Chia seeds: What are the benefits?

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  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
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    just the way you guys are describing the texture is making me gag... :embarassed:
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
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    I put them in my smoothies.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
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    just the way you guys are describing the texture is making me gag... :embarassed:

    It's very similar to tapioca in texture, when it's a major component. When blended into smoothies, the drawback is kinda like mixing most berries - very small seeds. It's a seed with a soluble shell that absorbs liquid.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
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    Chia water is still popular in parts of Mexico, especially in poor areas, because it has a somewhat " filling " quality , due to the mucosity of the seed.
    It does not have any " special " nutritional qualities, but can be useful in supplementing a diet for those who think it might be beneficial.

    I love how in poor areas it's used as a cheap way to trick people into feeling full because they can't eat, and in the US it's used as an expensive way to trick people into feeling full so we don't eat.

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