Chia Seed Smoothies – A More Personally Palatable Method for Chia Seed Consumption

With a big bag of chia seeds in our pantry, and a dislike for the textures of chia seed pudding, I decided to try blending chia seeds for consumption instead.  It worked!  

Upon consulting the internet, I decided the best approach would be a simple chia seed smoothie. 

I would made a 1-to-4 chia to oat/almond milk pudding, put in the fridge overnight or for a few days, and then blend the pudding with frozen fruit and more non-dairy milk for a breakfast smoothie. 

Even with my non-Vitamix blender, the chia chunks smoothed out and the result was a yogurt-like smoothie.  The fruit flavor remained the star attraction, and no additional sugars were needed. 

I am now separately on the fence about blending fruit for smoothies because eating whole fruit is much healthier, but at least I have temporarily solved what to do with our chia seeds!