Comments on: i eat: chia seeds

By: Emanuel

Emanuel — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:33:45 +0000

Compelling indeed, very informative too… Not to crash hot about it turning into a jelly state after absorbing so much water but I guess its much better than Metamucil powder for weight loss(giving you a sense of satiety – fullness)and fibre for regularity. Metamucil has aspartame as its natural sweetener. How they taste would have been a treat to know.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:24:00 +0000

I bought some this morning, and chucked them in with my breakfast muesli Thanks Sarah xo

By: martyn

martyn — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:51:48 +0000

Chia is a great seed which has many benefits and alot of research is just coming out now. Unfortunaetly Australia isnt the world’s biggest chia seed producer and that can easily be proven otherwise. Also a thing to be careful of that the Australian Chia seed has less Omega 3 properties than that of the Original South American variety. Chia is a wonderful seed and should be consumed as much as possible because the benefits are truely amazing.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:33:29 +0000

I’ve been seeing chia seeds everywhere – will have to give them a go.
which ones do you prefer Sarah? white or black?

By: Not The Big Needle

Not The Big Needle — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:11:03 +0000

BTW – if you’re going to New York, and you want to meet someone who makes life better, head to the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, and ask for Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. He’s the director of the Hayden Planetarium there, and is a renowned science educator. A humorous and educational speaker (check him out on YouTube) he was also voted “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” in 2000.

By: Not The Big Needle

Not The Big Needle — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:10 +0000

Good article promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Just to clarify – the body is not that efficient at converting plant-based Omega 3′s, as it is fish based, so the claim that Chia seeds contain 8 times more Omega 3s as salmon doesn’t tell the whole story. For folks with high cholesterol, it would still be worth eating fish.
And you may want to be careful promoting Angela Hywood. Dieticians are university trained, but anyone can claim to be a nutritionist. Her website speaks for itself when it:
a) condemns mobile phones as having enough radiation to cook popcorn (a hoax from a few years back – http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp),
b) promotes detox, the leading pseudo-science of the early 21st century, and
c) suggests people who tried herbal medicine without success either tried the wrong herb or a poor quality product. Option 3, that herbal medicine is by and large ineffective doesn’t seem to rate a mention.

By: Vixel

Vixel — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:55:28 +0000

You have me rather intregued, so I’ve just purchased 250g of chia seeds to try!

By: Angela Hywood

Angela Hywood — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:17:11 +0000

Heather, in the meantime, I would love to try your raw chocolate or vanilla Chia pudding! Please do post that recipe!

Here is my Berry Chia Kefir (breakfast!)

1 cup kefir or yoghurt
1 cup frozen berries
1 tablespoon Chai seeds
Dash of maple syrup if you need a bit of sweetness (organic)
Blend in handblender

Delicious!!

Angela

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:05:16 +0000

I have been acquainted with the delicious chia seed for a while now and I love it! I love eating them simply sprinkled all over a bowl of chopped fruit, especially pineapple. I also like to make raw chocolate or vanilla chia pudding – a vrey healthy dessert! I will post a link to the recipe when I eventually put it on my humble little food blog

By: kk

kk — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:45:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing sarah! I’m going to hunt some of these new super foods down…. it’s all new news to me x