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Healthy Chocolate Protein Chia Pudding is a low calorie, high protein breakfast or snack. Easy to meal prep, dairy free and vegan friendly!
Chia pudding is a healthy recipe, but it's not ideal for weight loss because it's high fat and has very little protein. Protein is key for balancing fat loss hormones so, eating a healthy recipe alone does yield weight loss.
This is a common mistake my weight loss clients are making - eating too much fat and too many carbs, way too little protein putting yourself above the calories your body needs which equates to gaining weight.
So, word to the wise. Just because you're eating healthy foods does not mean you'll lose weight. You have to be smart in your approach with food!
Eating for your hormones is so important and if you want to learn more about that, with my nutrition class for midlife women.
To be clear, eating the right amount of protein is important to EVERY INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH. Protein stabilizes blood sugar and keep sugar cravings away!
Protein Chia Pudding
This protein chia pudding recipe is a MUCH BETTER version of chia pudding because it's adds the missing ingredient from the traditional recipe - PROTEIN!
Add a scoop of protein powder and game on! You've got the ideal breakfast or snack that's balanced in protein, carbs and healthy fat.
Chia seeds are a wonderful source of healthy fats that support hormone health and they're high in FIBER! Another key food important to weight loss that I speak to in my free nutrition class for women over 35.
What You Need
- Protein powder (this is the one I use and it's vegan/Paleo friendly)
- Chia seeds
- Non-dairy milk, or milk of choice (I love unsweetened cashew milk)
- Optional: vanilla extract, sea salt, fruit for topping
How To Make High Protein Chia Pudding
Simple! Mix the ingredients together in a bowl or ramekin then refrigerate for one to two hours to set. Then serve for breakfast or for a high protein, high fiber snack. Really you could enjoy this any time of day!
This recipe is perfect for an easy meal prep because you can make it in advance, take it with you and eat it anywhere. The pudding lasts approximately seven days in the refrigerator.
Healthy Chocolate Protein Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder high protein with few carbs and no added sugar
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cashew milk or milk of choice
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl or ramekin then cover and place in the refrigerator to set 1-2 hours.
- Serve with optional ingredients and fruit as desired.
- Pudding stays good in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
Notes
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.
- If you love this recipe, check out my low calorie cookbook for more delicious recipes and weight loss tips!
Nutrition
I tried your pudding with 3/4 cup soy milk and 3/4 cup skim milk. It did not set up, even overnight. Any thoughts on what sent wrong?
Did you use protein powder and did your protein powder contain 20-25 grams of protein? If you did not use a protein powder with adequate protein, it will not setup properly. Some protein powders may not work as I have not tested all of them - there are many! Also, it should only be 3/4 of cup of milk total.
I made a double recipe - hence the 1 1/2 cups of milk. I used 2 scoops of chocolate whey protein powder and 4 tbsp of chia seeds. The protein powder has 25 grams of protein per scoop. I read somewhere else that pea protein works better. Could that be the issue.
Thanks for your response, I appreciate it. I have not used protein powder until about two months ago and I'm still learning.
It may be the whey protein powder. I used pea protein powder. Whey is typically much thicker than pea protein though so that doesn't make sense. Also, I would not recommend making a double batch. Often when you double a recipe, it doesn't work the same.