Chia Seeds.

[Docb]

Saw, on a quiz programme, that Chia seeds are top of some list of nutritional foods. So what do you do with them other than doing an Eddy Edson, and bunging them in your coffee?

 

[Eddy Edson]

Saw, on a quiz programme, that Chia seeds are top of some list of nutritional foods. So what do you do with them other than doing an Eddy Edson, and bunging them in your coffee?

Here you go: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/17570/ingredients/nuts-and-seeds/chia-seeds/

All of those look like a lot of work compared to just bunging them in coffee 🙂

 

[Docb]

Thanks for that Eddy. A quick scan suggests that most of the recipes are for carby stuff as well as being a bit complicated so you may be right about the coffee.

To me they have next to no flavour and little texture so I think you could add them to almost anything and not really know it. For example, I bunged some in a scramble egg for lunch. Other than making it look as if a swarm of flies had used it as a toilet, it made little difference other than no doubt making me much healthier!

 

[Eddy Edson]

Thanks for that Eddy. A quick scan suggests that most of the recipes are for carby stuff as well as being a bit complicated so you may be right about the coffee.

To me they have next to no flavour and little texture so I think you could add them to almost anything and not really know it. For example, I bunged some in a scramble egg for lunch. Other than making it look as if a swarm of flies had used it as a toilet, it made little difference other than no doubt making me much healthier!

And adding calories - they're energy-dense little suckers. And a whole lot of fibre.

I find they have a very faint mild nutty flavour, pleasant to the extent noticeable. When you do the coffee thing, they swell up & give a crunchy-plus-gelatinous texture which in my experience many people find quite vile, wrongly 🙂

 

[Robin]

Saw, on a quiz programme, that Chia seeds are top of some list of nutritional foods. So what do you do with them other than doing an Eddy Edson, and bunging them in your coffee?

A cautionary tale about eating them dry...
https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20141021/use-chia-seeds-with-caution-researcher-warns

 

[Sally W]

I us them in jams to thicken without sugar. Also in my mince pies to thicken the fruit as no dried fruit to absorb moisture. I’d definitely be ware of Robins advice as they swell to a thick gelatinous texture when out in liquid so you wouldn’t want them to swell in the throat.

Some people make an alternative porridge or rice pudding by soaking them. Personally that’s not for me but very useful as used above

 

[nonethewiser]

Put a tablespoon of chia seeds in pan when cooking porridge, mix the seeds with water then into tupperware container, keeps in fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Eat them as good source of soluble fibre, full of goodness they are, don't taste of anything really, not noticed the nutty taste that some mention.

 

[Docb]

Thanks for the note of caution. The packet I got says you can sprinkle them on salads!

 

[Thebearcametoo]

I’ve made this sort of pudding with them https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/basic-chia-seed-pudding/ I don’t much like the texture as it’s a bit gelatinous but it tasted good.

 

[belugalad]

I have 2 tsps of Chia seeds(Aldi) with my Greek natural Milbona full fat yoghurt(Lidl) every morning along with 2 heaped tsps of milled linseeds(Aldi),I eat low carb so anything that offers extra fibre is most welcome,I like the texture
I also add 70 g of previously frozen summer fruit/dark berries to this

Please note I'm not sponsored by Aldi and Lidl😉,I just like to help people know where they can get certain products as new members reading this later can be in a panic at the start not knowing where they can find certain foods,that they probably haven't ever looked for before

 

[Felinia]

I add 3gm to cooked normal porridge or oatbran.