Aww chia. So we meet again.
Let’s recap the health benefits of chia:
- More fibre than bran
- 3x more antioxidants than blueberries
- 15x more magnesium than broccoli
- 3x more iron than spinach
- Helps with hydration
You can make a ‘power gel’ by just mixing it with water (water to chia ratio of 9:1).
On Sunday, I decided to make a super healthy post-run recovery snack.
Repair and Recover Vegan Chia Pudding
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk (soy, almond, hemp, rice, etc)
- 1/2 tablespoon cocoa
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon Sweetener to taste (agave, maple syrup, brown rice syrup, etc)
Directions: Mix chia, water, and milk together and stir for about 1 minute or two. Next add in the carob or cocoa (optional) and sweetener to taste. Stir for another minute and then pop it into the fridge for about 10-15 minutes. Remove from fridge and stir for another 20-30 seconds. Now enjoy your delicious, energizing, and antioxidant packed chia pudding! You can heat it up in the microwave too. Yields about 3/4 cup.
This is not your average pudding. I’m just going to say that right now. It’s a bit slimy!
Enjoy your day! :)
Congrats on the good organic news! Sounds like you are making progress slowly buy surely on all your dreams! Keep up the great work!
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
Oops, I meant slowly BUT surely!!
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HAHAHA can I send you our cat??? She needs a buddy too. :-P
awesome you are able to go 100% organic! love the sketchie pic :D
-muffy
Where do you get Chia seeds from? I have never heard of eating Chia … is it the same thing as the Chia Pet???
Yay for going 100% organic! I can’t wait until you begin to ship to the US :)
That pudding looks divine!! I will be trying it soon :)
My desk has been looking very similar these days!
LOL you have me so excited to try out chia seeds! Pudding looks super yummy.
Sketchie is hilarious. My parents cat passed away last month and they are gearing up to adopt a new one (maybe two!).
Wow that pudding sounds soooo good! I have made chia pudding using chia seeds, mashed banana, cinnamon, and almond milk. It was very good too!!
I can’t wait for US shipping!!!!!!!!!! Also, I need to find chia.
I’ve been making a watermelon smoothie in my vitamix with chia seeds. I used frozen watermelon or fresh with some ice, and a scoop of chia seeds. It’s great for hydrating after a long workout or mowing the grass in the sun.
Exciting about being able to go organic! Don’t worry, I am sure you will have plenty of orders for glo bars! I know I will be ordering once you are able to ship to the US!
I wish I had chia seeds so I could try that pudding! And wow, serious congrats on your glo bar process! I love reading about how far you’ve come with that.. you’ve worked hard on it!
Angela – do you think it would work with Chia powder? That’s what I have at the moment. And could you use cacao powder (also have a bag of that)? It looks so yummy!!
I love sketchie…so much personality. Good luck with everything..I don’t think that you have much to worry about….the bars were a total hit at HLS :)
Live.Life.Fully ~M
Congrats and Sketchie is SO cute!
Thanks for the website! I ordered some black chia seeds!!! Can’t wait for them to get here :-)
i still haven’t tried chia seeds. after seeing this pudding on your’s and gina’s blog i know i have to buy some.
it’s so exciting that you are making so much progress with the business side of things. i’m starting my own business right now and every little step feels like a huge accomplishment.
Ok, next time I go to my natural foods store, I’m looking for these Chia seeds. You’ve touted them so much I just have to try them! If they don’t have them, I’ll try that website.
I know you’ll sell the Glo Bars. As soon as you open it up to the US, I’ll be on there buying some for sure. :D
Great recipe. Do you usually eat the whole portion?