The Benefits of Chia Seeds in Cooking and Baking
Chia seeds have exploded in popularity over the last few years as a culinary option and healthy addition to anyone’s diet.
These little poppy seed like seeds were a nutritional mainstay in the Aztec diet and had been nourishing people around the world for years.
They have a bit of a grey tone because of the black and white colouring.
Chia seeds are excellent as low fat and healthy way for use in cooking and baking.
Pudding, flatbreads, and muffins are probably the three best things to make with chia seeds.
Having chia seeds are like eating oatmeal.
Chia seeds have more of a mild flavour as sometimes you want something easy on your palate and stomach.
You can eat a serving size of chia seeds with a spoon right out of the bag.
Chia seeds make a great addition to any salad, yoghurt, or oatmeal.
You can sprinkle the chia seed on top of the dishes and enjoy a healthy dose of fibre for the day.
In the morning, you could put together a beautiful fruit bowl and sprinkle the chia seeds right on top and feel wonderfully nourished.
Chia seeds are relatively inexpensive so you can have a bag with you through the day, and sprinkle the seeds on whatever food you are having.
When you soak chia seeds, they swell with what can only be described as a similar consistency to tapioca beads.
This is a great discovery because chia is another fabulous food you can make pudding with.
You can soak with any different kinds of milk like almond, cashew, coconut, soy, or even organic milk.
Fruit, chocolate, vanilla, or whatever flavour you wish you can turn your chia pudding into a tasty and healthy dessert.
White refined flour is not the healthiest, so we keep trying new ways to make bread taste good and be healthy, chia seeds can help with this.
Not only can you mix chia seeds into whole wheat bread mixtures, you can also make chia flour.
You can make a great flatbread with chia that has a nice mild flavour which makes it perfect for tomato sauce and some vegetables.
Muffins also take to chia seed very well.
Just add chocolate chips, fruit, or your favourite muffin flavours along with the chia seeds in a muffin recipe.
Your breakfast will then be a healthy and energy sustaining treat.
Chia seeds can help to improve your health and diet.
You can add chia seeds to many foods, and this helps your body system work better.
When you are healthy, and your system is working efficiently, you feel good every day.
Food lovers should promote a healthy lifestyle through a balanced diet.
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