Yesterday I posted the Strawberry smoothie with ice-cream. Today I am back with my healthy smoothie with chia seeds. Oats, Flax Seeds, and Quinoa are quite popular these days as they help a lot in balancing the diet. Now the new mantra is a detox diet and detox drinks and I see lot smoothies with chia seeds. (I am not doing any detox diet or as a matter of fact any kind of diet.)
Health Benefits of Chia Seeds-
When I read about chia seeds, I was super amazed by its health benefits. So we started using them more often in our day to day diet. Chia seeds are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. You can more details on this website. Chia seeds look very similar to falooda seeds and when you soak them in water, they enlarge (double the size) and forms like gel.
You can add these gel to your drinks/smoothies or you can add chia seeds directly too. In this smoothie, I directly added chia seeds. I didn’t soak them in water separately because I usually prepare this for the breakfast and we have it at our work. So by that time, the chia seeds enlarge and forms the gel.
How to make the smoothie with mango, pineapple, and lychee with chia seeds-
Ingredients:
Mango – 1 Pineapple – 1 cup chopped Lychee – 3 (deseed and chop them roughly) Chia seeds – 1 tbsp Protein powder of your choice – 1 scoop (as per the label measurement, I used vanilla flavored one) Water – 1 cup
Steps:
Blend everything together in a regular blender and that’s it yummy smoothie with chia seeds its ready.
Notes:
If required add sugar and adjust the water as per your consistency preference. Protein Powder is completely optional
📖 Recipe
