super foods - chia seeds

Chia Seeds

I love this little energizers! They are so good for us!

Mixing Chia seeds with your water is the perfect way to keep the body hydrated and the electrolytes levels balanced. Chia seeds are a good source of antioxidants, dietary fiber, protein, electrolytes & omega 3. The seed can soak up ten times its weight in water.

Chia seeds will slow feed your body with h20, electrolytes, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc & protein. Chia seeds give an incredibly 'sustaining' surge of energy and much improved hydration for long runs or heavy training sessions.

One of most nutritious food on the planet
•2 times the protein of any other seed or grain
•5 times the calcium of milk
•2 times the amount of potassium as bananas
•more antioxidants than blueberries
•3 times more iron than spinach
•Copious amounts of omega 3 (essential fatty acids)

Here are a few more benefits of using chia seed in your life:

- They are nutritious. Chia seed provides ample calcium and protein to your tissues. The seeds are also rich in boron, which helps the body assimilate and use calcium. The nutrients also support proper brain functioning.
- Chia is easily digestible. The shells are easily broken down, even when swallowed whole. This is an improvement over flax seed, which have to be ground up to be digested properly. If you eat flax seed whole, it will just pass through.
- It is very concentrated. You don't need to use a lot and it is powerful!
- Mild tasting. Unlike some seeds, the flavor is very mild. The mild taste makes it easy to put in sauces, smoothies, breads, puddings, and whatever you want. They won't really change the taste, but will add to your nutrition!
- Energy enhancing. (The health pioneer Paul Bragg did an experiment an endurance hike with friends. They divided up into a chia-eating group and another group, who ate whatever they wanted. The group eating only chia seeds finished the hike four hours, twenty seven minutes before the others, most of whom didn't even finish at all.)
- Chia is versatile. The seeds can be used to replace less-healthy fat in just about any recipe. You can use them uncooked in salad dressings, spreads, fruit shakes, ice cream, and just about anything you want. You can also add them to cookies, cakes, muffins, and other baked goods. I usually just mix in a couple of teaspoons to my juice or water and drink them down!
- Regenerating. After eating, the nutrients travel to the cells very quickly due to the ease in digestion and assimilation. Use them when you want to build or regenerate healthy body tissue.

I love to put Chia seeds in my daily smoothies, green or other colors - it give an amazing consistency and no disturbing taste. I eat it with oats on salads and there are endless possibbilites waiting to be tried out...