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.
i would add chia seeds to my oats and granola bars!
I love ch-ch-ch-chia! They’re divine sprinkled on nut butter, banana, and granola toast, mixed into oatmeal or baked goods, or added to salads.
i follow you on twitter!
I’d put them in oats and chia pudding (and the other 4000 recipes that everyone’s been making with chia!). 🙂 I’ve never had ’em, and I’d love to try ’em. Right up my alley. 🙂
I will be adding them to my oatmeal! Hmm, and I have been dying to try that chia pudding type recipes.
I haven’t yet tried chia in oatmeal, but I love them in other foods 🙂
And I do follow you on Twitter!
I would definitely use them in oatmeal. I love how they make it nice and puffy 🙂
I would definitely try them in oatmeal… I’ve never had them any other way before!
I love Chia seeds!! If I win I will sprinkle them on my salads, cook them into my oats, mix them with yogurt, eat them with every meal, and practically bathe in them. nbd. 🙂
If I had chia seeds I could finally make your recipes as well as a few others I’ve saved the way they are meant to be! Not to mention experiment myself.