Sorry, this wasn't for me. I tried it a bunch of different ways. It recommends 2 Tb with 4 Tb milk and to soak for 5 minutes. I tried it hot and cold and it always ended up tasting so sad. The chia seeds do sprout by making their surfaces turn to a gelatinous coating, which was OK. But, the taste overall was merely of bland buckwheat. The only vanilla flavour was stuck to the cranberry pieces... so when the chunks of berry are the only good part then the rest of the cereal is a write-off. It's just so basic that I haven't been eating it as-is. I've tried mixing it in applesauce, and have been just adding it to a bowl of oatmeal in the morning. So nothing special, and for me it can't replace any other breakfast cereals in the morning.