When I first tried chia seeds (in the form of chia pudding), I wasn’t a fan. I wanted to like them: they’re so good for you. But eating something just because it’s good for you?
Ridiculous!
You don’t have to suffer for health.
If you aren’t big on a certain food, there are plenty of ways to get all your nutrients somewhere else. For example, my sister hates bananas. So she gets her potassium from foods she does like, such as yams, spinach, and broccoli. No big deal. Remember that mental health is an important component to overall health, too. If you’re choking down foods you detest, your mental health will suffer.
Going back to the chia… Although I didn’t like the pudding, I was willing to give the seeds a second chance. Perhaps I’d enjoy them in a different form. After all, everyone in the blogworld seems to adore them. So when the Health Warrior Company offered me some samples, I accepted.
And I discovered that I do like chia seeds. They are awesome in oatmeal!
Never-Ending Oatmeal Bowl
(serves 1)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 1/2 cups milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup more milk of choice
- sweetener and add-ins of choice
Either cook oats, milk, and salt on the stovetop, or place your oats and salt in a large, microwaveable dish (I use a pyrex 4-cup measurer) with the milk of choice. Microwave 1 and 1/2 minutes, then add your chia and 1/2 cup more liquid. Microwave 2 more minutes. Don’t open the microwave door yet. Instead, leave your mixture for five minutes. Then stir and put in the fridge—uncovered—overnight. Next day, it will magically be thick and ready for your favorite add-ins!
For sweetener, try using The Melted Banana Trick.
Also, I really like to put the cooked oatmeal in my Magic Bullet and blend just a little. This “blended grains” trick really helps all the flavors to meld together.
Do you ever eat foods you don’t really like, just because they’re good for you?
Or do you ever feel pressured to eat a certain food because other bloggers like it? We are all different and our bodies crave different things (and amounts). We should NOT base our food choices on what anyone else is eating. It’d be really weird (not to mention boring) if we were all exactly the same.
This is one of the main reasons I’m not planning on doing another “day in the life” post even though a lot of readers have asked. I don’t feel comfortable knowing others will compare their eating habits to mine or try to mimic what I eat. The way I eat is only perfect for me. You need to listen to your own body, not to what anyone around you is doing.
If I won I would make pudding, put them in smoothies, and grind them into meal to add to pancakes and baked goods.
This is funny because I am actually eating oatmeal with chias right now! I currently have a bag of Tru Roots kind but they are almost gone-I would love to win =)
I love chia seeds! I put them in my green monsters and oats for a good breakfast. I once found a great recipe for homemade jam that called for chia seeds to plump it up. It was fantastic!! I hope I win – then I can make more strawberry jam. 🙂
I would try one of the overnight oats recipes I’ve seen online
If I won the chia seeds I would make a huge batch of my amazing granola with them!
Fabulous giveaway – I love chia seeds! I use them every single morning for overnight oats!!
How do I love chia seeds? Let me count the ways… Sprinkled on smoothies and pancakes, stirred into oats and greek yogurt, ground and put into baked goods… <3
I mix a few chia seeds into my traditional oatmeal in the mornings, but I really like to use them as an egg replacer in my baked goods!
Oooh, I already had chia seeds on my grocery list to try after reading this post, but free would be too awesome. I’d definitely try them in the overnight oats, and the mysterious chia pudding I’ve read about but just cannot envision, and smoothies, and there would be much googling for more recipes. 🙂
I would use them in my oatmeal as well as in my green monster smoothies! Yum!!