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We are two middle-aged (late 50s... don't snark) folks who are trying to improve the quality of our lives via healthy eating. So we are ingesting food and drink that is plant-based, low-to-no sugar, with as little processing as possible. And yes, it kind of sucks.

Coconut vanilla chia pudding

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https://mywholefoodlife.com/2014/02/04/coconut-vanilla-chia-pudding/ So I made this. I'm gonna have to give it a B minus. It was still very soupy this morning, after spending the nite in the fridge, so I added some rolled oats. That made it okay but not great. Maybe I just don't like the consistency of soaked chia seeds. They somehow remind me of something that I didn't like. Could have been in a previous life. The recipe calls for coconut butter. The only coconut butter that I knew of was this: Unlike Tide pods, you should not put this coconut butter in your mouth. Here's a recipe for coconut butter, but I will warn you that you will think that your food processor/blender motor is burning out - and it might. You have to blitz this stuff for a long time (like 10 minutes). https://www.stupideasypaleo.com/2013/11/17/coconut-butter-from-scratch/ If anyone knows what to do with coconut butter, other than make coconut vanilla chia pudding or rubbing it on your s