MizFit note: this is *not* a sponsored post. it's merely an ode of I FREAKIN LOVE YOU to a concept our family adores. I love my chia. Ive know Ive beaten this poor dead horse yammered about this seed for close to four years now---but that's how much I love. Example #1: The Tornado's gift to her teacher at the end of the year? A bag of chia. I joke not. Example #2: I had three hours of ... Continue Reading
My torrid love affair with chia.
(ahhh nutritional powerhouse. we HEART ye.) We've loved on the chia seed for ages at Casa MizFit. For years. It's a love affair which began back when Id never HEARD the word piriformis & the Tornado possessed a first half to her blog-moniker (Toddler). I was smitten. I proselytized. I yammered to anyone who would listen & *at*many who did not: Lest you ... Continue Reading
Mamma CHIA!
To my surprise she adored her some Mamma Chia! We are longtime fans of chia up in herre. But I wont lie to you. It was a love affair whose spark had dimmed. Significantly. Im not even sure when it happened----but I returned to my flaxseed-loving ways & Ren Man & the Tornado followed. And then Mamma Chia entered the scene. (here's where I stop to clarify this was a ... Continue Reading
PMS Cravings & Active Rest.
MIZ. What do you eat when you have your period and crave sweets. Lots of sweets. I cant do treat days through my whole cycle. HELP! Ahhh, thatâs me (and many of us) to the proverbial T. I used to think it was all in my head but, the older I get, the more I realize it isnt. My body truly craves sugar during that time of the month. My go-tos? Iâll make âhaystack cookiesâ with fiber1 ... Continue Reading
Ch-Ch-Ch-CHIA. (Some fr-fr-fr-free(ah).)
subtitle: It's flashback Friday up in herre. First, if you're not familiar with CHIA, click on over to Cranky Fitness & peruse a guest post I did on that topic a little while ago. Take your time. Read slowly. We'll wait. OK. Done? (EDITED TO SAY: here is the video if it the above post link isnt working) Now, repeat after me: Im icked out by the very *idea* of the gel which chia ... Continue Reading
Tues Tip
subtitle: chia revisited. Ive heard your cries, People, and it's not pretty.Dashboard First, repeat after me: IM ICKED OUT BY THE GEL WHICH CHIA BECOMES AFTER IT HANGS OUT IN WATER FOR A BIT. Next? embrace the ick. Now? let us attempt to move beyond. to see past the goo and attempt to find a goolution, if you will, to our feelings of "I know I *should*" and "Good G-d I simply can ... Continue Reading