straining or blending required before you use it. Try this fruity frozen dessert to experience its mild flavor and incredible richness that makes any recipe feel like a decadent dessert.
Cashews and mangoes are both packed with prebiotic fiber that nourish your microbiome and feed the probiotics found in Lifeway Kefir. We blended these three ingredients up in our Cashew Mango Smoothie to let you in on all the gut-healthy fun. With minimal ingredients but maximum flavor, this recipe is an easy one you can make for breakfast, a snack, or dessert that tastes like sunshine in a glass!
Matcha green tea and mangoes are two ingredients your skin loves thanks to all their antioxidants, so if you’re looking to eat your way to a natural glow-up, this recipe has you covered! Lifeway Farmer Cheese used in this recipe is an easy-to-digest source of protein that’s also important for healthy skin. Its live and active cultures nourish your microbiome to help you glow from within and absorb all the nutrients in this recipe much easier. Here, we whipped our farmer cheese up with some matcha green tea and a little maple syrup before topping some sourdough bread with it along with sliced mango. You’ll love this easy-to-enjoy recipe that makes any meal feel a little more luxurious.
Made with our Limited Edition Watermelon Kefir and Mango Lifeway Kefir, our Watermelon Mango Smoothie is one of our all-time favorite summer smoothie recipes you just can’t miss. It’s a delicious blend of summer flavors and is an excellent one to try if you’re new to kefir thanks to all the fruity flavors it brings. If you can’t find our watermelon kefir, no problem! You can combine any flavor of Lifeway Kefir you want in this recipe since it’s made with real watermelon. Try the strawberry, plain, or the peach, as three delicious alternatives!
Make your ice cream healthier with mangoes, bananas, and Lifeway Kefir. This recipe is easy to make at home and a great example of how much healthier frozen desserts can be when you choose Lifeway Kefir as the base instead of heavy cream or highly processed desserts sold at the store. Mangoes, kefir, banana, a little vanilla, and a pinch of cardamom combine in this exotic-flavored fruity treat you’re going to love!
Mango-flavored salad dressing? Yes, please! This recipe is tangy, naturally sweet, and has the perfect balance of flavors and textures. You’ll see what we mean once you try it. Lifeway Kefir’s probiotics also help your body digest all the fiber in this salad, which is a great way to help you eat more healthy fruits and veggies that we all know we need. Packed with freshness thanks to the berries, cucumbers, and quinoa it’s made with, this salad offers a variety of goodness in more ways than one.
Last, but certainly not least, our Vanilla Mango Shake is simply a must-try recipe. Mangoes and Lifeway Kefir combine to create a rich, creamy milkshake-like treat and are excellent for gut health since kefir is high in probiotics and mangoes are high in prebiotic fiber. Give your gut some love with this healthy shake, and watch the stress melt away while you enjoy something good for you that tastes like a tropical dream come true!
Keep up to date with all our fresh, gut-healthy recipes by following us @LifewayKefir on all your favorite social platforms, and be sure to use the hashtag #LifewayLovesYourGuts to share all your probiotic creations with us so we can see them and share them. See you there!