Hemp seeds

Sieden76

I always see so many people talking about flax seeds and hardly anyone ever mentions hemp seeds so I thought that I would mention them today.

They taste wonderful and aren't anything at all like flax. With hemp seeds, they are soft and tender, you can chew them and they are tasty (I often add them to my salads). I haven't found that to be the case with flax.

Hemp seeds are also a complete protein meaning that they have all of the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids (omega 3, 6)

In one serving of hemp seeds there are...

170 cal
14 g fat
2 carbs
10 protein

Here's some more info on them http://www.ratical.org/renewables/hempseed1.html

kbinsobeih

I read that they, along with Chia seeds, are great toppings for plain fat-free greek yogurt but the problem is i cannot find them anywhere in the supermarket.

Sieden76

Yeah they are a great topping for yogurt or salads. I get mine at The Vitamin Shoppe. Check and see if you have one near you.

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/vitamins_minerals/index.jsp

If you don't have one near you then you can order them online for about 8.99 per bag. You can also get them on amazon.

I prefer the Nutiva brand for some reason. Below is the link

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=YR-1002#.UZiKLqJwqSo

WhaddoWino

Yes, they are great-- so good for you!

I find chia to be a bit different-- most useful for the way they expand and fill you up.