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I am really interested in chia seeds, after reading about them. However I've only seen people use them in shakes (I don't do) or in yogurt ( not too fond of crunchy yogurt).

Does anyone have different uses, recipes, etc for consuming chia seeds?

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When chia seeds get wet, they expand and are not crunchy. If you put them in yogurt overnight and eat the next day they will be soft. Look at receipts on Pinterest for over night oats. You can follow some of those just leave out the oats if you don’t eat them.


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I use them in overnight oats too or chia puddings. I also add them to my homemade vinaigrettes.

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I use chia seeds in my Protein balls. There are tons of protein ball recipes, I just pick one and add the seeds!

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I mix them with all kinds of blended fruit with lemon juice in it.
Basic recipe:
2 cups fresh or frozen fruit
2 tablespoons chia seed
1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1–2 tablespoons honey or maple Syrup (only if needed for others)

The other day I had 6 lbs of extra plums and they were overripe, so I chopped them up, sauteed them for a couple minutes, and pressure cooked them for one minute, natural release. Afterwards I added the chia seed (and lemon juice to taste)).. It was so delicious!!!

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22 hours ago, Tomo said:

I mix them with all kinds of blended fruit with lemon juice in it.
Basic recipe:
2 cups fresh or frozen fruit
2 tablespoons chia seed
1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1–2 tablespoons honey or maple Syrup (only if needed for others)

The other day I had 6 lbs of extra plums and they were overripe, so I chopped them up, sauteed them for a couple minutes, and pressure cooked them for one minute, natural release. Afterwards I added the chia seed (and lemon juice to taste)).. It was so delicious!!!

This sounds delicious! I wish I could try it..unfortunately I'm over sensitive to carbs. I haven't had fruit since before surgery 😔

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