Two pieces of good news from Bob's Red Mill:
News Item #1. At last Bob has added chia to his line of over 50 whole grains, beans, seeds, flours, and meals. $33.49 plus shipping will buy you 4 pounds of black chia seed.
(He say that this is in response to overwhelming customer demand.)
News Item #2. Bob turned 80 last month, and to celebrate, he gave his multimillion dollar company away---to his employees!
But the folks at Raw Bitts seem to think this green monster pudding is tasty.
I just discovered 2 infertility message boards where people are claiming that chia seeds helped them to conceive!!
In one message, a reader reports that she's been reading this website! Athena says: "There is a woman on the east coast who has her doctorate in botany who
has been studying chia for nine years. Her website is chiativity.org.
Anyway, my husband and I tried for 5 years to get pregnant. The last 2
years with IVF. 3 fresh cycles and 11 frozen cycles. I have been
drinking the chia for 6 months. I read about in the book "Born to Run".
Maybe it has nothing to do with our finally getting pregnant but I
thought I'd ask if anyone else has had a similar experience. If nothing
else, it's good for you! Thanks for your time.:) All the best to you."
On the iVillage website, gem 711 asks: "I am wondering if anyone has had experience using chia. We just got a positive hcg (195) on our 14th try with ivf. We are VERY happy right now! The only thing I changed, that I can think of , is that I started drinking something called chia fresca every day. It contains what is supposed to be the perfect balance between omega 3 and omega 6 and has more anti-oxidents than, I think, any other food. I am curious if maybe chia is what helped. Has anyone heard of this? It's also called iskiate. Pronounced iss-kee-ah-tay. I've also heard it helps with morning sickness. Don't have that yet, but hope to soon!! All the best to everyone! "
I'm sure there haven't been any clinical trials.
No, I'm not giving away chia seeds, but these people are!!
(I noticed that there were a lot of blogs posting chia seed giveaways, so I thought I'd create a standing search for them, for the benefit of my readers. I hope this is helpful.)
Alan M. Olswing collects vintage chia heads. Some date from the early 1900s.
Originally these were sold as "grass growing heads" and packaged with grass seed, not chia seed. But chia seeds will also grow on them.
Mila Recipes for just about anything. (Mila is a proprietary brand of milled chia seed.)
Chocolate Chia Energy Bars by Lindsay @ Live Simply, Bloom Wildly.
Gluten Free Almond Brownies by Joanna in Portland.
Salba Banana Muffins by Dreena Burton
Baked Chia Polenta by Leslie Brand
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Chips by Amie Valpone
Several Salba recipes: Lasagna, hummus, muffins from the Saturday Evening Post.
Chop Suey Noodle Candy and a lot of other recipes from Chia Canada.
Gluten Free Magic Chia Bread by Ellie Rose of Rainbows and Lollipops.
Raw Vegan Waldorf Salad with Apple Chia Dressing by Joanne of Foods for Long Life.
If Popeye Ate Oatmeal in Minneapolis.
18 "spread and sprinkle" recipes by
(PLEASE HELP GROW THIS LIST OF LINKS. YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE MOST WELCOME.)