Chia Seeds

Chia seeds have become more and more popular over the past few years, mainly thanks to their numerous nutritional benefits. They were a staple of ancient Aztec and Mayan diets but have only become a popular modern food in the last 10 years.

What are Chia Seeds?

Native to South America, but now grown all over the world, chia seeds can be white, black or brown in colour. Chia seeds are packed with nutrients and extremely versatile, perfect for adding to your diet with no extra effort.

What are the Benefits of Chia Seeds?

They are a great addition to a vegan diet due to the high protein and fibre levels in chia seeds, helping to make you feel fuller for longer.

If these properties of chia seeds aren’t impressive enough, a 15g serving of chia seeds provides 50% or more of your recommended daily intake of calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium.

Read this article about why you should add chia seeds to your diet.

Eating Chia Seeds

Whilst chia seeds can be eaten directly out of the packet as a crunchy snack, there are many more tasty, versatile ways to incorporate them into your diet.

Chia seeds can be used in a whole host of foods including, smoothies, baked goods and salad dressings. Chia seeds could even just be sprinkled onto your morning porridge, granola or yoghurt, it really is that simple!

When putting dry chia seeds in water, they create a jelly-like mixture, that can be used as an egg replacement, thicken sauces and even used to make sugar free jam and bakes.

Check out these three great recipes that use chia seeds.

Good things really do come in small packages and these tiny little seeds contain lots of the vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to function normally. So, if you’re looking at an easy way to add an extra nutritional hit with little added effort, chia seeds are a great option.