Good morning blog world! How are ya today?
I’ll admit, when I first started taking part in the blogging world, I kept hearing about chia seed this and chia seed that. I had to do Google searches about what in the world these chia seeds were, and even then thought they sounded kinda weird. I mean, they kind of make a gel? Eating gel sounds gross to me! But, after reading enough about them (and failing to win any chia seed contests!) I decided to start searching for them to try them for myself. Luckily, I found them at Whole Foods yesterday, and got about 1/3 lb of them because those suckers are EXPENSIVE!!!
[Side note: Last weekend my sister’s boyfriend, Chad, and I were trying to explain what a Chia Pet is, and she was clueless (sorry Salah, you know I love you!). SO for those of you who are younger than me (and sadly that number is growing and GROWING and GROWING), here is what a Chia Pet looks like, and click here to find out what it is]
After thinking long and hard about what to make, I settled on a smoothie:
This guy has 1 cup frozen blueberries, 3 frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup lowfat plain yogurt, 1 cup nonfat milk, 2 handfuls of spinach, 1 Tbsp of chia seeds, and a packet of this stuff:
That’s right, I decided to branch out (GASP!) and try something other than the Chocolate Amazing Grass! It was pretty good; to be honest I couldn’t really taste it, but it smelled rather grassy and…get this…chocolatey! Anyway, I blended it all together and got this little number in a big white cup:
This was a great smoothie! The added chia seeds didn’t seem to do anything other than add seed-y texture, but I’m wondering if it was too much liquid for them to make a difference. Either way, I liked the mix, and am going to try them in oatmeal tomorrow morning and see how I like them then 🙂
Speaking of tomorrow, I am SO EXCITED to get to meet all of the local Colorado bloggers! I can tell I’m gonna be in for some ROCKING food and an amazing time 🙂
What are your Valentine’s Day Weekend plans? Anything fun/fancy/sexy (teehee) going on? I know that Nate and I are going to try to spend Valentine’s Day with our friends; we really think that it’s a great day to celebrate with people you love and who love you, and shouldn’t be specific to being in a romantic relationship 🙂
Ummmm….. absolutely know about the Chia Pet and I am with you on many readers being younger than me:)
I probably won’t be able to make the meetup tommorow, but maybe things will work out in my favor and I will get to meet y’all tommorow.
Best to you!!!
I have that white cup but in blue + green, hehe. Sorry your chia shake was runny. I think you have to whip it longer in the blender. You will see that it works much better in hot oats. I have even put it in chili to help thicken 🙂 I finally figured out what I’m making…hehe
I LOVE chia seeds. Have you tried hemp seeds yet? I’m pushing for them to be the next big thing. 😉 They are good for you too!
I’m not sure what we’re doing for V-day. I like to let my hubby surprise me. I’ll prob try to do something sweet for him, though, like breakfast in bed.
Have a great weekend!
Aww, I’m jealous of your blogger meet up. Wish I lived in CO.
I’m glad to read this post- I’m just about to embark on my first chia seed adventure.
I think it’s a great idea to spend v-day with friends- have fun!
I am loving your feedback on the chocolate & berry superfood! I think I am going to branch out and get the chocolate : ) I have the plain old Amazing Grass Wheat Grass now and without some serious doctoring up that stuff makes me gag!!!
I am all about all kinds of love on Vday : ) We will be spending it together with friends – the more love the better!
That smoothie looks yummy and chocolatey! Still haven’t tried chia seeds over here…one day 🙂
My V-day plans include breakfast in bed, going to the New York City Ballet’s Swan Lake in the afternoon and cooking a delicious dinner for my BF in the evening 🙂
I can’t wait to see what you say about them when you add them to your oats!
Chad has flag games on Sunday, and then we are coming back home and we are making a homemade pizza (dough and everything) together 🙂 then watching the whole first season of In Living Color for some good laughs
great smoothie. I love chia seeds in my oats and smoothies or on a salad.
Have a great meetup!!!
So exciting about the meet up, can’t wait to read all about it!
I like your Valentine’s day theory– and excited about the meetup!
That smoothie looks amazing! I want!! 🙂