As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, chia is still a novelty
ingredient for me and I am fascinated by it: it is almost difficult to
believe that so much goodness can be hidden in such tiny seeds, and dietary
fiber is one of them. Since 34% of Chia is dietary fiber, it makes it one of the best sources in
the world.
All types of plant food include dietary fiber – components that our
body cannot absorb or digest so they go through our digestive system almost
intact. And what it means to us is that high fiber food, in general, has less
calories for the same volume as other types of food, which helps maintain a healthy weight.
Based on dissolving (or not) in water, there are 2 types of fiber: soluble
and insoluble. Chia seeds are a great source of soluble fiber which is very beneficial
to us because:
- it reduces the risk of heart diseases by helping to lower the blood cholesterol and
- it reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by slowing down the absorption of sugar.
Adults should daily consume 20-35g of dietary fiber. If we consider
having recommended 2 tablespoons of chia seeds (25-30g) per day, that tiny amount
will provide us with approx. 40% of recommended daily intake of fiber in one go!
Since chia is so beneficial to our health then why not start a day
with a delicious and easy to prepare chia breakfast? Which in truth is so good,
it could be also served as a dessert.
INGREDIENTS (for 1 breakfast or 2 dessert portions):
125ml almond milk,
2 tbsp chia seeds,
1 tsp cacao powder,
4 tsp maple syrup,
100g raspberries.
METHOD:
- Pour the chia seeds into a small bowl with the almond milk, stir well with a fork and put to a fridge for min. 1.5 hours or overnight. If possible, stir again after 15 min.
- Add the cocoa powder and 2 tsp of the maple syrup to the chia and stir well.
- Liquidise or mash the raspberries with the 2 tsp of maple syrup.
- Serve in a glass layered chocolate chia and raspberries.
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