Weekly Food Challenge (8/9 – 8/15) – Chia Seeds!

The Weekly Food Challenge is BAAAAAACK!!!

To play, basically, you just make something during the challenge week with the weekly challenge food item and add your link to this post (leave a comment with your URL). See, simple!

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This Week’s Challenge Item (8/9 – 8/15) – Chia Seeds:

Yes, chia seeds are related to the ch-ch-ch-chia infomercial product, but they are actually a nutritious addition to your diet.

According to WHFoods.com, chia seeds are a great source of fiber.

According to an article I found over at HealthyAlterEgo.org, chia seeds have “6X more calcium than milk, 3X more antioxidant power than fresh blueberries,15X more magnesium than broccoli, 20X more omega-3 than salmon, more fiber & omega 3’s than flaxseed and more protein than soy.” The article also goes on to explain that chia seeds are easier than flaxseeds to store and last longer without going rancid.

I’m a fan of using chia seeds in recipes involving liquid, because I just love the way those little seeds plump up in liquids and become all gelatinous. It’s so neat and the plumped-up seeds sort of remind me of one of my fave drinks – bubble tea.

Check out Chia Power for some more information on chia seeds.

You can find chia seeds in some health food stores and online.

Recipe Ideas:

How to Play:
Everyone is welcome to play, but unfortunately, there’s no prize this week. 🙁 I hope you’ll still play along for fun, though!

  • Cook/prepare something during the challenge week (8/9 – 8/15) with chia seeds
  • Do a blog post about what you made
  • Add the Challenge banner (the muffin photo) to your blog post, optional
  • Leave me a comment on this post to let me know you did your post so I can add you link to the list

Happy cooking!

The Players:

4 thoughts on “Weekly Food Challenge (8/9 – 8/15) – Chia Seeds!”

  1. Oh, chia seeds! It's quite the rage in the blogosphere these days…I still haven't yet tried it, but perhaps this will give me the incentive to test it out!

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