More Chia Seed Recipes

The many benefits of chia seeds make them a naturally wonderful addition to your diet. High in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, fiber, protein, calcium, magnesium and potassium, chia seeds pack a powerful nutritional punch.

You can eat chia seeds mixed into any baking mix, such as bread or muffins, sprinkle on salads or in yogurt or mix with your daily smoothie.

Here are a few tasty chia seed recipes:

Chia Smoothie

Add chia seeds to any smoothie. Put one tsp chia seeds into 3/4 cup of juice and wait for it to turn to chia gel (about 10 minutes). Stir often. Add to smoothie with other ingredients.

Chia Guacamole Recipe

Mash 2 avocados stir in:
1 scoop chia seeds
2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs onion chopped finely
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbs olive oil

Serve anyplace you would use guacamole.

Chia Yogurt Breakfast Dish

Mix 1 scoop chia seeds with 1/2 cup apple juice and wait for it to turn to gel, stirring occasionally.
Add 1 yogurt in flavor of your choice
3/4 cup granola
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Makes a delicious, nutritious breakfast.

Chia Stir Fry

Mix 1 scoop chia seeds with enough soy sauce to cover seeds.
Wait one minute.
Heat 2 tbs sesame oil in a frying pan and chicken or beef strips
Saute until meat is golden brown.
Add stir fry veggies and chia soy mixture and stir fry until veggies are tender.

Serve over rice or Chinese noodles.

Would you like to know where to buy chia seeds? Try Amazon.com for these brands:

Omega 3 Chia Ancient Seed 1 lbs (My favorite brand of chia seeds, which I eat daily.)

Chia Seeds 2 Pounds

Navitas Naturals Chia Seeds Aztec Superfood, 16 Ounce Pouch

More about the Health benefits of chia seeds

Recipes Using Chia Seeds

Chia seeds are new to the list of superfoods and can be easily added to lots of recipes to give you and your family maximum nutrition.

One way to use chia seeds in food is to add them to smoothies, soups, sauces, salad dressings, yogurt or to just about anything you eat. To use chia seeds in liquids, make this chia gel recipe first.

You can also add a spoonful or two of dry chia seeds to bread and muffin batter before baking. Add chia seeds as a garnish for couscous, rice and tabouli dishes.

Bake with healthy Raw Sprouted Chia Flour. Use chia flour in place of wheat flour for a gluten free version of your dish.

Here are more recipes using chia seeds:

Chia Recipe for Blueberry Chia Muffins

This recipes contains superfoods flax seed and blueberries, as well as chia seeds.

1  1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp chia seeds mixed with 3 tbsp water
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup milk
1 cup blueberries

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  

Add water to chia seeds in a small bowl. Mix with a fork until chia seeds have absorbed all the water and you have chia gel. Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the chia seeds and mix well.

In a separate mixing bowl, blend dry ingredients and slowly add liquid ingredients. Blend to make batter.

Fold the blueberries into batter and pour into muffin pan lined with paper miners. Makes about one dozen muffins.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Where can you buy chia seeds?

Amazon.com offers several types of chia seeds. They are organic and delicious:

Chia Seeds 2 Pounds
Chia Seeds 5 Pounds

Read more about Chia Seeds in this book:

The Magic of Chia: Revival of an Ancient Wonder Food


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