YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: CHIA SEED SMOOTHIES

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Last weekend my friend, Dr. Linda Bradley, whose wonderful recipe for collard greens I recently posted, mentioned casually that if she puts a little chia seed into her breakfast smoothie, it keeps her appetite in check all the way ’til lunchtime.  If she doesn’t, it doesn’t.  Simple equation.



So I decided to see for myself.  Let me preface my findings with a little aside:  I usually eat a mid-morning snack.  Even if I eat a couple of fried eggs for breakfast, I’m still hungry before lunchtime.  So I was a little skeptical.  But no more.



This morning I tossed 1 frozen banana, 1/2 container of blueberries, 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, and 2 slices of pineapple into the Vitamix, along with about 6 ice cubes and 2 teaspoons of chia seeds.  Not only was it delicious, but it was filling, and I didn’t stop for breakfast until 12:30. Chia seed — my new hero.  You can buy it on line, at Mustard Seed Market, or at Whole Foods.




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