Bush Heads

Remember those obnoxious infomercials talking about growing your own Chia Pet, Chia Head or Chia whatever the next ridiculous thing they wanted to come up with to grow!?!?  Well, did you know that those seeds from the Chia plant are actually super nutritious for you and you should have them as a staple in your diet...like yesterday!?

Do these look familiar?

You might have seen overly priced juiced bottled up with seeds in them at health food stores.  Well those seeds are chia seeds and you can make your own chia drinks and chia (fill in the blank) for fractions of the cost and sugar as those drinks!

Before we get into some fun ways to use Chia seeds, read here on the health benefits of Chia Seeds!

-Bulk up a recipe without the saturated fats by using Chia Seeds.  Take 1 TBS of Chia Seeds soak them 1/4 cup water for a couple hours (I put in frig overnight) and the Chia Seeds soak up all of the water creating low calorie density for a recipe.
-Put them into your water for a new spin on plan water.  Try adding a splash of lemon, or mint, or cucumber to go along with it
-Make your own jam!  Take 1 cup frozen berries (dethawed).  Add 1 TBS Chia Seeds plus 2 TBS water, soak overnight.  Instant Jam.
-Add them to your smoothies, add them to your oats, sprinkle them on salads....the options are endless.

Sorry if I now have the Cha Cha Cha song stuck in your head...well, maybe I do now :-)

PS You can buy Chia seeds at health good stores and many different options online...just type in Chia Seeds in google.