Make food with 2 C

I usually will not comment much on buying Real Food at organic shop, especially for those nuts, seeds and grains family because we hardly or totally don't find them at wet market or supermarket. Nuts, seeds and grains not only give us the vitamin and minerals, also the healthy fats and fibre! Particularly for vegetarians who barely receive healthy fats from fruits and vegetables.

Last weekend, I over heard some promotional sentences from an auntie who is selling Chia Seeds. She marketed her chia seed as excellent in lowering cholesterol, lowering body fat, making your tummy small, good in controlling sugar level and it's from Mexico, chia seeds' origin country. Also, you must only eat her chia seeds in this way: Soak it in your drinking water until it expands, becomes gelatinous, then drink it together with drinking water whole day. 

Chia Seed totally sounds like a super food from her mouth. My idea of super food is not one food, but a variety of food. And of course Chia Seed is one of the super food that is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and fibre! And you know what? The famous "Chia Pet" that you always see in RM5 store, the hair that grew out from the ceramic head is actually grass that grew out from Chia Seed :p

Interesting huh. haha I just found out today!

Chia Seed which is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids no doubt can help you to control your cholesterol (I used the word "control" because I don't want anyone to mistaken it as can lower cholestrol, no matter how much cholesterol diet intake). However, reducing your tummy's fat? Sorry to say, Chia Seeds do not act specifically on your tummy's fat. Controlling sugar level? Perhaps yes due to the fibre content. But be watchful of the intake of Chia Seed because too much of fibre may cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Also, Chia Seed is a high protein seed, which may not be suitable for some patients. Please talk to your physician or dietitian first, before you start consuming. 

Oh ya! My title today is make food with 2 Cs - Colourful and Creative! Why la you want to eat this nutritious Chia Seeds only by letting it expand in drinking water? 

Please sprinkle it on your oats! Add it into your cookies dough! Enjoy it with your fruit smoothies! Incorporate it in your puddings! For more, visit WellnessMama. 

Real food can never ever be dull!

By the way, in real life, Chia Seed looks like this in pudding.

Picture from ifoodreal.com

After expanding, somehow looks like our biji sago, right? :)