Raspberry Coconut Chia Pudding Pops Recipe

Raspberry Coconut Chia Pudding Pops
Servings: 4 • Size: 1 popsicle • Old Points: 1 pts • Points+: 2 pts
Calories: 74 • Fat: 5 g • Carb: 6.8 g • Fiber: 4.6 g • Protein: 1.8 g • Sugar: 0.6 g
Sodium: 27 mgIngredients:
    • 1/2 cup lite coconut milk
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
    • 3/4 cup raspberries
    • 2 tbsp chia seeds
    • 1 tbsp sweetened shredded coconut
    • 8 drops Nu-Naturals liquid stevia (or sugar/honey to taste)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a large container. Mix well and close container; refrigerate 4 hours so the chia expands.  

 
 

El mamey es una fruta procedente de América muy utilizada en México para preparar dulces o helados con un sabor exquisito además se utiliza por sus distintos efectos curativos; contra la anemia y sobre todo ha tenido resultados favorables contra problemas gástricos además de ser una excelente fuente de energía. Este licuado es perfecto para iniciar nuestro día con energía y para ayudar contra problemas gástricos como gastritis.

Receta de Licuado de Mamey con Chía

Por Nayeli, mayo 21, 2013

Este licuado también tiene propiedades antioxidantes ya que contiene chía, un importante antioxidante vegetal que ayuda a prevenir enfermedades cardiovasculares, inflamaciones o virus.

Tiempo de Preparación:10 minutos
Alergenos: lactosa

 

Ingredientes:

• Mamey - 1 pza.
• Leche desnatada o de soya - 1 tza.
• Hielo - 1/2 tza.
• Miel - 1 cda.
• CHIA Mexican Seed - 1 cda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Instrucciones:

1. Cortar el mamey y retirar la semilla.
2. Colocar la pulpa en un licuadora, añadir los demás ingredientes y procesar.
3. Añadir más leche si la consistencia es muy espesa.

Recomendaciones de la cocina:

• Puedes utilizar el edulcorante de tu preferencia o acorde a tus necesidades o prescindir de él ya que el mamey es una fruta muy dulce.
• Con esta misma preparación puedes preparar agua de mamey, sólo basta sustituir la leche por agua y utiliza de 3 a 4 pzas. de mamey.

Fuente: http://www.cocinasana.eu

Lemon CHIA Ice Cream

The tang of the lemon and buttermilk complement the sweetness of the cherries and the oil. Once you taste this creamy concoction, it will be a summertime favorite.

Ingredients

• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 2 egg yolks
• 2.5 Tablespoons sugar
• pinch of salt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 8 cherries
• 1 T CHIA Mexican SEED

Instructions

1. Heat buttermilk, cream, and lemon zest over medium heat until it bubbles.
2. Remove from heat and set aside
3. Combine egg yolks, sugar, and salt in the food processor until pale yellow.
4. Add lemon juice and olive oil while pulsing.
5. Heat the pan with the milk mixture over medium heat and slowly add the egg mixture, stirring constantly until the mix coats the back of a spoon.
6. Refrigerate mixture until cold
7. Use the ice cream maker and freeze according to your model’s directions.
   Right before freezing add the cherry pieces and chia seeds.

CHIA Seeds Benefits

Chia Seeds are a super food that you should know about!

The picture to the left shows two chia seeds striking a pose on the skin of a lime. The seed on the left is swollen and has a gel like outer layer after soaking for about 5 minutes in water. The seed on the right is a dry chia seed. The size difference is amazing. 

You can see the 'superness' of this super food with your own eyes!

Let's take a look at our list of 11 chia health benefits and chia nutrition facts.

What Chia Can Do For You!

• Helps Stablize blood sugar and reduce junk food cravings - Remember the picture of the gel around the chia seed in our picture above? The gel forming is due to soluble fiber in the chia. In your digestive system, this gel actually slows down the conversion of carbohydrates to sugar, thus helps to stablize blood sugar. By eliminating the peaks and valleys of your blood sugar, you get a more consistent energy level and reduced cravings.

• Help your concentrate and improve your mood- Chia is an excellent source of Essential Fatty Acids, which are critical for concentration and other brain functions.

• Energize now, Sustained energy later! -Chia has great nutrients like proteins, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and fiber, and complex carbohydrates to energize you. Chia can provide good stamina and energy over time due to its slowing of the sugar conversion mentioned in point 1. In fact, it has been called the runners food and was used by the Aztec Indians for long distance runs and endurance.

• Fills you up - Chia seeds actually swells in water and help to make you feel full and potentially eat less. Take a look at the chia seed picture again and see how much each seed actually swells in just a ew minutes

• Lower your cholesterol and heart health - Remember what is causes chia to swell in water? Chia is high in soluble fiber. Soluble fiber has been shown to help lower cholesterol.

• Digestive Health - Chia has both soluble fiber (which forms the outer gel), and insoluble fiber. Both types of fiber are healthy for the digestive system. The insoluble fiber helps cleans the intestinal tract. The soluble fiber can act as a prebiotic and help feed the good bacteria in your digestive system.

• Help build lean muscle mass - Chia is high in protein and helpful in a weight loss or muscle building diet. It is even low-carb and vegetarian.

• Get Better nutrition from other foods - Remember the gel in point 1? Well, by maintaining the proper level of hydration and electrolytes in your stomach you actually optimize your bodies ability to effectively absorb other nutrients. Also. the essential fatty acids in chia help the body emulsify and absorbs the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.

• Build strong bones - Chia not only contains calcium, but it also contains the trace mineral boron, which speeds the rate at which calcium is absorped and utlized by the body.

• Healthy nails, skin, and hair - Remember that chia seeds are loaded with over 60% essential fatty acids? Not only are they good for your mental clarify, those same essential fatty acids help skin, nails, and hair grow strong and healthy. They are also a great source of protein, which is essential to grow healthy hair, nails, and skin.

• Maximum hydration - Chia is said to help maintain hydration which can be helpful for endurance athletes. Presoak chia seeds before your workout and consumption.Chia Nutrition Information

Chia Nutrition Information

• Super Soaker - Chia seeds can soak up to ten times their weight in water! Look at the picture above and you can see how in just a few minutes chia swelled to several times it size. If it were to soak for a half an hour or so, the gel effect is even more dramatic. The gel is actually soluable fiber that is swelling in the water into hydrophylic colloid that has a medicinal affect for many digestive health issues.

• Excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids. Chia seeds are the best plant source of omega-3's known. They contain over 60% essential fatty acids. They contain more omega-3's than flax seed. Omega fatty acids are important for concentration and brain health as well as other metabolic processes.

• Easy access - Flax seed is fantastic (if you don't know it's benefits, you should do a bit of research or give it a try). However, Chia seed is even better than flax in in terms of ease of access to the nutrition. Chia seeds do not need to be ground for their nutrients to be available to the body. Plus, chia is very shelf stable without the need for fancy packaging or concern of rancidity.

• Antioxidant protection -Loaded with antioxidants

• Vitamins and minerals - Chia seeds provide calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, copper, iron, molybdenum, niacin, zinc, and even boron (which helps the absorbing of calcium by the body).

• Gluten Free - Chia is a gluten free source of fiber and nutrition. If you have food allergies, check with your doctor, but chia is generally beneficial to the digestive system.

• High source of protein - Chia is composed of over 20% protein, which is about 2 to 3 times higher than other seeds and grains. If you are a vegetarian looking for protein sources, check out chia! Plus, the protein source in chia is readily digestible and available to the body. So, if you are pregnant or a weight lifter, chia can provide benefits.

• Low glycemic index - Chia has an extremely low glycemic index of 1, and actually helps to lower the rate at which other carbohydrates are converted to sugars.

 

 

 

 

Pan con Mantequilla de Maní, frutas y CHIA / Fruity Peanut Butter Chia Breakfast Sandwich

This sandwich has everything you need to feel energized and full for your day of watching college basketball while jotting down donut recipe ideas and snuggling your kitteh after a rough trip to the vet.

Fruity Peanut Butter Chia Breakfast Sandwich
Serves 2 

 Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 4 slices bread or bagel
• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
• 1/2 banana, sliced
• 2 tablespoons golden raisins
• 2 teaspoons chia seeds

Place the coconut in a skillet over medium heat and cook until the coconut begins to turn golden brown. Stir frequently, as the coconut tends to burn quickly.

In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and maple syrup.

If you want, toast your bread or bagel.

Spread the peanut butter + syrup mixture on top of your bread.

Place the strawberries on top of the peanut butter, then add the bananas.

Sprinkle with the golden raisins, chia seeds and toasted coconut.

Enjoy!

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Este sándwich tiene todo lo que necesita para sentirse con energía y completa para su día

Sandwich de crema de cacahuate con fruta.
sirve 2
 

  Ingredientes:

•      1/4 taza de coco rallado sin azúcar
•      3 cucharadas de mantequilla de maní( crema de cacahuate) suave
•      1 cucharada de miel de maple
•      4 rebanadas de pan 
•      1/2 taza de fresas en rodajas
•      1/2 plátano, rebanado
•      2 cucharadas de pasas de oro
•      2 cucharaditas de semillas de chía

Coloque el coco en una sartén a fuego medio y cocine hasta que el coco empiece a dorarse. Revuelve con frecuencia, ya que el coco tiende a quemarse rápidamente.

En un tazón pequeño, mezcle la mantequilla de maní y miel de maple.

Si deseas puedes tostar el pan o bagel.

Extienda la mezcla + jarabe de mantequilla de maní en la parte superior de su pan.

Coloque las fresas en la parte superior de la mantequilla de maní, a continuación, agregue los plátanos.

Espolvorear con las pasas de oro, las semillas de chía y coco tostado.

Provechito!

Aderezo de CHIA / Lemon CHIA dressing

Lemon CHIA Dressing / Aderezo de Limón y CHIA

Ingredients 1 C farro (or quinoa for gluten free), rinsed and drained 
Juice from 1 large lemon (about 5 tbsp)

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic
• ½ a medium shallot
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• ¼ tsp  freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• ¼ C chopped green onion
• ½ C raw pumpkin seeds 
• ¼ C pomegranate seeds 
• 1 pear, cored and diced 
• 4-5 C kale, roughly chopped 

1. Place farro in a small saucepan with 2 C water, a drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, shallot, dijon and nutritional yeast in a food processor, and puree. Add the chia seeds, stir, and let it sit while you prepare the rest of the salad so the chia seeds have time to expand.
3. Place pumpkin seeds in a small saute pan with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt over medium heat. Toast, stirring frequently, until seeds become brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
4. Toss together kale, cooked farro, pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds, and pear. Serve with lemon and chia seed dressing.

Ingredientes 

1 taza de Farro o quinoa sin gluten, enjuagado y drenado.
Jugo de limon ( 5 cucharaditas)

•     3 cucharadas de aceite de oliva
•      4 dientes de ajo
•      ½ a medio echalote
•      1 cucharadita de mostaza Dijon
•      2 cucharadas de levadura nutricional
•      ¼ cucharadita de pimienta negra recién molida
•      2 cucharadas de semillas de chía
•      ¼  Cebolla verde picada  (cebollin)
•      ½ taza de semillas de calabaza crudas
•      ¼ taza de semillas de granada 
•      1 pera, sin corazón y cortadas en dados
•      4-5 C col rizada, cortada en pedazos

1. Coloca el farro en una cacerola pequeña con 2 tazas de agua, un chorrito de aceite de oliva y una pizca de sal hasta llevar a ebullición, luego cocine a fuego lento durante 20 minutos.
2. Combine el jugo de limón, aceite de oliva, el ajo, la cebolla, dijon y levadura nutricional en un licuadora, y el puré. Añadir las semillas de chía, agitar y dejar reposar mientras prepara el resto de la ensalada para que las semillas de chía tengan tiempo para expandirse.
3. Coloca las semillas de calabaza en un sartén con un chorrito de aceite de oliva y una pizca de sal a fuego medio. Mover con frecuencia, hasta que las semillas se convierten en marrón, aproximadamente 5 minutos.
4. Mezcla la col rizada, farro cocido, semillas de calabaza, semillas de la granada y pera. Servir con limón y chía desinfección de semillas.

Lemon Chia Seed Scones / Pan de Limón con CHIA

Change up your morning oatmeal routine by making scones instead, or enjoy them with a cup of coffee as a mid-afternoon snack. There is no wrong time to eat these


 
Recipe
Lemon Chia Seed Scones

vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free
makes 6 large scones

2 cups oat flour (use certified gluten-free oats if necessary)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 Tbsp coconut flour
1/4 cup coconut oil, hardened in the fridge
1/4 cup honey (or favorite liquid sweetener such as maple syrup)
1 egg (1 Tbsp ground flax + 3 Tbsp water for vegan egg substitute)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp lemon zest, or orange zest

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If making your own oat flour, add two heaping cups of old-fashioned rolled oats to the base of a food processor and process for 10-15 seconds, or until four-like consistency is reached.


2. Add baking powder, baking soda, coconut flour, and salt to the oat flour in the food processor. Process 5 seconds. Add the chia seeds and process 3 seconds.




3. Take coconut oil out of the fridge and break apart into small chunks. Add coconut oil pieces to the food processor and process 5 seconds. Add egg (of flax-egg), honey, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Process until just combined.

4. Using a spatula, scrape dough out onto prepared baking sheet. Let sit about a minute to allow coconut flour to absorb some of the moisture. Form dough into a circle, about an inch thick, and cut into six triangles.



Cambia tu rutina de desayuno por un panesito de limón con chia ideal para acompañar con una taza de café a media tarde. Ya que la chia le proporciona un alto nivel nutricional al tradicional pan lo puedes comer a cualquier hora como snack.

Receta de Pan de Chia con Limón

(Rinde para 6 rebanadas )

2 tazas harina de avena (sin gluten)

1/2 cucharadita de levadura

1/2 bicarbonato de sodio

1/4 cucharadita de sal

1/4 taza de semillas de chia

1/4 cucharadita de harina de coco

1/4 taza de aceite de coco

1/4 taza de miel

1 huevo ( puedes usar el sustituto de huevo ) ç

1/2 cucharadita de vainilla

1 cucharada de jugo de limon

1 cucharada de cascahara de limón o de naranja



Precaliena el horno a 350ºF y forra una bandeja para hornear con papel pergamino. Si haces tu propio sabor de avena.
Si haces tu propia harina de avena, agrega dos tazas copeteadas de avena entera para trituralas durante 10-15 segundos, o hasta que se alcance la consistencia deseada.

Agrega la levadura, bicarbonato, harina de coco y sal en la harina de avena que tenemos en el triturador. Mezcla por 5 segundos. Agrega la chia y muele hasta que todos los ingredientes esten incorporados.



Agrega los trozos de aceite de coco a la licuadora y mezcla por 5 segundos. Agrega el huevo o el (sustituto de huevo), miel, vainilla, jugo de limon y la piel de limon. Mezcla todos los ingredientes hasta que se incorporen

Deje reposar alrededor de un minuto para permitir que la harina de coco pueda absorber algo de la humedad. Formar la masa en un círculo, alrededor de una pulgada de espesor, y cortar en seis triángulos. 

Hornear durante 15 minutos. Sacar del horno y con un cuchillo afilado, separa las piezas. Hornear otros 3-5 minutos para permitir que los bordes queden crujientes. Enfriar sobre una rejilla.