{"id":669503,"date":"2010-02-19T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/02\/19\/chia-seeds-superfood\/"},"modified":"2010-02-19T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T08:05:00","slug":"chia-seeds-superfood-not-just-for-novelty-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/669503","title":{"rendered":"Chia Seeds Superfood Not Just For Novelty “Pets”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"One of the great things about superfoods<\/a> is the fact it’s relatively easy to add them to your existing diet to boost the nutrient density of your meals: toss a few goji berries<\/a> onto that salad to up the vitamin C value; add chlorella or spirulina<\/a> to your morning smoothie<\/a> for magnesium<\/a>; sprinkle some bee pollen<\/a> on that bowl of oatmeal to turn it into a nutrient-dense, super breakfast. This is one of the reasons the superfood chia seeds have quickly become one of my favourite superfoods to add to daily regimen – they’re so easy to incorporate.<\/p>\n

Chia seeds? Yes, they are indeed the very same things we smeared on the outside of a clay sheep to watch it grow green and fuzzy. But the use of chia seeds as a novelty toy is actually only a minor blip in the rich history of this superfood. <\/p>\n

For centuries chia seeds have been used as a staple food by the Native Americans of the south western U.S. and Mexico. These tiny seeds were once so highly prized by the Aztecs that they were used as a form of currency and offered as a tribute to the rulers. <\/p>\n

Historically, chia seeds were used as a high energy food. It is said that Aztecs on long journeys would subsist on nothing but small amounts of the seeds, and yet their energy levels never waned. Modern health-minded distance runners have found similar effects and value the seeds for their stamina-inducing qualities. This is hardly surprising given the sheer nutrient density of these little seeds.<\/p>\n

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