Heart Healthy Chia Seed Pudding

Pudding doesn’t have to come out of a package (we’re talking to you, Jell-O) or contain loads of sugar and empty calories. Just ask Tiana Hill, a wellness coach and yoga instructor at Floo-id Yoga whose been whipping up chia seed pudding since before the tiny superfood was cool. “About four years back, a family member developed a serious heart condition and so I was on the hunt to find foods that were heart healthy and tasted good – and that’s how I stumbled on chia seed pudding,” says Tiana. The recipe fit the bill and more. Chia seeds aren’t only heart healthy, they’re packed with bone-building calcium, iron and fiber. Over the years, Tiana has tweaked and simplified the recipe, and turned it into a family favorite – and you can too!

Recipe: Tiana’s Chia Seed Pudding
Chia seed pudding not only tastes amazing, but it is good for us, so my family tends to have it on a weekly basis for breakfast or for a sweet treat!

Chia Seed Pudding (serves 4)
Ingredients:
2 cups unsweeted almond milk
2 tablespoons agave
1/2 cups chia seeds
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pint strawberries, sliced (about 2 cups)
1-2 bananas, sliced
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup slivered almonds
Drizzle of agave (optional)
Dollop of coconut whipped cream or Greek yogurt (optional)

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, gently whisk almond milk, 2 tablespoons agave and vanilla until combined. Whisk in the chia seeds; let stand 30 minutes. Stir to distribute the seeds if they’ve settled, cover and refrigerate overnight, or until the pudding has set (at least 4 hours).
2. Before serving, stir the pudding to make sure there are no clumps. Spoon the pudding into 4 bowls or glasses. Top with strawberries, bananas, coconut, almonds, a drizzle of agave and whipped cream. ENJOY!
Thanks to http://tianahill.com/2014/05/18/512/

Peaches Peaches Peaches

We love to share this wonderful fruit from our backyard tree. When I brought some peaches to my yoga class with Tiana Hill, Sarah offered to make pie!  She put pie crust only on the bottom and it was delicious.

I would also like to try substituting peaches in Apple Streusel Pie from page 163 in Tastes & Treasures cookbook.

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Peach Pie from Better Homes and Gardens
circa 1968.

Ingredients:
pastry for double-crust pie
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour or 3 tablespoons instant tapioca
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
5 cups peeled sliced fresh peaches
2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

Sandy, Tiana, Sarah, Ruth, Jeannie

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Combine sugar, flour, spice and salt. Add to peaches and mix lightly. Fill pie shell with peach mixture. Dot with butter. Place top crust and crimp edges. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until done.