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Ever get a craving for pumpkin pie but you don’t want all the calories and added sugar? I’ve got a delicious and healthy substitute: my Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding cups are full of pumpkin pie flavor but with nutritious benefits that will satisfy your craving. Makes four 6 oz servings.
What are chia seeds and what nutritional benefit are they to me? These tiny oval gray seeds are mostly native to southwest United States and Mexico and have been cultivated since before 3500 BC. The seeds come from a flowering plant of the mint family called Salvia Hispanica. Looks can be deceiving, these tiny seeds hold great nutritional power. They are a small vessel for all things needed in a healthy diet like dietary fiber, protein, healthy carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Did you know chia seeds have a higher calcium content than milk and also are higher in omega-3 essential fatty acids than salmon? They contain iron, potassium, magnesium, selenium along with being rich in antioxidants.
FUN FACT: Chia seeds were once offered to Aztec gods during religious ceremonies.
Where to find chia seeds: With all that nutritional knowledge about chai seeds, the only question you’ll be asking yourself is “When am I going to make this?” If you haven’t discovered chia seeds yet and don’t know where to find them, head over to your nearest grocery store and look for them on the baking isle (or I have them linked below if you’d rather purchase on Amazon.)