Chia Seeds Detox Water for Weight Loss

Chia detox water is a refreshing lemonade-like drink with chia seeds that is great for energy and boosting your metabolism. This powerful detox water is great to sip throughout the day, due to its numerous health benefits. This Chia detox water is made using lemons, chia seeds and plain water. Lemon is considered a superfood and chia is considered a super-seed. Therefore, the detox water combining both of them has great nutritional power. 

Chia seeds are rich in fibre, protein, good fats, calcium, manganese, magnesium and phosphorus. There are a number of ways you can include chia seeds in your diet. You can sprinkle them in your salads for that extra crunch, or you can have them as part of nuts and seeds trail mix. Another interesting way of consuming chia seeds is by adding them into water. All you need to do is add chia seeds into water, and consume it first thing in the morning or any other time of the day, and it will provide you with an array of health benefits. 

Here's how lemon in this detox water helps 

1. Lemons are high in vitamin C.

2. It promotes hydration.

3. It supports weight loss.

4. It improves your skin quality.

5. It aids digestion.

6. It is great for detoxification.

Here's what Chia seeds does with this detox water 

1. Chia seeds boast a wealth of omega-3s fatty acids and antioxidants.

2. They also contain a decent amount of zinc, vitamin B3 (niacin), potassium, vitamin B1 (thiamine) and vitamin B2.

3. They are rich in antioxidants that helps in protecting the delicate fats in the seeds.

4. Almost all the carbs in them are fibre. This gives them the ability to absorb 10-12 times their weight in water.

5. These are high in quality protein.Protein is the most weight loss friendly macronutrient and can drastically reduce appetite and cravings.

6. These are high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and protein. All these nutrients are essential for bone health.

7. They may lower the rise in blood sugar after a high carb-meal possibly benefiting with type-2 diabetes.

      

How to prepare 

1. Take 200 ml (1 glass) of water (normal / lukewarm) and mix one tablespoon of chia seeds.

2.  Let it stand for 10 minutes

3.  You will start seeing a gel-like formation due to chia seeds

4. Stir again and add 2-3 slices of lemon in it.

5. Let it stand for 2 minutes and… start sipping!

6. You can make it in morning and have it anytime. You can carry it in glass bottle.

7.  You can also have modifications to this drink - Instead of above steps you can also add mint leaves or any fruit of your choice.

Enjoy!

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