Kitchen

[keithsmom65]

Are the chia seeds hard to chew ? And for those who wear dentures, like my Mom, wouldn't they get under them and be a bother like berry seeds do ? She saw them advocated on Dr. Oz and asked me about them, but I don't know anything about them. Glad to see this thread here are flax seeds hard on teeth too ? She has problems with pumpkin seeds, but she tries to snack healthy. And of course, ANYTHING Dr. Oz suggests she is always dying to try and is after me to find out about and get for her.

[Tigriss]

I use flax, hemp and chia in my oatmeal, yogurt, and smoothies. They are tiny seeds and aren't hard to chew, they do swell and make things thicker like a pudding, but I don't know if they will get under a pallet.

[gonnab]

I use chia seeds in my morning smoothie and I make a yummy vanilla pudding with them. But I presoak my seeds for my smoothie. Add about 1/3 cup of seeds to 2 cups water in a mason jar. Shake every 15-20 min until all the seeds are absorbed. Store in the refrigerator and add to your smoothie mixture as you like. For the pudding, In a large glass bowl - whisk together 1 C vanilla almond milk, 1 c greek yogurt, 2 TB maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/8 tsp salt. When well mixed, Add the beans from 2 vanilla pods (optional but it adds flavor), 1 full dropper cocoa extract. Mix again with an emersion blender. Add 1/4 C dry chia seeds and mix again. Let set for few minutes, repeat mix; let set, mix. Do this a couple of times until everything is well mixed. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve w/fruit, granola, nuts, (one or all three!) Delish! For chocolate flavor, substitute chocolate almond milk for vanilla almond and chocolate extract for maple syrup.

[glmama]

Yes, and use them like Tigriss above does. They do not curb my appetite; however, they are superfood and I always have them in the house. I don't always remember to use them, but I try to

[dooBdoo]

Chia seeds can be a good addition to one's diet, but I wanted to offer this heads up to those who might be affected in this way:

I tried chia seeds and discovered they're a trigger for my migraines -- even in the smallest quantity, so I had to stop them altogether.

[dex]

I mash up berries and add a little honey then mix in chia seeds and stir..refrigerate and use as jam or to flavor yogurt

[tishkins]

My son and his family have gone Vegan. They put them in their daughter's cereal and many other food they eat. He also uses flax seed (ground) as an egg substitute. I have used flax seed as the egg substitute when cooking for them. It works ok(make sure you have the correct ratio of water an flax seed for each egg required. Also whisk it and let it set for a while). In certain receipes it change the texture .