It's a new year and I know a lot of us are starting new healthy diets or getting back to our clean eating(like myself). A perfect way to do this is to add chia seeds to your diet. Chia seeds are an amazing "super" seed with a lot of health benefits. Click here for a list of heath benefits and other ways to add them to your diet. Below are two of my fave ways to use chia seeds. A chia seed drink and a chia seed pudding.

Chia Seed Drink | Blueberry Lemonade Ingredients Juice of 2 lemons Skinny Girl Monk Fruit/Sweetener of your choice(to taste) Fresh Blueberries 2-3 Tablespoons of chia seed gel Directions 1. Juice 2 lemons by hand or with a citrus juicer and strain. 2. Pour lemon juice into a glass & add 4 cups of water 3. Use sweetener to taste 4. Add whole blueberriess & chia seed gel to glass 5. Blend a few blueberriess, chia seed gel and lemonade in a blender 6. Add above mixture to glass 7. Shake, chill and enjoy! You can use any combination of fruits or berries that you like. Raspberry, strawberry and mango would all be delicious.

Chia Seed Pudding | Chunky Monkey Ingredients 2 very ripe bananas 1 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups of coconut milk(or whichever milk you prefer) 1/3 cup of chia seeds chopped walnuts Directions 1. Add bananas, cocoa powder and coconut milk into blender and blend 2. Add chia seeds to blender and blend 3. Pour mixture into a container and cover 4. Refrigerate overnight 5. In the morning top with walnuts and enjoy This recipe works great as a snack, breakfast or dessert. Feel free to get creative with this recipe. Play around with different ingredients to come up with something that suits your taste. Watch below or click here for a full video demonstrating how to make these recipes and the chia seed gel. I would love if you leave me comment and let me know what you think of these recipes. What are some of your fave ways to add chia seeds to your diets? As always, feel free to share.