It does not take a degree in the agricultural sciences or the culinary arts to understand chia seeds instructions.
Chia seeds already come in ready-to-eat form so much so that you only need to open the pack or the bottle and voila! You can eat these highly nutritious seeds in any way you fancy - raw or cooked, whole or ground, as is or mixed with other food items.
Here are the ways to use these seeds to bring out their full nutritional value while also making it easy for you to incorporate these tiny pellets into your daily diet.
We suggest going for variety so that you can avoid boredom as well.
Eat As Is These brown and white seeds with mottled external coatings can be eaten raw since the manufacturers have already ensured their digestibility and palatability.
Actually, chia seeds have little to no flavors, thus, making these tiny pellets suitable for addition to any dish or dessert.
There are seeds, however, that have a subtle nutty taste that you will find pleasantly surprising.
Mixed With Other Foods, In Raw Form The raw seeds can also be mixed with other foods from salads, appetizers and main dishes to desserts.
Again, the flavors of these foods will not be affected by the addition of the seeds but the former's nutritional values will certainly be improved.
For example, your regular rice porridge will be more nutritious with the addition of either whole or ground chia dried seeds.
A few food and beverage suggestions to mix chia seeds in, either in whole or ground form: • Yogurt • Apple juice • Vegetable salads • Fruit salads • Chicken or tuna salad • Diluted fruit juice for a fresca (whole seeds) • Smoothies of any flavor from apples to pears • Yogurt and fruit juice to make a "lassie" • Ground seeds, pureed fruit and a bit of fruit juice for ice cream toppings • Granola Just about any fruit, vegetable and whole grain foods can be spiced up, so to speak, with chia seeds.
You need not worry about the seeds being indigestible but you will love how these seeds add much-needed dietary fiber into your diet.
Mixed with Other Foods, Cooked You will also find chia seeds instructions where these are either added whole or ground before adding to foods that must be cooked.
The nutritional value of the seeds is not significantly affected by any of these cooking methods.
A few suggestions on adding the seeds to for-cooking foods: • Worcestershire sauce or barbecue sauce • Stir-fry vegetables • Milk and ground seeds to make crackers • Granola • Batter for all types of cakes (add whole for a crunchy texture and add ground seeds for a more subtle flavor) • Mixes for cookies and brownies • Dough for breads and pastries When you come to think of it, chia seeds may be small but the possibilities of adding them to foods and beverages are almost limitless.
Start experimenting today.
Chia seeds already come in ready-to-eat form so much so that you only need to open the pack or the bottle and voila! You can eat these highly nutritious seeds in any way you fancy - raw or cooked, whole or ground, as is or mixed with other food items.
Here are the ways to use these seeds to bring out their full nutritional value while also making it easy for you to incorporate these tiny pellets into your daily diet.
We suggest going for variety so that you can avoid boredom as well.
Eat As Is These brown and white seeds with mottled external coatings can be eaten raw since the manufacturers have already ensured their digestibility and palatability.
Actually, chia seeds have little to no flavors, thus, making these tiny pellets suitable for addition to any dish or dessert.
There are seeds, however, that have a subtle nutty taste that you will find pleasantly surprising.
Mixed With Other Foods, In Raw Form The raw seeds can also be mixed with other foods from salads, appetizers and main dishes to desserts.
Again, the flavors of these foods will not be affected by the addition of the seeds but the former's nutritional values will certainly be improved.
For example, your regular rice porridge will be more nutritious with the addition of either whole or ground chia dried seeds.
A few food and beverage suggestions to mix chia seeds in, either in whole or ground form: • Yogurt • Apple juice • Vegetable salads • Fruit salads • Chicken or tuna salad • Diluted fruit juice for a fresca (whole seeds) • Smoothies of any flavor from apples to pears • Yogurt and fruit juice to make a "lassie" • Ground seeds, pureed fruit and a bit of fruit juice for ice cream toppings • Granola Just about any fruit, vegetable and whole grain foods can be spiced up, so to speak, with chia seeds.
You need not worry about the seeds being indigestible but you will love how these seeds add much-needed dietary fiber into your diet.
Mixed with Other Foods, Cooked You will also find chia seeds instructions where these are either added whole or ground before adding to foods that must be cooked.
The nutritional value of the seeds is not significantly affected by any of these cooking methods.
A few suggestions on adding the seeds to for-cooking foods: • Worcestershire sauce or barbecue sauce • Stir-fry vegetables • Milk and ground seeds to make crackers • Granola • Batter for all types of cakes (add whole for a crunchy texture and add ground seeds for a more subtle flavor) • Mixes for cookies and brownies • Dough for breads and pastries When you come to think of it, chia seeds may be small but the possibilities of adding them to foods and beverages are almost limitless.
Start experimenting today.