Chia Power

Where to Buy Chia Seeds

For many of us, the most convenient way to buy chia seeds is through the internet. So, as a service to our readers, we have signed up for Google AdSense. We hope that the chia ads that appear in this space will lead you to some good sources of seed.

(BTW, every time you click an ad, Chia Power earns a few pennies. So far we've earned over $70. So thanks!!!)

Bob's Red Mill

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!

Chia Hillary?

Our moment is now!

You don't have to eat something that looks like this......

But the folks at Raw Bitts seem to think this green monster pudding is tasty.

Chia promotes fertility?

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.

Chia Tea

Chia Seed Giveaway!

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.)

Q: When Were Chia Pets Invented?

A: Apparently, over 100 years ago.

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.

Making Chia Gel

Chia Recipe Links

Chai Chia Pudding for runners.

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 Kristin Pizzi. (Spread peanut butter and sprinkle dry chia seeds on almost anything.)

(PLEASE HELP GROW THIS LIST OF LINKS. YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE MOST WELCOME.)

Mitchellicious Chia

Mitch Propster of Winter Springs, Florida is CEO of Core Naturals. He has exclusive distribution rights to sell Salba in the U.S. 

(According to this letter  from Salba N.A. CEO Larry Brown, Mitch has exclusive international distributions rights as well.)

I like Mitch's take on the value of natural foods: "The old paradigm says: Go to the doctor or take a pill versus depending on food or nutritional sources to heal your body. The key is to get the public to practice prevention, rather than reaction to illness, to reconnect with food as the source of health and nutrition." You can read more in this article about him: 40 under 40.

BTW, I received the following email from Mitch a few years ago:

Margaret:

 I appreciate your inquiry however, we don’t think it’s in the best interest of Salba to be featured on any web site that chia seeds are sold, as Salba is not chia.

 Thank you.

 Mitch

 

Mitch Propster

CEO

5703 Red Bug Lake Rd.

Suite 190

Winter Springs, FL 32708

407.671.5525  x901

www.salbausa.com

 

From: Margaret Conover [mailto:mcon@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:32 AM
To: sales@corenaturals.com
Subject: as per Larry Brown

I'm starting a home-based business devoted to distribute Salba and other chia seed products www.chiativity.com

I'd like to establish an account and place my first order with Core Naturals.

Thanks,

Margaret Conover

Long Island, NY