Visiting a friend recently, I noticed a canister on her kitchen counter marked seeds. Was she feeding the birds? As it turns out, she makes her own seed blend of flax, chia, sesame, and whatever else she has on hand to keep on the ready for topping oatmeal, yogurt and cereal. Why not try this in your kitchen?
Whether you're partial to poppy or pumpkin seeds, putting together a blend helps add a crunchy boost to snacks and even salads and soups. Toast seeds for extra flavor and add nuts, dried fruit, or even crumbled graham crackers for added sweetness.
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No way. I'm not going to be the cause of some mega-hybrid multi-superfood mutant plant that ends up killing off all humans in the world. Put that on someone else's shoulders. I'm keeping these seeds apart.
The above comment is the best reader comment I have ever read on thekitchn. Bravo!
I do this! Well, close to this.
Chia, flax, and pumpkin (roasted, unsalted) seeds. I keep them in my drawer at work and put a spoonful of seeds in my yogurt along with some granola.
I'm not much more adventurous than that. I'm probably the pickiest eater on this site, but I'm ok with sneaking the seeds in with the granola.
I thought flax seeds needed to be ground up to reap their benefits? That's always stopped me from buying them before... I do lurrrve me my chia seeds, though!
garyLikesToCook FTW!!!
I love Chia seeds, and the health benefits just keep on coming. I usually throw mine into a smoothie :)
-jessica
I love Chia seeds, and the health benefits just keep on coming. I usually throw mine into a smoothie :)
-jessica
Oh fuh realz garyLikesToCook!! I thought seeds were indigestible to humans??? Kitchn, care to weigh in on this?
The world needs more garylikestocooks