How to Save Money Making Chia Seed Drinks at Home
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You’ve probably seen the ads, or maybe even bottles in the refrigerated section of grocery stores…chia seed drinks are gaining popularity. What is a chia drink? This new, textured beverage has every right to be popular too, there are so many delicious flavor combinations…and the health benefits are undeniable. If you could have a fruity, fun beverage that kept you feeling full for hours, was loaded with plant protein AND gave you a big dose of your daily fiber, wouldn’t you want to drink it as often as you could? Chia seed beverages are definitely worth looking into, for flavor and for your health…but what if you could make your own in mere minutes for MUCH less money and with custom flavors too? |
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Concentrated fruit flavor with plenty of healthy fiber...all for much less money when you easily mix it up yourself! | |||||||||||||||||||||
To learn about chia drinks and making your own, first, you have to know about the chia seed. The chia seed is a very tiny, flavorless seed. It’s this ability to taste like whatever flavored food/beverage you add it to, that both you and companies can love. Next, is the nutrition of these tiny seeds. They are 23% complete protein by weight. (This is one of the highest numbers in the plant world!) They have more calcium by weight than milk, plus the minerals boron & magnesium, to help you absorb it. There are also B- vitamins AND healthy omega-3 oils along with antioxidants to keep them fresh. With all of these fantastic benefits, it’s no wonder everyone is scrambling to add chia to beverages. |
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Chia Seeds are very tiny & they have no flavor. Flavorless foods go with any flavor you DO like! | |||||||||||||||||||||
The third property of chia is its high fiber content. It’s this fiber that gives chia drinks their distinctive texture & their ability to keep people feeling full. Most bottled drinks are thick, closer to a smoothie than to a fruit juice. The seeds have 2 kinds of fiber, soluble & insoluble. |
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You can actually witness the fiber in action. When you see the seeds floating in little ‘bubbles’ of gel, that’s the hydrated soluble fiberthere’s so much of this normally-invisible micro fiber, that it actually becomes visible to the naked eye. This is called chia gel. See how the seeds are sitting apart from eachother in the tablespoon measure above? That's chia gel in action. It's scoop-able, pour-able, and makes the textured drink you're looking for. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chia drinks come in many flavors. Everything from fruit juice to tea to kombucha (a fermented flavor) are available. You might wonder why you should make your own, if so many options are available right now. |
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A sampling of cold chia drinks includes lemon-lime-aid, tea with mint & lemon, raspberry cold tea & sweet tea with honey. | |||||||||||||||||||||
What goes into the drink is as important as what comes out of it. |
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What sort of juice should you use? |
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Making your own drink recipe is super simple. Chia will hydrate in almost anything that’s not too acidic. (You can’t make chia gel in pure lemon juice, for example) One tablespoon of dry chia seeds makes 9 tablespoons of chia gel. With a 1 to 9 ratio, you can see how buying dry chia & then hydrating it yourself can save you so much money. You can make the gel first with plain filtered* water (Just add seeds & water in a 9 to 1 ratio, shake or stir to prevent clumping & wait 15 minutes for gel to form) or allow dry seeds to gel in your favorite fruit juice mixture or tea. *Filtered water is important because chia can magnify flavors. If there are any unsavory flavors in the tap water, it can influence the taste of the beverage. Chia gel should taste like nothing at all, when made with plain, filtered water. |
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Pure fresh squeezed orange juice & a little papaya or canteloupe is a great wake-up chia drink. | |||||||||||||||||||||
You can add even more fiber & freshness when you use fresh fruits instead of juices or concentrates alone in your drinks. A little fruit puree, like blueberry or strawberry in some unsweetened apple or white grape juice with the chia gel & you’re ready to go. (After all, the flavor of a fruit is throughout the whole thing, not just in the juice) |
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Coconut water with a splash of blueberry puree makes a refreshing ice cold drink on a hot day. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Can you make chia drinks with your favorite greens, algae, powdered plant suppliments (such as wheat or barley grass powder, macca or moringa) or protein powder? Yes you can! Grab your favorite brands or veggies & get the blender started because they're all just as easy to use as fruit. Here, you can see a spirulina-pineapple drink that tastes tropical & refreshing. Almond milk, rice milk or coconut water can be used to control the thickness. |
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Now that you know just how easy, diverse and FUN homemade chia seed drinks can be, why not try some of your own? Use MySeeds mixed black & white chia to enjoy great quality seeds and lots of special bonuses too! There's a whole lot more you can do with chia than just making drinks. You can use your instant bonuses to open up a whole new world of tasty fun with chia. It's time to get started now and Buy Chia Seeds - MySeeds The Chia With the Best Bonuses | |||||||||||||||||||||