I've been curious about them for a while and I see they are on sale at my local fresh grocer this week so I'm going to pick some up. How do you eat them?

Check out this old thread Chia Chat.

I recently started making pudding with it using hemp milk and I love it. You can make it sweet with a little splenda if you wish but I sometimes just add carob and fruit (on phase 2) or have it plain (on phase 1). And you just reminded me I need to go make some for tomorrow morning. Enjoy, it's really good (and good for you)!

That chia chat thread was great!

What kind of ratio would I use to make chia pudding? Liquid to chia seeds? I don't think I can hack putting it in my drinks because I found that Orbitz drink pretty gross.

2 tbsp. chia to 1/2 cup milk. Stir and refrigerate. I usually have a cup of milk/4 tbsp. chia per serving for breakfast.

I recently discovered ground chia. I've been adding 2 T to my egg in the morning along with a little baking soda for more of a pancake texture. I can't believe how filling it is! 1 egg with the chia, some veggies, salsa and 1 slice of rf cheese and I don't even think of food until lunch. I've always needed a snack around 10 but not now. I still have the whole chia for pudding.

Wow! Now I want to try Chia. Native Americans used to use it during their travels, and I always wanted to try it for that reason. Now I have another one! I saw that one oz of chia has 157 calories (dried chia), but is 1 on "estimated glycemic load". SBD usually takes glycemic index into consideration right? They have a little less calories than almonds and a little less protein, though they have about four times as much fiber. That sounds like a good option for those who have trouble with their "regularity" on SB. No wonder they are so filling.

Edit: I love pudding, and even made a crude "cream of wheat" out of psyllium husks (for desire of my childhood comfort food, not for creative ways to take metamucil). I also cherish native american foods, like tapioca. It sounds like chia is perfect for this! Thanks for sharing the pudding recipe! I am really looking forward to trying it.

I found the chia info here:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/3061/2