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 like them in oatmeal and in baked goods
I would use them in my oatmeal, my favorite way!
I love chia seeds in overnight oats!
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Chia seeds! I’ve just gotten into them this past month on the blog world. Have seen them but never bought them. Got my first bag at an Amish grocery store in northeastern IN! I plan to put them on every bowl of oatbran and oatmeal and sprinkle them in my cereals and yogurts. One thing is…always check your teeth after eating them:)
I wouuld use the chia seeds to make a pudding with unsweetened coconut milk. I could add this to my morning overnight oats also. As for the carrott juice, yes, it can be rough. Better mixed with orange juice and maybe a hint of ginger. Carrott cake is better.
Cool chocolate malt chia pudding!! I just bought a new canister of the chocolate malt ovaltine flavor and am in love. I’ve been fantasizing about how fantastic it would taste in pudding form…make my fantasies come true!?!
I add these amazing little seeds in my smoothies daily. There so great for digestion and getting some extra omegas in your diet. I also use the Salba seeds in addition to flax & hemp seeds in my smoothies.
Yumy stuff! I love chia seeds! If I win some I plan to use them in my homemade granola and granola bars for my kids!
Oh man. If I won those seeds, I’d make the most awesome smoothie ever. With, like, banana. And chocolate. And spinach. And maybe even a little coffee.