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Day Off: Quick Chia Seed Lemonade

April 21, 2011 by KerryAnn 11 Comments

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I’m taking a day off from blogging today.  It’s our eleventh wedding anniversary. While I am the face of CTF and I handle all of the blogging, forum posting, writing the mailers and the customer service, what many of you do not know is that my husband works tirelessly on CTF behind the scenes.  For months now, we have worked side by side, every night and all weekend.  This new website wouldn’t have happened without his help.  While I’ve been putting in 60-80 hours a week, he’s been coming home from his day job and working on CTF until midnight every night and all weekend.  It’s a family business.  Soon, we will be launching several new products that are his work.  While it’s my forte to write recipes, most of the technical work behind the scenes comes from a very handy husband who is willing to work hard to see his wife succeed.  I think you’ll be excited to see what’s in store.

So instead of writing today, I’m just going to share a recipe.  This is the chia seed drink we enjoy daily.  The kids like it, and it’s a great way to get probiotics into them.  It’s a win-win.

 

Quick Chia Seed Lemonade

2 cups plain water kefir
1 Tbs lemon juice
stevia &/or sucanat to taste (I prefer NuNaturals to other brands)
2 tsp chia seeds

Combine ingredients in a pint mason jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously until the seeds are no longer clumping together.  Allow to sit for 30 minutes (I leave mine in the fridge overnight) until the chia seeds have gelled and sunk to the bottom of the jar.

If you want this drink fizzy like a soda, put it in a lock-top bottle with an extra tsp or two of sucanat and let it sit in the fridge for 48 hours before consuming.  The sucanat feeds the probiotcs and goes through a secondary ferment to create the carbon dioxide that carbonates the drink.

 

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This post is part of Real Food Weekly, Pennywise Platter,  Allergen-Free Friday, Fight Back Friday and Simple Lives Thursday.

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Filed Under: Casein-Free, Drinks, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Low-Carb, Nut-Free, Recipes, Soy-Free, Sweetener-Free

I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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  1. AttachedToSeven says

    April 21, 2011 at 9:18 am

    Happy Anniversary! Enjoy your day off 🙂

    Reply
    • KerryAnn says

      April 21, 2011 at 2:01 pm

      Thank you! I’m spending it with a husband too sick to sit upright and a little boy who is sick. lol!

      Reply
  2. Beth Kramer says

    April 21, 2011 at 9:23 am

    I just discovered Chia recently & I love it. I make a “Chia Gel Chocolate Milk” with chia gel, almond milk, cocoa & stevia….I just love the texture of chia!!

    Reply
    • KerryAnn says

      April 21, 2011 at 2:02 pm

      I like the chia puddings. Next, I’m going to try putting chia into smoothies and see how that turns out.

      Reply
  3. patti says

    April 21, 2011 at 11:20 am

    I have to try this! I make water kefir already & recently fell in love with chia seeds! I have not used them in a drink! YAY! sounds very refreshing!

    Reply
  4. Rachel J says

    April 21, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    What’s the purpose of the chia in the drink, besides being nutritionally beneficial?

    Reply
    • KerryAnn says

      April 21, 2011 at 7:18 pm

      The benefit is the nutrition. They’re a good source of calcium, iron and trace minerals.

      Reply
  5. Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS says

    April 24, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Happy Anniversary, Kerry Ann! The lemonade sounds super. I’ve been looking for new ways to use chia seeds — and so has my mom. I’m going to pass this on to her, too! 🙂
    Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS recently posted..Halawa — Halvah Honey-Sesame Candy

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  6. KerryAnn says

    April 24, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    I’ve got several more chia recipes coming through May. Keep an eye out. They’re my new favorite food to play with. lol

    Reply
  7. RiggsChristian23 says

    June 9, 2011 at 3:31 am

    That is understandable that money makes people autonomous. But how to act when somebody does not have cash? The one way only is to receive the home loans and just short term loan.

    Reply

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