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.
Yes, we eat foods that we do not enyoy a whole lot just because they are good for us.
We eat 1/2 cup of any type of “Dry” bean every meal. At first we did all these extravagant things to make it taste great but now we do not. We eat them and it’s almost like just taking a “Supplament” or a vitamin… I have even just opened a can of black bean and eaten them cold…
When I have time I take my soaked and cooked black beans, saute them with a tiny bit of bacon grease, onion garlic and then add a little strong elderberry vinegar. “The BEST!!”
I eat chia seeds every morning for a snack. Soaked in coconut milk, and with some fruit yogurt added it is a delicious. Great opportunity for creativity to make delicious treat.
I eat chia seeds every morning for a snack. Soaked in coconut milk, and with some fruit yogurt added it is a delicious. Great opportunity for creativity to make delicious treat. The health benefits are worth it.
Love, Love Chia seeds in just about anything I can put them in……mostly shakes, puddings, pies, but also love them in Kombucha drinks!! Umm think I would add them to my newest love, your Pumpkin Bread bowl!! mmmm
My favorite recipe with chia seeds … every morning I have 1 cup fresh kale,1 cup of fresh spinich ,1/2 apple,1/2 bananna ,/1/2 avocado ,1 tsp hemp seed ,1 tsp chia seed and 1 cup coconut water blend and enjoy.. delicious… I need those free chia seeds…
Thank you,
Melinda
I love chis seeds! Chia pudding is a fav pre-hot yoga food! I make it with 1/2 cup nonfat plain keifer (hemp milk or almond milk is delicious too), 1 scoop protein powder, 1-2 Tablespoons chia seeds…mix and let sit for 10 mins~! I also like to mix in 1 TBS canned pumpkin puree fpr Vit A and fiber!
Katie,
Absoultuly love, love these recipes! Thanks for all the awesome cooking!
gosh this is SO good! i’m eating it right now and make it at least once a week 🙂 and i use the melted banana trick for sweetener + i add in some chopped date. i love it when i can eat GIANT portions and not feel like i’m overeating. case in point, i love this recipe! please share more giant-portion recipes soon!
I make chia seed pudding with powdered peanut butter and in my morning oatmeal and smoothies 🙂
I LOVE chia seeds! I use them in my smoothies every morning and add them to just about anything! If i win them I’ll be sure to try them in …well…anything I haven’t yet tried them in! they are a fun addition to juice with an extra little “pop” in your mouth!! 🙂