Chia Seeds

Anyone else eat/drink them?

I used to put them in my morning shakes

I use Chia and Flax in my protein shakes

ive got a chia pet my brother gave me for christmas years ago that blooms into obama

What's the point of chia seeds?

I'm eating some right now. I put them in a fiber mix breakfast. One tbsp has 5g carbs but 4g fiber. Helps me stay regular.

If interested, I put in a spoon of splenda/stevia, 2 spoons of chia seeds, 4 spoons of ground flax seeds, and 2 spoons of unsweetened coconut. Add heavy whipping cream to give it thickness and cinnamon to taste. It tastes like Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal but is healthy.

They turn this:

Into this:

Like RSTX said, for their size they're loaded with protein, fiber, and healthy fats.

They absorb about 10-12x their weight in water too, so they're really good at keeping you and your innards hydrated - assuming you soak them in water before consuming. I usually soak a heaping tablespoon in water overnight then add the gel to my morning shake blend.

I've personally found that eating them dry can dehydrate me and lead to constipation (unless I drink a stupid amounts of water with them and throughout the day).

Oh yeah and they're dirt cheap too. Costco has 32oz packages for about 8 bucks. Quality is good and way cheaper than anywhere else I've found.

Interesting...I did not know about soaking them. I'll give that a try. Good info!

I make low sugar, no pectin jelly with them

Oh yeah? Mind sharing the recipe? We're loaded with frozen berries from last summer - been trying to decide what to do with them.

Ice cream man, ICE CREAM!

Absolutely. I did a little tutorial a few months back. Here's the link.

http://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/5917204/Searchpage/1/Main/476922/Words/Chia+Seed+Jelly/Search/true/Re:_Easy_Jelly#Post5917204

I dunno why it's not letting me link my thread. The thread title was called easy jelly.

http://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/5917204/Searchpage/1/Main/476922/Words/Chia+Seed+Jelly/Search/true/Re:_Easy_Jelly#Post5917204

Here's the link

Thanks, Buddy!

Sure

I just shipped my pants.