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General Category => Product Reviews => Topic started by: umpa on January 31, 2013, 11:00:49 AM
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Chia is wicked good for you!
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YES it is!! I swallow a tablespoon in the mornings with water.
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ok - what's it good for? I understand that there is 2 types - white chia and black? green? What's the difference?
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From Natural News
Chia seeds are one of these foods that, if you talk about them with other people, you'll inevitably get a blank stare back at you. That's fine because that gives you the chance to tell people about what is thought to be one of the healthiest foods you can eat. The name chia comes from the Aztec word for 'oily', which is 'chian', and this explains well what one of the main benefits of chia is; it is very high in omega-3 acids, which are a type of unsaturated fats.
It's easy to get mixed up between omega-3 and omega-6; basically, omega-3 acids are the fats which are not so easy to come by. They're in fish oils, flax seeds, kiwi seeds, and chia seeds, amongst other things. Omega-6, on the other hand, is found almost everywhere you look: nuts, vegetable oils, avocadoes, etc. As important as omega-6 oils are to our health, the balance of omega-3 to omega-6 is equally important. As it is so easy to consume plenty of omega-6, it is very easy to end up with an unbalanced consumption of the two types of oils, which are also known as essential oils. When it comes to the amount of omega-3 oil in various seed oils, the chia seed has the highest content, just above kiwi seeds, perilla and flax.
Most health conscious people will be more familiar with linseeds than they will be with chia seeds. So, if you've ever put a spoon of linseed into some water and left it for thirty minutes, you would have returned to find a kind of glutinous solution, kind of like a gel. Well, the same thing happens with chia seeds, which is another reason that they are so good for you; they act the same way in your gut. This means that they are really good for your digestive system, providing both a high amount of fiber, and also this action of forming a gel like solution moves through your body and cleans up as it goes. It's also thought that this gel physically prevents the fast breaking down of carbohydrates in the body, by slowing down the action of the enzymes on the carbs.
The chia seed was once a staple food of the Aztecs, loved for its ability to sustain and to give endurance. Actually, you could live off chia almost entirely, because it has 19 amino acids, with all of the essential amino acids except taurine. It also has more iron than spinach, more calcium than milk (not that milk is any good for us anyway) and even more antioxidants than blueberries.
So, how do you consume it? Well, you can grind it up into a meal called 'pinole' and add it to just about anything. In Mexico, they mix the whole chia seeds with water or fruit juice to make something they call 'chia fresca' which translates as 'fresh chia'. You can also sprout them in much the same way as you sprout alfalfa seeds and use them in salads.
Resources:
http://www.therawfoodworld.com/product_info.php?cPath=100150_100148_1... (http://www.therawfoodworld.com/product_info.php?cPath=100150_100148_1...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_seed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_seed)
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/025459_chia_seeds.html#ixzz2JeVyVLGW (http://www.naturalnews.com/025459_chia_seeds.html#ixzz2JeVyVLGW)
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I eat chia seeds as part of the hot cereal Too Sweet posted a little while back.
http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=4874.0 (http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=4874.0)
It is filling, and great on these cold winter mornings.
I also add them to my OMM. Between these two recipes, I eat them for breakfast almost every day.
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love them ;D
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Good Stuff!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I like to make chia pudding by adding 3 T. white chia seeds to 1 cup cold almond milk. I sweeten it with Zero and add a little vanilla and cinnamon. The longer it sets the thicker it gets. This makes 2 servings and tastes like tapioca pudding. I put it in the fridge for a few hours, stirring a few times for best results. You can use the black chia if you want but it looks funky. ;)
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I eat one to two Tablespoons every single day. Same with flax meal. I couldn't live without chia
How do you feel about hemp hearts Umpa?
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Hi, Val! :) :) :)
Long time, no see!
You've been missed around here.
I hope all is well with you!
Tony
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HIYA Val!! we missed you!
Marion I love hemp powder,I have never had hemp hearts. ;) I love super foods like garlic,astragulus root,hemp,etc. super foods nourish the body as well as fueling the body.I consume 14 ounces of herbs a week, not counting tinctures ;) I am surprised i am not green like the jolly green giant! :D
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Funny Umpa...green umpa. You can find hemp hearts (shelled seeds) at Costci or Nutiva. I eat these often also.
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Funny, I thought purple was your color umpa.
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:D :D yep morgan!