Smoothies To Improve Your Health

Have you gotten on the chia seed trend yet?

We've been adding them to our food for

the last two months, especially smoothies,

which we drink for lunch every other day.

 I try not to add whip to the top, 

but I wanted to make them pretty for you.

There's just no pretty way to show this...

just dump in frozen fruit (we like strawberries

and bananas), liquids (kefir, juice, even cold tea)

and chia seeds, then mix until well blended.

If you like your smoothie sweeter, just add a little

honey. If you like it thinner, add more liquid.

Kefir is a probiotic and honey is anti-bacterial.

If you're germaphobic like me, you'll add both

of these to your everyday foods.

If you don't like kefir, you can add yogurt. 

We've been trying to consume 4 oz of kefir each day

since Dr. Oz told how good it is for you!

Now, I'm not a yogurt eater. I would describe kefir as

tasting like liquid yogurt - ugh - but if you put it in

 a smoothie you can't really taste it.

And, remember, it's really good for you!

 

At first we added just a little of the chia seeds

to our diet, then we bought this cookbook

($11 at Sam's Club) and learned just how

much chia seeds can improve your health...

A tablespoon of chia seeds contain 4 to 5

grams of fiber! In addition to that, chia

seeds add healthy omega 3 oils to your diet,

help balance your blood sugar, add anti-

oxidants to your diet, and can be substituted

for half the fat in baked goods.

So now, we've started putting them in everything.

I even made a stir fry tonight and stirred in five

tablespoons of chia seeds after it was cooked.

The chia seeds don't have any flavor, so they take

on the taste of whatever you mix them with.

If you taste them at all (we couldn't taste them in

the stir fry), I would say they taste kind of like

a nutty tapioca. 

This post is about my opinion only.

I received no monetary compensation for this post.

Chia seeds are available in most supermarkets.

For more information about chia seeds, the

cookbook gives the following website:

http://www.mychiaseeds.com

Thanks for dropping by!

I hope you'll let me know if you add chia

seeds to your food.

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