Cha-Cha-Cha- CHIA!

Whose tried Chia seeds? Yes it is the same chia that grows into the adorable Chia-pet!

It seems like there is a healthy chia movement sprung on by the book, Born to Run by , Chris McDougall. In the book, the native athletes of the Tarahumara Indian tribe are able to run super distances for days or weeks at a time with very little fuel. The one food source that they do bring with them is CHIA.


Why?

1. Chia absorbs ten times its volume in water. This hydrophilic quality helps the body hydrate. Hydrating is essential for athletes.
2. It is naturally bug resistant
3. Chia has more OMEGA-3's than any other vegetable.
4. It has 3X the antioxidants of blueberries
5. More Calcium than Milk
6. More iron than spinach - iron helps carry Oxygen in the blood
7. More protein than beans or soy
8. Folic acid in chia promotes a healthy pregnancy, brain function, cancer prevention, intestinal health, circulation, and teeth and gums.
9. More Vitamin C than oranges
10. Good Source of Fiber -Keeps you regular.

Source: Ultimate Chia-life, Renew life package.

Unlike Flax seed you do not have to soak or blend chia.

Here are some ways that I have incorporated Chia into my diet everyday:

Lots of days I just take a spoonful out of the package and eat it with a glass of water, But I want my family to eat it too so I:
Sprinkle it on Apples
Mix it Into pureed soups
Put it On salads, Yogurt, cereal and Sandwiches- I mix it in with my jelly.
Mix it in my pancakes, flax smoothies, ECT

Get Creative!