Chia seeds

From Nancy Clark's blog:

http://community.active.com/blogs/NancyClarkRD

I've never heard of them before. Has anyone tried them?

She says they could be an alternative to flax seeds.

I tried them in my smoothies and unfortunately had an allergic reaction to them. Broke out in hives all over my body. Wasn't positive it was the chia seeds, so waited a few weeks and tried it again. Yep, definitely the chia seeds. I liked them and they made the smoothie very filling and I wasn't hungry for hours. Extremely itchy but well satiated.

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Originally Posted by ny biker

I've never heard of them before. Has anyone tried them?

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Love them. I put them in smoothies. Also, have made chocolate pudding with them and raw brownies.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/brea...ng-recipe.html

Excellent source of protein.

I have a tablespoon or two in my cereal almost every morning. And it's almost warm enough to start making iskiate! :)

I just bought them the other day to add to my morning rice protein shakes.....good source of omega 3 and fiber.

I like to have texture in my shakes and so I add a scoop of ground flax and a scoop of chia.

It's a lot more expensive than ground flax - so I'll probably only buy it when its on sale.

I use them on the day of a ride - the old indian method where you just soak them in water for 30 minutes or so (til it forms a sludge) and drink it all. I like them. :-)

sprinkle on salads! I love hemp, chia and flax- crunchy!

I never knew how good they were for you until I picked up an issue of Clean Eating and read their article about them. Ever since they have been apart of my breakfast.

Red Rock

never heard of them - but everytime I read this thread title, I think you're looking for seeds for your chia pet.

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Originally Posted by Cataboo

never heard of them - but everytime I read this thread title, I think you're looking for seeds for your chia pet.

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I know, right? Ch ch ch chia!!

Same thing. People in south and central America had been eating them for generations before some gringo decided to stick them on a terra cotta head. :rolleyes:

Indeed - everyone over a certain age who has ever been near a TV has heard about them even if they don't realize it.... if only as the fuzzy green pet plant :D....

Seriously though, I didn't know you could eat them too until recently.

Cool - the organic produce guy in San Pedro (Belize) sells them. I'll be purchasing! :D

Here I always thought it was just grass people were growing on chia pets. I've never actually had one.