Cha cha cha chia…

I’ve been reading a lot about the raw food diet…er actually I hate the word diet so I will say the raw food way of life. Yeah, that sounds better. I’m not really sure what I think of it. For one, I don’t really see anything wrong with cooked food. And sure boiling vegetables into mush does take away some of their nutrition, but I’m not worried. I get plenty of veggies. Anyway, I do like the idea of trying new things so yesterday I forked over 6.99 for a small container of chia seeds. I’m cheap. These are not.

I came home and was opening the package as I was running up the stairs. Yes, I was that excited about by new purchase. I put 2 tables in a bowl with 3/4 cup water. And waited. And waited. And looked at a gelatinous bowl of seeds. It looked rather unappetizing. I took a bite. It had less flavor than water. Is that possible? Yes, it is. A flavorless gel. MMMMM now I get why everyone raves about this.

Ok. Fine. Not one to give up, so I doctored it up a bit. I threw in some almond milk, a banana, cocoa powder and equal (I love those blue packets). I blended my mixture up and poked a spoon in with some trepidation. It tasted better, but far from good.

Ugh. I tried. And I will try again. Until then I will stick to my little plastic cups of jello pudding that have lots of chemicals and ingredients that I can’t pronounce. At least they taste pretty good.

I’m trying to make myself go to bed earlier. It is now 1:05 am. Guess I’m not starting until another night. For some reason no matter how tired I am I just can’t get into bed at a decent hour.  Does anyone share this issue with me? What is something you keep trying to do, but just can’t seem to follow through to make it a reality?

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