Chia Fresca (65kcal, Sugar-Free)

This Chia Fresca, also known as chia seed water, is a refreshing sugar-free drink recipe. Chia seed water is packed with fiber and proteins that keep you full for hours and this water also helps you reach your water-drinking goal.

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I’ve always found it hard to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily, and I especially get bored of plain water flavor. That’s why I am now adding this chai Fresca drink to my daily routine, preferably in the morning before drinking my coffee.

Chia seeds are packed with 11 grams of fiber per 2-tablespoon serving, and they are a powerful source of proteins and healthy fat. Drinking chia Fresca is delicious, fulfilling, refreshing, and energizing.

Ingredients and Substitutions

All you need to make this delicious chia seed water drink are:

• Chia Seeds – You can use white or black chia seeds. Both are the same, nutritionally speaking, but I prefer white chia seeds in drinks as they look more appealing.
• Water – I am using fresh flited water from the fridge.
• Ice Cubes – to make it cold.
• Lemon Juice – Fresh or bottled.
• Fresh Strawberry Slices – It’s totally optional I just love the flavor it adds to the water combined with lemon.
• Stevia Drops – You can use plain stevia drops or flavored stevia drops like lemon stevia, raspberry stevia, mango or orange.
• Ginger slices – totally optional but I love the side kick of ginger with lemon. It also help with gut health and digestion

How To Make Chia Fresca

The best time to prepare this drink is 24 hours before drinking it. The reasons I like to prepare this chia drink so much before are:

• Freshness – The water is super fresh and cold the next day.
• Infuse Spices – If you add ginger, it takes a few hours to diffuse its delicious flavors into the water.
• Gelling Chia Seeds – The chia seeds grow in the water with time. While they can reach their full size in only 5 minutes, I found the drink easier to digest if the chia seeds have soaked for longer.

Here’s how to make this refreshing drink.

1. So the day before, add chia seeds, ginger slice, lemon juice, stevia drops, and water to a glass mason jar. Stir to combine. The chia seeds will always fall at the bottom of the jar and there’s nothing you can do about it.
2. Refrigerate your Chia Fresca overnight.

Serving Suggestion

The next day, use a straw for drinking this water and stirring it just before drinking, so the chia seeds are released from the bottom and dispersed into the drink.

Flavoring Ideas

You can adapt this recipe and use any fruit slices and spices to make different flavors. Here are some ideas.

• Pumpkin Spice Chia Fresca – Add a pinch of pumpkin spices, swap the strawberry slices for orange slices, and use orange stevia drops.
• Cucumber Mint Lime – Swap the strawberries and ginger for cucumber slices and mint leaves. Add lime stevia drops.
• Coconut Chia Fresca – Add fresh coconut pieces instead of strawberries and use coconut stevia drops.
• Wild Berries Vanilla – Use vanilla stevia drops, and add blueberries, boysenberries, and raspberry to the strawberries. Keep the ginger or swap it for vanilla bean pods.

Storage Instructions

You can store this drink in a glass mason jar, in the fridge for up to 4 days. Always stir just before drinking with a straw.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are my answers to the most frequent questions about this recipe.

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