If you have a child who is fussy about his food and does not eat nutritious meals, you must constantly worry and feel a little guilty because you are not able to give him or her completely nutritious meals. You no longer have to feel this way because a few teaspoons of chia seeds added to your child’s favorite food will transform any meal into a healthy one.

Chia seeds are a very rich source of nutrients of all kinds needed for a healthy body and mind. The antioxidants in these seeds strengthen the immune system and help fight infections that commonly affect children. Chia seeds are tasteless and mildly flavored and can be easily added to any preparation without your child being aware of their presence. You can add them to shakes, smoothies, cakes, bread and any sweet, sour or spicy preparations. A few teaspoons of chia seeds added to a sufficient amount of water turns it into a gel after a few minutes and you can add this mixture to various preparations or you can add your favorite juice syrup, concentrate, powder or flavoring to this gel mixture and enjoy a healthy cold beverage.

You can add grounded or blended chia seeds to any meal. Children love brownies and a few teaspoons of chia seeds added to them make for highly nutritious ones.

To make Super Healthy Chocolate Chia Brownies you will need to put 1 cup of agave and 4 tablespoons of chia seeds in a cup of water and let stand for nearly 30 minutes, then add to it 16 oz almond butter, 1 tablespoon vanilla, ½ cup cocoa powder, ½ tsp salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Mix all the ingredients until smooth and then fold in 1 cup chocolate pieces and bake for 40 minutes at 325 C.

Crunchy Apricot and Hazelnut Granola is yet another very tasty and energy increasing meal that will be loved by everyone. The ingredients you need are 300g rolled oats, 120g hazelnuts, roughly chopped, 100g shredded coconut, 60g sunflower seeds, 30g black chia seeds, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/3 cup honey warmed, 2 tablespoons light olive oil, 100g sultanas, and 100g dried apricots, diced. Pre-heat the oven to 160C. Mix all the ingredients except the apricots and sultanas in a bowl. Transfer this mixture to a greased baking tray and bake checking it and stirring it every couple of minutes until the granola becomes crunchy and golden in color; it will take about 25 minutes. Remove the granola from the oven, add the apricots and sultanas and stir them in until they are evenly distributed. You can eat this granola with a warm milk of your choice or you can let it cool and enjoy it with cold milk.