Chocolate Chia Mud - perfect for lunch boxes! Grain free, nut free, egg free

Trying to get some extra fats into your children's growing bodies? Avocado and chia are fabulous sources of good fats (omega 3) and most people are unaware but growing children need plenty of fats to support normal growth and development and of course they are essential to the development of the brain. As an added benefit, this contains calcium, and stacks of vitamins and minerals, including magnesium! When its this easy, its a wonder the school tuck shop doesn't make it to sell themselves. Would be so much healthier than the yoghurt's and custards that we see so many children eating. :(

My Son, i can give him half an avocado with some himalayan salt and he will scrape the skin clean. My Daughter wont eat avocado.  So now trying to get avocado into my Daughter, i had to become abit sneaky! I came up with this recipe to put in her lunch boxes at school as a healthy snack! She has tried it and loved it!!! 1 point for Mummy.

So here it is!

Chocolate Chia Mud  - perfect for lunch boxes! Grain free, nut free, egg free

Prior to making this recipe ensure you have some soaked chia on hand. 

1/2 avocado

1 cup baby spinach

1/4 cup cacao powder (you could play with it and use carob powder instead)

60g maple syrup

1. Blitz all ingredients (except chia) on speed 8-10 in TM or FP, until all chopped and combined.

2 trays of ice

2. Add ice and blitz again on same speed, ensuring no lumps of ice remain.

3 heaped SOAKED tblsp chia pudding

20g water (optional)

3. Add chia and mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined. If you want it more runny, add water.

4. Serve immediately, package into containers to put in lunch boxes, or as i did, freeze it into ice cubes to thaw out in lunch box containers overnight, the day before school. Serve with raspberries!