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Chia Seed....

Any information on benefits of Chia Seeds? I've been having 13 almonds a day to get benefits from "Good fats" of almonds. Now a big "buzz about Chia Seeds. Found nutritional informatiion on Chia Seeds.....i'be added 1 Tblspoon to my steel cuts when cooking and it gives a good crunch. Would Dr. Mcdougall approve given the amount of fat per serving?
I lost 30 Lbs. on the McDougall Program....but have put a couple of lbs back on and would like to lose the couple of lbs. So thinkin that the Chia Seeds could replace the Almonds in benefits???

Open to comment...

Make it a greta Healthy McDougall Day!!.....

Northwest Dew
1 tablespoon Chia Seeds:
60 calories
5 grams fiber
3 grams fat
5 grams fiber
3 grams protein
calcium 8 %
Iron 6 %
magnesium 10%

I think we have a few people using chia instead of flax seed. I think it would be a fine substitute for the almonds. Lot's of flexibility with this diet.
f1jim

I like to mix chia seeds with vanilla rice or almond milk. After about 30 minutes, the chia will have caused the milk to gel into a tapioca like pudding.
Kate

Be very careful if you suffer from low blood pressure. Chia seeds made my BP drop so low that I collapsed and ended up in hospital.

I don't know how these older posts got here, but I'm kind of shocked about the chia seed affect on low blood pressure. Since I have about 110 over 60 I'll have to keep an eye out for that!

I've been having a lot of fun experimenting with chia's especially with this site:
http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/hap ... alife.html

I found the crunch chia's add in the raw energy bar just amazing. And I love the feeling of the seeds in my stomach. lol
http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/.a/ ... 526970b-pi