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Happy Alfred Hitchcock Day!  I think I’ll skip showering today- the innkeeper looks a little creepy.  Today’s smoothie is chockfull o’ seeds.

1 Pear (frozen in chunks)
1 Fig (about a tablespoon of frozen pear puree)
1S Ground flax
1T Chia seeds
1S EAS Premium protein
Water

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Some friends are really into unusual foods, food storage, alternate cooking and heating sources and various end-game survival stuff. They are my go-to people for information on what will enable me to survive the inevitable zombie apocalypse and/or enslavement by our technological overlords after the upcoming robot wars. So, um, anyways…

My wife bought a few items to try out. Among them were agave nectar (sugar substitute), quinoa (a seed grain replacement), and chia (pet/head turf, slobber mix, protein/fiber supplement). Today I included the chia in my post-workout smoothie.

As per suggested, I mixed 2-1/2 tablespoons (25g) of chia seeds in a cup of filtered water and allowed to sit in the fridge overnight. Overnight was more than the time necessary to create the gel- after about five minutes they had soaked up most of the water on their way to becoming a slobbery-looking mass of seeds and gel. I tasted some of it and discovered that it was actually kind of tasty(?)- like unsweetened tapioca with little bit of crunch.

Adding the chia to my smoothie made for a smoother texture and surprising less volume after mixing. The seeds added no discernible flavor and certainly didn’t make the smoothie taste bad. It did, however, increase the caloric content so I think I’ll tweak some of the other ingredients a little to drop the calories closer to 300 and see how it goes.

Today’s Smoothie:
1/2 Banana
20 Almonds
1C Frozen Blueberries
1S EAS Protein
1S Ground Flax
1C Chia gel (25g chia seeds + 1C Water)

Rock on.

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