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Eating two tablespoons of chia a day makes me feel good ,no more than two tblspns!

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Chias are not meant to be eaten:

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JC Callender said:
Glad to hear that, I've just started using them about a month ago from recommendations of other posters. Can you be more specific on how they make you feel good?
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have been eatng it for one week but feel so full and energic when I eat it in the mornings
 
I usually include some ground up Chia seeds in my post-workout protein shakes. Fills the stomach, since they absorb a bunch of water. Don't think it makes me feel anything in particular other than more full.



Without them, the protein shake may not erm....

.....may not stay put long enough to be fully digested, if catch my drift.
 
humbolt said:
Yeeeech. I'd rather eat chopped tires.
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Good morning, humbolt. :2wave:

Well, for what it's worth, white chia seeds will NOT remind you of tires, :lamo and they are an excellent source of protein when used in making bread and other baked goods like cookies and strudel, which I'm starting to bake this week, and no one will even know they're there!
 
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polgara said:
Good morning, humbolt. :2wave:

Well, for what it's worth, white chia seeds will NOT remind you of tires, :lamo and they are an excellent source of protein when used in making bread and other baked goods like cookies and strudel, which I'm starting to bake this week, and no one will even know they're there!
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As long as I don't know they're in there - the taste is disguised and not announced - I'm fine. Otherwise it's the same as eating pea gravel to me. I don't have a gizzard, so I don't need little rocks and stuff.
 
polgara said:
Good morning, humbolt. :2wave:

Well, for what it's worth, white chia seeds will NOT remind you of tires, :lamo and they are an excellent source of protein when used in making bread and other baked goods like cookies and strudel, which I'm starting to bake this week, and no one will even know they're there!
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Hi Polgara! *hug*

What's the difference between the black and white seeds?
 
JC Callender said:
Hi Polgara! *hug*

What's the difference between the black and white seeds?
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Very little, if any, nutrition wise. As I have mentioned previously, one of my daughters has a Masters Degree in Nutrition, and it was her suggestion that I start eating chia seeds wherever I could, since they are such an excellent source of non-animal protein. Since I know she knows what she's talking about, I always follow her recommendations, and I bought both black and white seeds. I soon decided I wasn't going to use the black seeds in baking bread, biscuits, or light colored cookies, etc, since they looked too much like insect parts to me, even though I know they aren't! Yuck! I don't like poppyseeds for the same reason, plus I just plain don't like the taste of those seeds.

Anyway, I'm starting my Christmas baking, and a tiny bit of white chia seeds will go into the strudels, Kiefels (nut rolls) Kolache (fruit paste filling)and other Slovak pastries my grandmother taught me to make a long time ago - that my family waits for every Christmas! :mrgreen: I love this time of year for the memories they bring... :happy:

I also bake choc chip and other "American" cookies, too, since they're easy :lol:
 
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polgara said:
Very little, if any, nutrition wise. As I have mentioned previously, one of my daughters has a Masters Degree in Nutrition, and it was her suggestion that I start eating chia seeds wherever I could, since they are such an excellent source of non-animal protein. Since I know she knows what she's talking about, I always follow her recommendations, and I bought both black and white seeds. I soon decided I wasn't going to use the black seeds in baking bread, biscuits, or light colored cookies, etc, since they looked too much like insect parts to me, even though I know they aren't! Yuck! I don't like poppyseeds for the same reason, plus I just plain don't like the taste of those seeds.

Anyway, I'm starting my Christmas baking, and a tiny bit of white chia seeds will go into the strudels, Kiefels (nut rolls) Kolache (fruit paste filling)and other Slovak pastries my grandmother taught me to make a long time ago - that my family waits for every Christmas! :mrgreen: I love this time of year for the memories they bring... :happy:

I also bake choc chip and other "American" cookies, too, since they're easy :lol:
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Och Mensch! Das vird gut schmecken!
 
Sigh.....I have lived this long without incorporating Chia seeds into my diet.
If G-d thought Chia seeds were important, he would have included them in his dietary laws. Nothing wrong with eating healthy. But when I reach for a cookie, I am not looking for healthy.


There comes a point where one must come to the reality they are going to die eventually.

My take on all of it is Live, Love and Laugh while you are here.
 
polgara said:
Very little, if any, nutrition wise. As I have mentioned previously, one of my daughters has a Masters Degree in Nutrition, and it was her suggestion that I start eating chia seeds wherever I could, since they are such an excellent source of non-animal protein. Since I know she knows what she's talking about, I always follow her recommendations, and I bought both black and white seeds. I soon decided I wasn't going to use the black seeds in baking bread, biscuits, or light colored cookies, etc, since they looked too much like insect parts to me, even though I know they aren't! Yuck! I don't like poppyseeds for the same reason, plus I just plain don't like the taste of those seeds.

Anyway, I'm starting my Christmas baking, and a tiny bit of white chia seeds will go into the strudels, Kiefels (nut rolls) Kolache (fruit paste filling)and other Slovak pastries my grandmother taught me to make a long time ago - that my family waits for every Christmas! :mrgreen: I love this time of year for the memories they bring... :happy:

I also bake choc chip and other "American" cookies, too, since they're easy :lol:
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Makes sense, thanks! :thumbs:
 
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