Comments on: Chia pets or survival food http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/ renewable energy,survival,save money,self build,Green homes,Solar power, cheap power, 12 volt, Solar panels, Wind power, peak oil, Batteries, Inverter, Generator, Rainwater harvesting, survivalist, prepper, self-sufficient, vans, yurts, yachts, RVs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Wretha http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/comment-page-1/#comment-318904 Wretha Mon, 31 May 2010 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4037#comment-318904 <strong>Emily</strong>, yeah I know, I don't like the tapioca feel either (I hate tapioca! Ewww, lumpy pudding????) Sometimes I just add a little sugar or I add some raw honey or agave nectar, it really helps it go down better. Emily, yeah I know, I don’t like the tapioca feel either (I hate tapioca! Ewww, lumpy pudding????) Sometimes I just add a little sugar or I add some raw honey or agave nectar, it really helps it go down better.

]]> By: Emily http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/comment-page-1/#comment-318899 Emily Mon, 31 May 2010 16:37:59 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4037#comment-318899 Hm.. Emergen-C - I will have to try that. I usually just drink the seeds with plain water and have to choke it down, gagging a little. I just can't get used to that weird tapioca-like consistency! Hm.. Emergen-C – I will have to try that. I usually just drink the seeds with plain water and have to choke it down, gagging a little. I just can’t get used to that weird tapioca-like consistency!

]]> By: Wretha http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/comment-page-1/#comment-237604 Wretha Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:41:45 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4037#comment-237604 <strong>MsBelinda</strong>, yeah I was surprised too to find out that the lowly, as seen on TV, chia (minus the pet) was good for you, I shudder to think about all those chia seeds being wasted on chia pets, but on the other hand, that business may have been the thing that kept the chia seeds around, perhaps they would have fallen completely into obscurity without the chia pet industry to keep them going until people could see and re-learn the truth about the health benefits of chia seeds. Wretha MsBelinda, yeah I was surprised too to find out that the lowly, as seen on TV, chia (minus the pet) was good for you, I shudder to think about all those chia seeds being wasted on chia pets, but on the other hand, that business may have been the thing that kept the chia seeds around, perhaps they would have fallen completely into obscurity without the chia pet industry to keep them going until people could see and re-learn the truth about the health benefits of chia seeds.
Wretha

]]> By: Wretha http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/comment-page-1/#comment-237603 Wretha Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:38:28 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4037#comment-237603 <strong>penlem18</strong>, I hope I never have to survive on a single spoonful of chia seeds per day, but it's nice to know it can be done, or at least it has been done. A few nights ago, I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup, I added a scoop of chia seeds and allowed it to expand in the soup. It made the soup heartier, thicker, tastier, I added much fewer crackers (basically empty calories) to my soup and loved it just as much. Thanks for commenting, Wretha penlem18, I hope I never have to survive on a single spoonful of chia seeds per day, but it’s nice to know it can be done, or at least it has been done. A few nights ago, I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup, I added a scoop of chia seeds and allowed it to expand in the soup. It made the soup heartier, thicker, tastier, I added much fewer crackers (basically empty calories) to my soup and loved it just as much.

Thanks for commenting,
Wretha

]]> By: penlem18 http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/comment-page-1/#comment-237571 penlem18 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:24:03 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4037#comment-237571 Chia was called Indian running food, because a spoonful of seeds was supposed to sustain them for an entire day. When the seeds are swollen in juice, especially lemonade, the drink is called a chia fresca. The leaves are good in salsa and herbal teas, and the entire plant has dozens of medicinal uses. Chia was called Indian running food, because a spoonful of seeds was supposed to sustain them for an entire day.

When the seeds are swollen in juice, especially lemonade, the drink is called a chia fresca.

The leaves are good in salsa and herbal teas, and the entire plant has dozens of medicinal uses.

]]> By: MsBelinda http://www.off-grid.net/2009/09/15/chia-pets-or-survival-food/comment-page-1/#comment-237399 MsBelinda Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:59:51 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4037#comment-237399 Very interesting, who would of thought Chia pet seeds would be good for you. Learn something new everyday. Very interesting, who would of thought Chia pet seeds would be good for you. Learn something new everyday.

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