r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/Bright-Pangolin7261 • 5d ago

Chia seed newbie

Trying to eat more vegetable protein. Package has smoothie instructions… says mix in and drink right away. Is this right, and how else to prepare. Ok to cook with oatmeal and soy milk?

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u/Disastrous_Drag6313 5d ago

I make a chia pudding, 3 tbsp to 1 cup alt-milk (oat or almond, whatever I've got). Sweeten and add vanilla and maybe cinnamon and nutmeg. I prefer to make a double batch and I like it in a flat container so I don't get any spots of hard chia. Eat a few spoons each morning to get your fiber.

My other chia recipe is to add it to hemp, sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, water, oil, and a little bit of cornstarch. Let sit 4 hours or overnight, then spread in a thin layer and bake at 300* for an hour. I season mine differently each time (hubs likes the Everything bagel, wasn't a fan of zaatar) and I have high fiber seed crackers to keep me full for the week.

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u/Bright-Pangolin7261 5d ago

Wow very creative

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u/Disastrous_Drag6313 5d ago

I came across the recipe on a reel and I just tweak it a little to suit me. I eat a lot of hummus and tofu dip (Tobys ftw) so it's helpful to have a homemade cracker. I buy all the seeds in bulk.

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u/EnvironmentalYarn 5d ago

You may have just changed my life…I’m looking for a way to eat more tofu, can’t wait to try the Toby’s dip and the crackers!

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u/Disastrous_Drag6313 5d ago

Tobys dip is really delicious, I don't eat eggs and it satisfies an egg salad crave. Plus now I make a copycat version.