Every time someone at work saw me chowing down chewing mindfully on my chia seed pudding in the morning I would get some weird looks and most often someone would ask me, what the heck are you eating?! The first few times I didn’t mind and I would explain what chia seeds are and how delicious they were. Then I would get some people who would irritate the hell out of me by saying something like “that’s gross” or “it looks disgusting” or “would you slow down, you’re going to choke!” (ok, I made that last one up, but some people may have thought that). Anyways… it got me thinking how maybe I think your Tim Horton’s/McDonalds breakfast sandwich is gross, but I don’t say anything and society thinks it’s perfectly fine to eat like that but god forbid you have chia seeds in a jar with almond milk! Yikes…sorry this one clearly struck a nerve.

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