How To Eat Chia Seeds
How to eat chia seeds is a question I get asked quite frequently. The answer might surprise you in the sense that eating chia will depend primarily on your taste buds and eating habits.
Some people say chia seeds taste rather nut-like, while other people believe they have a similar look, feel and taste to poppy seeds.
To me, chia seeds are almost tasteless which means that you can add them to practically anything that you eat or drink.
How To Eat Chia Seeds – Any Meal
Chia seeds are so adaptable that they can be had at any time of day with anything you wish to have it with.
How to eat chia seeds if you are having breakfast, add them to your protein shake, sprinkle the seeds on your oatmeal, cereal, pancakes, or yogurt. Blend them up and add them to your toast, or on sliced fruit.
Even take a handful of seeds and eat them as a snack. How to eat chia seeds is really only limited to your imagination.
Soaking the Seed
How to eat chia seeds, one of the most common ways is to add 1-2 tablespoons of seeds to 8-12 ounces of water or fruit juice. The seeds will then absorb a large amount of liquid, between 9-12 times their volume, in about 10 minutes.
When left in the liquid the chia seeds form into a gel that when consumed causes a slow release of carbohydrates and an equally slow conversion of carbohydrates into glucose (blood sugar) for energy.
In other words, the gel creates a physical barrier between the carbohydrates and the digestive enzymes that break them down. Which means you consume less calories and you feel fuller longer.
Chia seed gel is not only simple to make but can be stored in your refrigerator for about two weeks.
Other Ways to Eat Chia Seeds
You can substitute portions of flour with chia seeds in your baked goods. The ground chia seeds can be used to replace up to one-fifth of regular flour for your baked goods.
Mix ground chia seeds in the cake mixture or any batter prepared for other baked products. Chia seeds work well as egg replacement in baked goods where the egg would be used as a binder.
Even chia seed gel can be added to any recipe and used to replace the oils/fats in your baking. Just divide the amount of butter or oil in half, and then use the same amount of chia gel to fill in.
How To Eat Chia Seeds – Extremely Durable
Chia seeds can easily be stored dry for 4-5 years without deterioration in flavor, odor or nutritional value.
The antioxidant properties of chia seeds allow them to remain stable and unharmed for a relatively long period of time.
Unlike flax seeds, which deteriorate rather quickly, just store chia at room temperature and you have a long lasting seed.
As you can see, how to eat chia seeds is really a rather simple task. You can be like me and just use them on practically anything and everything.
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