Hey there! Welcome to Choosing Chia! I’m Jess. I’m the writer, photographer and recipe developer behind Choosing Chia!
About me
I’ve always loved cooking since a young age and grew up in a family where cooking and baking was always going on!
I started Choosing Chia after a spontaneous trip to India where I studied yoga and Ayurveda. (A wellness practice that focuses on creating a healthy body through diet, exercise and mindfulness) I graduated from the Ajarya yoga academy with my yoga instructor certification, and a new passion for healthy, plant-based cooking and eating.
Choosing Chia reflects my beliefs on eating and living a healthy Lifestyle-Delicious, easy to make vegetarian recipes that focus on fresh ingredients.
I serve people who are looking to eat healthier, incorporate more natural and plant-based foods in their diet, but who also want to take the stress out of healthy eating.
What you’ll find on Choosing Chia
Choosing Chia is a blog dedicated to really delicious vegetarian recipes. Here you will find plenty of whole food recipes with a big focus on wholesome plant-based ingredients. That being said, life is all about balance. So you’ll also find some healthified and not so healthified desserts and treats on the blog too!
Healthy, simple and vibrant recipes
Life can be busy, (don’t we all know it!) so I wanted to make sure that Choosing Chia focuses on primarily simple, easy to put together, healthy recipes that you can add to your weekly menu.
You’ll find plenty of recipes you can make in under 30 minutes, like this Thai green curry tofu, this banana cream pie chia pudding, or these 15-minute sesame ginger noodles!
A little bit more about me
Most days you can find me:
In the kitchen or working on my couch…in my pyjamas.
I love serving the world by:
Sharing recipes! Wellness tips! Photography tips! Blogging tips! Pictures of my dog!
My favourite quote is:
“You can have your excuses or you can have your success. You can’t have both.”
When I’m not busy blogging, you can catch me:
Working on my yoga practice, Spending time up north in the mountains, going out for brunch, petting my dog, and eating all the croissants.
In the press
Choosing Chia has been featured in publications like the New York Post, People magazine, Buzzfeed, Well & Good, Country living, Mind Body Green and many more trusted sites and magazines.
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Still here? Let’s connect! Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. You can also find me on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest!