Chia Seeds

jnulph603
jnulph603 Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi! I bought a bag of chia seeds last night. I am new to the chia seed world. What are some things that anyone here has done with it??

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  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
    You can sprinkle them on just about anything. I eat them along with flax seeds in my morning protein smoothies.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    You can sprinkle them on just about anything. I eat them along with flax seeds in my morning protein smoothies.

    Ditto - smoothies, oatmeal, bake in muffins or bread or let them sit in milk and get almost a pudding constancy and add fruit.
  • Sunbrooke
    Sunbrooke Posts: 632 Member
    We like Chia Pudding. Google it for lots of variations, even chocolate!

    I used to add them to my water bottle in the morning, when I worked. They gave me a little extra energy and helped to quel morning munches.
  • alfiedn
    alfiedn Posts: 425 Member
    Chia seed pudding, add them to overnight oats, smoothies, add them to juices (you see this at some health food stores...especially with kombucha, but I don't love that personally).
  • LassVegas
    LassVegas Posts: 35
    I threw them in some Greek yogurt and seriously dug the flavor. They do expand quickly when they get wet! And keep some floss nearby!
  • scrapperde
    scrapperde Posts: 2
    if you soak them in almond milk they are soft you don't even know they are there. I put them in oatmeal and smoothies.
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    I sprinkle them on oatmeal and yoghurt.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Smoothies all the way!
  • letmerun
    letmerun Posts: 15
    I let them soak in some juice so they expand and become slimey, then drink them up. Make me full, good vor vegans.
  • jktefft
    jktefft Posts: 27 Member
    I make overnight refrigerator oatmeal with them :)
  • Mojoman02
    Mojoman02 Posts: 146 Member
    I've put them on yogurt and oatmeal.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Ditto the chia pudding! I sprinkle them on cottage cheese and add to my yogurt too.
  • OverDoIt
    OverDoIt Posts: 332 Member
    CHACHACHACHACHA CHIA !!!
  • Jamr8231
    Jamr8231 Posts: 73 Member
    Throw 'em on salads and mix into fruit salad with milk.

    If you're looking for something to up your omega 3, I'd look elsewhere.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I bought some a while back. I tried them in a raw jam recipe (decent but goes bad quickly) and in oats and in smoothie. I finally gave up and gave the rest of them to my trash can. To me, they really are awful and I can't stand 'em.
  • ktsmom430
    ktsmom430 Posts: 1,100 Member
    You can pretty much mix them in with anything.

    I put them in my yogurt, steel cut oatmeal, in my salads, on top of my baked sweet potato, on top of poached eggs.

    The possibilities are endless.
  • plumsparkle
    plumsparkle Posts: 203 Member
    I bought whole seeds then discovered there were crushed ones. Can i eat them whole, or do i need to crush them first?
  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
    There's no need to crush or grind them first. It's flax seeds that need to be pre-ground to properly digest the nutrients.
  • erialcelyob
    erialcelyob Posts: 341 Member
    I mixed them in with my tuna :)
  • CynthiaT60
    CynthiaT60 Posts: 1,280 Member
    Another overnight oats person.
  • jenniferpriggs
    jenniferpriggs Posts: 19
    Just like previous posters, I mix them in yogurt, oatmeal (regular and overnight), salads, water to sub for butter/oil in some recipes...But smoothies are where they shine for me. I use 1/2 cup of oatmeal flour and 3 (I think?) T. of chia seeds per 4 cups of fresh fruit/yogurt/whatever is going in the blender, and make it the night before. The chia thickens the smoothie so you don't need ice or frozen fruit, and it stays good for days. I make a blender full and it usually keeps for a week (depending on which fruits I used). Also it's perfect to send to school (my kids love smoothies) because it stays thick without using ingredients that will melt before lunchtime.
  • ayamagali
    ayamagali Posts: 167 Member
    I use them in salad dressings as thickener/emulsifier :)

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