seeds = the latest trendy superfood

Anyone tried them? What do you do with them?

begonias turned me on to overnight oats with chia seeds. They're pretty good.

7/24/2014 2:49:47 PM

7/24/2014 2:51:17 PM

the spanish food store sells em, that's all i know

7/24/2014 2:55:03 PM

I had to order mine from Amazon because I live in bumfuck nowhere.

7/24/2014 2:57:56 PM

grab a couple Chia Obamas from the local dollar store and eat those seeds

7/24/2014 2:59:09 PM

I will send you all my creepy bald terra cotta Obamas.

7/24/2014 3:00:21 PM

if by latest you mean "for the last 5 years", then you are right.

http://www.nuts.com has the cheapest chia seeds i found.

lots of recipes involve making chia gel, and then using it in different foods such as smoothies, puddings, porridge, etc.

put some in coconut milk and leave for half an hour... yum.

google "chia pudding" for tons of recipes.

but mostly, i just sprinkle them on my porridge and inside sandwiches for the health benefits.

7/24/2014 3:02:02 PM

I grow my own alfalfa, broccoli and mung sprouts.

7/24/2014 3:05:37 PM

I thought you are joking with the China thread.

7/24/2014 3:11:05 PM

maybe China seeds are next superfood?

7/24/2014 3:13:00 PM

i don't want any chinaman seed in my food

7/24/2014 3:19:04 PM

7/24/2014 3:23:35 PM

My girlfriend made jelly with chia seeds, honey, and raspberries. Shit's amazing. And all my life I thought chia seeds were only for chia pets. Fml.

7/24/2014 3:35:11 PM

See if you can score the recipe, k?

7/24/2014 3:36:01 PM

they sell them at costco.

7/24/2014 3:47:20 PM

7/25/2014 12:09:50 AM

2 cups berries
1 cup water
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup honey

All in a pot, bring to boil and reduce heat to maintain a steady bubble. Stir constantly until it is reduced and thickened. 20 mins-half hr depending on desired thickness.

7/25/2014 10:41:05 AM

what is the nutritional benefit of chia seeds? extra protein? do they make you feel more full?

7/25/2014 10:45:48 AM

7/25/2014 11:19:38 AM

Chia is good to add to lactation cookies.

7/25/2014 11:23:08 AM

what kind of mom-blog nonsense is a lactation cookie?

[Edited on July 25, 2014 at 11:25 AM. Reason : autocorrect]

7/25/2014 11:25:07 AM

probably part of the food-babe army of nonsense pseudo-science.

7/25/2014 11:27:47 AM

Lactation cookies just have ingredients in them that help with lactation in one way or another. Steel cut oats to fill you up, flax or chia seeds for some reason, and brewers yeast. Or you could just drink a guiness.

7/25/2014 11:34:14 AM

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"begonias turned me on"

giggity

7/25/2014 3:59:38 PM

do not, under any circumstances, come between beegees and her chia seeds

7/25/2014 4:07:20 PM

I'm going to eat some now.

2 T (gelled)
12 oz water
1 packet of crystal light

7/25/2014 4:15:41 PM

I bought two pounds of chia seeds from Sam's club today... Now what the hell do I do with them?

7/31/2014 2:24:20 PM

^ Go back to Sam's Club and buy some pomegranate juice.

- Put 3/6/9 tablespoons of chia seeds in a big Nalgene bottle or some other jug.
- Add a cup of water for every 3 tablespoons of chia seeds and shake it up.
- Put it in the fridge for at least 18 hours.

The chia seeds will soak up the water and turn into a gelatinous substance. Mix 50/50 chia seed water with pomegranate juice and enjoy. It's kinda like jello shots minus the alcohol. Bonus points if you add alcohol.

[Edited on July 31, 2014 at 2:34 PM. Reason : l]

7/31/2014 2:33:37 PM

can i use other types of juice? pom juice has a lot of sugar (i try to limit my sugar intake)

7/31/2014 2:34:37 PM

Of course. Pomegranate is just a good choice for beginners because it is such an overpowering flavor that it really doesn't suffer from being diluted in half.

[Edited on July 31, 2014 at 2:37 PM. Reason : l]

7/31/2014 2:37:07 PM

gotcha! i'll try it. what are some other normal things they are good to add to? i'm assuming they would act as a thickener in stuff like chili?

7/31/2014 2:39:40 PM

I was going to ask where to get gelled chia seed. Thanks.

7/31/2014 2:39:56 PM

^ No problem. It takes about 12-18 hours for the seeds to soak up all the water. An extra shaking half way through doesn't hurt. I've kept it in that state in the fridge for up to about 2 weeks myself with no issues; using it as needed at a rate of 2-6 oz per drink until it was gone.

^^ I know people use it as an egg substitute in pretty much any recipe that calls for eggs, but I've never tried it that way. I think you have to grind it in a coffee grinder first. I prefer just to crack an egg.

[Edited on July 31, 2014 at 2:48 PM. Reason : l]

7/31/2014 2:42:15 PM

So to answer about the lactation cookie nonsense

Chia and Flax seeds add healthy fats and proteins.
Brewer's yeast contains iron and protein and is a supposed galactagogue.
And steel cut oats have iron and help you feel full.

Basically lactation cookies are cookies with healthy ingredients that a lactating mom needs and my recipe calls for less sugar as well. You need to eat extra calories and protein when making milk and you need certain minerals. The idea of a galactagogue is slightly controversial, but the health benefits of the other ingredients are known. I also drink lots of Gatorade and coconut water and regular water.

7/31/2014 2:52:50 PM

chia seeds soaking in the fridge now

7/31/2014 3:21:11 PM

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"if by latest you mean "for the last 5 years", then you are right."

7/31/2014 3:26:41 PM

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"what is the nutritional benefit of chia seeds?"

38% fiber
18% omega-3
16% protein

lots of Ca, Zn, P, Mn

7/31/2014 3:48:31 PM

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"^ Go back to Sam's Club and buy some pomegranate juice. - Put 3/6/9 tablespoons of chia seeds in a big Nalgene bottle or some other jug. - Add a cup of water for every 3 tablespoons of chia seeds and shake it up. - Put it in the fridge for at least 18 hours. The chia seeds will soak up the water and turn into a gelatinous substance. Mix 50/50 chia seed water with pomegranate juice and enjoy. It's kinda like jello shots minus the alcohol. Bonus points if you add alcohol."

enjoying now. i didn't add alcohol though

8/1/2014 3:07:53 PM

> buys health food
> drowns it in HFCS

8/1/2014 4:32:33 PM

Pomegranate juice doesn't have HFCS in it.

8/1/2014 4:34:20 PM

oh, I assumed Sams club had shitty off-brand juice

in that case:

> buys health food
> drowns it in a shitload of sugar

[Edited on August 1, 2014 at 4:42 PM. Reason : .]

8/1/2014 4:41:36 PM

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"> buys health food > drowns it in HFCS"

nope. i got sugar free stuff.

8/1/2014 4:53:15 PM

no sugar added, or no sugar? POM still has >30g of sugar per serving (because its from concentrate even though they pretend its not)

8/1/2014 5:15:28 PM

no sugar. yes i know... you are about to rant about splenda now.

8/1/2014 5:20:21 PM

i've read as many things that say it has a harmful glycemic response as say that it doesn't, i don't think there is a consensus for it

[Edited on August 1, 2014 at 5:23 PM. Reason : i don't personally like artificial sweeteners cause they make me crave the real stuff]

8/1/2014 5:23:10 PM

well, it works for me. (i don't have much of a sweet tooth to begin with)

8/1/2014 5:28:05 PM

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"if by latest you mean "for the last 5 years", then you are right."

FUCKING INTENSE BURN

8/1/2014 8:17:24 PM

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"(because its from concentrate even though they pretend its not)"

doesn't mater if it is from concentrate or not, as fresh pom juice is also high in sugar. as long as it says "100% juice", they dilute the concentrate down to the naturally occurring ratios.

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"no sugar. yes i know... you are about to rant about splenda now."

so what exactly did you get, because you implied that you got pom juice, but obviously you did not get any juice if it has 0 sugar.

[Edited on August 1, 2014 at 11:30 PM. Reason : ]

8/1/2014 11:05:21 PM

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"so what exactly did you get, because you implied that you got pom juice, but obviously you did not get any juice if it has 0 sugar."

he got the 100% Pom juice...he was trolling about the lack of sugar. Unsurprisingly you took the bait

8/1/2014 11:10:31 PM

good lord assumptions galore up in here.

http://www.oceanspray.com/Products/Juices/By-Type/Diet/Diet-Cranberry-Pomegranate-Juice-Drink.aspx

8/1/2014 11:25:15 PM