Chia seed

This year, the internet has got a new hero, fiber maxing.

Chia and everything, beans at breakfast.

And in the UK, you can now buy a fizzy fiber soda.

Seven grams a can.

So we'll be doing that today too.

Alright, so this is the Chia that I'm just going to let hang out, stand up, and see what happens when it freezes.

I suspect it will not lay down, because this is a pretty thick stalk, so I think it's just going to all die, and it's just going to be like a jungle of this fibrous stuff.

But, you know, you don't know things until you let them happen, I guess.

Anyway, yeah, this stuff is so tall, and again, Chia will flower when you get down below 12 hours of light, and we are there, but...

It came late, so I don't have to worry about any sort of chia seed invasion here, which is sweet for a cover crop.

I mean, it would be nice to have a little flowers, but this has been in since like July and it's just huge.

The top looks vaguely frosted, but this is like hard frosted where it dips down into the lower areas.

Then I add hemp hearts, which add more protein and healthy fats.

I add a spoonful of chia seeds for fiber.

Chia is a fiber powerhouse.

Then a handful of berries for those polyphenols.

And then a little bit of avocado.

I try and, uh, and have my, uh, overnight chia pudding with, uh, a bunch of other nutrients in beyond just chia.

Yeah.

Chia.

'Cause chia is great, but it's just one of those things.

So we'll add a bit of flax in there.

for easing straining and for improving stool consistency and frequency, but the insoluble fiber was most effective for overall symptom relief, and the medication actually outperformed both of any of the diet groups.

But the key here is that Chia seeds provide a combination of both insoluble fiber, which is more of that roughage that you'll find in a lot of skins of fruits and things of that nature in seeds, but it also contains some soluble fiber.

So chia seed pudding is something that I'm constantly including in our meal plans to help to support those daily bowel movements and improvements in overall digestive health.

Now, it is true that if you're increasing fiber too much, if you have bacterial overgrowth, then it will be harder to tolerate this fiber without having bloating.

And if you don't have time for that, then you can always cut back, right? I'm making recommendations for people like cut the cauliflower rice in half, cut some of the beans and lentils in half to help to decrease the total amount of fiber.

Number two is that fiber needs water.

Chia and other fiber, they pull in water.

Without enough fluid, things will slow down and back up, which creates more bloating and discomfort in your digestive tract.

So for most of my recipes, they would have two eggs in them.

So you'd need to do two tablespoons of chia seed and six tablespoons of water.

Chia holds together pretty well.

I've done a bunch of experiments with flax seed and a lot of like the other egg substitutes out there.

I've tried them all.