superfood

Submitted by twovests in just_post

I have to say, for a long while "superfood" was a word that meant "scam" in my head.

But you've gotta hand it to Bob's Red Mill: (1) They're employee owned and make good stuff, and (2) Bob Mill made his whole personality running a mill after reading a book about a guy who ran a mill.

But if you think of "super" as standing for "super convenient because it's nutritious and full of dietary fiber" then it actually works out. Chia seeds are fantastic! You can just put them into your coffee!

And, for someone who was never told "eating more fiber will instantly increase your quality of life bonkers style", I have to say, eating more fiber has instantly increased my quality of life bonkers style.

6

Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

500poundsofnothing wrote

I started taking fiber pills on the regular after I got constipated once. I simply decided never again.

5

hollyhoppet wrote

woah i didn't know you could put them in coffee. do they just melt or something?

5

twovests OP wrote (edited )

Kind of!

If you're not familiar, they soak up liquid and become gooey (apparently it's called mucilage.) You can just drink them.

I don't know if this is how it actually works or not, but I feel like the chia seeds moderate the rate at which caffeine enters the body. The result being longer energy and less of a spike.

It also means I can go to a cafe and order a coffee that is secretly also a breakfast. A "life hack", as you will,

EDIT: I want to stress that Aldi or Walmart is the way to go for cheap chia seeds. Something like $4 to $6 for 12oz.

3

hollyhoppet wrote

i refuse to go to walmart and we don't have aldi here! but we do have winco foods which is one of the few stores with a bulk section left and they have chia seeds for cheap

3