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Chia Seeds?

Code2fornow
Code2fornow Posts: 56 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have heard a lot about the great benefits to eating these in your foods or taking them in pill form, but is anyone using them? And are they really that great for you??

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    I'm eating them as an alternative to flax. They're an omega-3 source and have fibre too.
  • xSCiNTILLATEx79
    xSCiNTILLATEx79 Posts: 245 Member
    They are that good for you and taste much better than flax when mixed with things. I thought it was odd at first when I saw them, before they got more popular, so i did some research and its true...
  • emtron500
    emtron500 Posts: 102 Member
    They're a good source of healthy fats and are a great food if you're doing extended exercise and need some good slow-release energy. And they're tasty! I use them in smoothies and as a thickener in dishes where I used to use corn starch
  • cryan1980
    cryan1980 Posts: 37
    Ch-ch-ch-chia
  • downwithbottledwater
    downwithbottledwater Posts: 44
    They are very good for you.

    You can throw them into anything - yogurt, smoothies, baking, pasta sauces, oatmeal.

    Your body can process them whole (unlike flax which must be ground).
  • aymetcalf
    aymetcalf Posts: 597 Member
    I put them in my yogurt - I kinda like the crunch. They are supposed to be really great for you :flowerforyou:
  • nyspotlight
    nyspotlight Posts: 124
    They're good for you, sure, but they're also fun.

    They can hold something like 20 times their volume in water. Soak them in water and they form a gel.

    Google chia pudding for recipes. You can blend any chia pudding recipe if you don't like the tapioca aspect. That also makes it set up fast.

    This is my go-to breakfast of late:

    1/3 cup oats
    1.5 Tbsp chia seeds
    1 cup soy or almond milk
    1 mashed banana.

    Mix, refrigerate overnight. So good cold in the morning with peanut butter and a drizzle of maple syrup.
  • mbts08
    mbts08 Posts: 284 Member
    I like these much better than flax seeds. Chia seeds have NO taste unlike flax seeds, which have a kinda nutty flavor.

    They do stick in every crevice of my teeth though.
  • cheesy_blasters
    cheesy_blasters Posts: 283 Member
    Love them. I switch between Chia, Flax, and Hemp Hearts.
  • emilylacey1010
    emilylacey1010 Posts: 69
    How much do you add? I just got some today. So i just dump them right into the yogurt "raw" and go
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I'm eating them as an alternative to flax. They're an omega-3 source and have fibre too.

    The conversion of ALA to EPA/DHA in humans is pretty crappy...
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