Chia Seeds Fun Recipes

Though tiny in size, Chia seeds are well known for their high nutritional values and minerals. Chia seeds contain; iron, calcium, antioxidants and Omega-3 fatty acids. Chia seeds are rich in fiber, therefore, help in constipation and other digestive disorders.

For quite some years now, many people have been embracing chia seeds by incorporating them into their daily meals.

Here are some of the simple and fun chia seeds recipes that you should try;

Chia seed smoothies

Add a generous amount of chia seeds to your freshly blended smoothie or grind them along with your smoothie.

Chia seeds puddings

Ingredients; chia seeds, almond milk, sweeteners

Add four tablespoons of chia seeds into one cup of milk.

Add sweeteners if you prefer a sweet pudding

Chia water

Soak ¼ a cup of chia seeds into 1 liter of clean drinking water for 20-30 minutes.

Add thin slices of lemon/lime or squeeze the juice into the chia water for flavor.

One can use juice in place of water.

Chia seeds as toppings

Sprinkle the desired amount of raw chia seeds on top of a meal of choice, whether yogurt, fruits or a bowl of overnight oats.

Chia cereals

You can use chia seeds in place of your normal cereals.

Add the chia seeds into your morning bowl of milk.

Spice up the bowl by adding spices, fruits or nuts

Salads

Cut or dice up your vegetables or fruits.

Sprinkle chia seeds on top as a dressing.

In stir-fry

Add a tablespoon of chia seeds into your stir-fry, then mix

In baking

Add considerable amounts of chia seeds into your cake, bread, pancakes, muffins or cookies batter.

Yogurt

Mix chia seeds in your yogurt

You can use grounded or whole chia seeds.

Burgers

Substitute bread crumbs with chia seeds in your homemade burger or meatballs recipes.

Add chia seeds to the meat patties as a thickener; chia seeds can hold the patties together just as breadcrumbs do.

Ice cream

Ingredients: Chia seeds, almond milk, desired fruit, sweeteners(optional)

Blend all the ingredients to the right consistency.

Adding sweeteners is optional

Tea

Add a teaspoon of chia seeds into your cup of tea and soak them shortly.

The chia seeds will sink to the bottom of the cup after floating for a while.