Economical Chia Seeds?

OyGeeBiv · May 2016

I keep reading about chia seeds, and thought I'd give them a try. UNTIL I saw the prices! Yowza. Also, so many varieties. The store where I found them charges $18-40 for a smallish pouch of seeds.

What kind do you buy, and what do yours cost? Where do you buy your chia seeds?

jgnatca · May 2016

Oatmeal. All the soluble fiber for a fraction of the price.

Or measure out your chia with your tablespoon. The seeds swell to many times their size.

JaneSnowe · May 2016

64crayons wrote: »

I keep reading about chia seeds, and thought I'd give them a try. UNTIL I saw the prices! Yowza. Also, so many varieties. The store where I found them charges $18-40 for a smallish pouch of seeds.

What kind do you buy, and what do yours cost? Where do you buy your chia seeds?

I don't know where you live but when I was in the U.S. Wal-Mart has them pretty cheap in the baking section of the grocery department.

They also have them in the vitamin supplements aisle but they were more expensive there. Shop around and use a calculator if you need to compare price per ounce to find the best value.

ETA: Oh, and to make them last be sure to measure them out by the gram. I like to put 15 grams in my breakfast smoothie. You don't need a lot!

yoursingingrealtor · May 2016

I buy a large pack at Costco

CooCooPuff · May 2016

Amazon had some for pretty cheap.

TheDevastator · May 2016

I get 2 lbs organic for $10 at Sam's club

Strawblackcat · May 2016

I but them from the bulk section at work. $6/lb, and I get my 25% off employee discount on top of that. Otherwise, Walmart and Aldi both have them for super cheap. Buy them from the baking section instead of the vitamin aisle -- you'll save a ton of money.

Christine_72 · May 2016

I'm in Australia and the usual price is around $10 for 250g. Where I live anyways. I usually don't have more than 15g a day, so they last a decent amount of time.

fr33sia12 · May 2016

I just bought some from Holland & Barrett £4.99 for 250g or £2.99 for 100g.
I add them to my porridge, smoothies, leave them overnight soaked in water for a chia pudding with fruit nuts added. You can add them to any baking you do.

Phrick · May 2016

I see Better Body brand at Winco for around $10 for a 3-lb tub. I get them even cheaper in their bulk foods section.

RR0817 · May 2016

I found them here in the U.S. at Kroger for $9.99 for a 12 oz bag of chia seeds. Which to me is a lot because just a small amount of them go a long way. I found them in the organic foods aisle and it's the simple truth brand.

snowflake954 · May 2016

Shop around. As everyone says, with chia seeds, a little goes a long way. I find them to be like tapioca. They absorb alot of liquids and are sort of crunchy which I like.

JShailen · May 2016

Its crazy expensive in the supermarkets here in the UK. I buy a big bag off Amazon instead. It comes out to roughly half what I'd pay at the supermarket.

This is the one I usually buy https://www.amazon.co.uk/RealFoodSource-Whole-Natural-Seeds-Recipe/dp/B00EQCWORA/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1464345785&sr=8-4&keywords=chia+seeds

As others have said, measure/weigh it out. I only use about 10 grams at a time.

Queenmunchy · May 2016

Aldi - super cheap.

juma4474 · May 2016

Wal-Mart; as much as I despise the store it has large containers of chia seeds for around $8. They are in the baking aisle.

brb_2013 · May 2016

I see big bags at my local grocer for only $10, if they're not affordable for you there's no reason you have to eat them. There are no "super foods"

ClubSilencio · May 2016

I was surprised to see them at Walmart. They had 2 different sizes plus small sample packets.

Chia seeds are actually one of the cheapest foods I buy. A jug (I don't know if it's 1 or 2 lb) lasts quite awhile at 1 tbsp a day. I eat them for their omega-3 content. One of the few plant foods that contains more omega-3 than omega-6.

OyGeeBiv · May 2016

Thank you, everyone! I'll check Walmart and Amazon. Thanks also for the tip to look for them in the baking aisle.

coconutmango16 · May 2016

@64crayons I'm not sure where you live, but I'm able to find them at Market Basket (my local grocery store) for a tiny fraction of the cost my local Co-Op sells them for. I found them by accident there

. They're definitely not a necessity, but a nice treat, especially in the summer when I prefer cold foods. They're great in a chia seed pudding and the texture reminds me of tiny boba you'd find in bubble tea.