Chia Seeds

I'm always looking for new healthy and tasty foods to mix into my diet. I have been hearing of chia seeds and thought I'd give them a try. Here are some nutrition facts on chia seeds.

Last week I mixed them in with my kefir and ezekiel cereal and really enjoyed them. Today I thought I'd get a little more adventurous and try to make some "Rice Pudding" from a recipe I found on a raw food website. I am not going to be making raw almond milk anytime soon so I used Almond Breeze. I really love this stuff for coffee and just to drink. It's low calorie and full of vitamins, plus tastes great!

To make the "pudding" you are to take 4-5 Tablespoons chia seeds and mix with 2 cups almond milk. You can add cinnamon, vanilla (which I did) or honey. Then you let it sit for at least 10 minutes. This is when the magic happens! The seeds sort of grow a gelatinous layer around them and thicken the milk. I think I used to little seeds (4 Tbs.) or too much milk because it wasn't as thick as I hopped for. Next time I will use 1 cup milk and 4 Tbs. seeds. I still liked it and felt very full after eating.

Tomorrow I will go back to my kefir/cereal snack but will hopefully be trying out new recipes soon. Anyone else have suggestions for me?