FREE: ~*~*~* 25 -"Chia Seeds" - Nature's SUPER FOOD! Grow your own! *~*~*~

You are very welcome! Thank you ~ :)

Thamks so much! :)

I haven't actually "tasted" them, though I have eaten plenty of them! LOL I mixed them with salds, with my oatmeal in the am, with soups ... oh and also with smoothies ... you can sprout them and eat the sprouts also ... :) Hope this helps ...
The ones I have listed though are for growing more ... not listed as food ... :)

From: GardenGuide.com - :)
The Chia (Columbariae) is generally described as an annual forb/herb. This is native to the U.S. (United States) .


Uses of : Landscaping, Medicinal, Culinary, etc.
Ethnobotanic: Chia, the Spanish name for Salvia columbariae, is a plant of great economic importance to many Native American tribes in California, who have long used chia for food and medicinal purposes. Historically, chia seeds were a staple food for many Pacific coast groups including the Salinan, Costanoan and Chumash as well as inland tribes such as the Paiute, Maidu, and Kawaiisu. Chia is one of the first plants obtained by humans in Kawaiisu mythology (Zigmond 1981). Chia was regularly cultivated along with corn in the fields of the Nahua peoples of ancient Mexico. Salvia columbariae seeds were used by the Chumash on Santa Rosa Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California, as long as 600 years ago, as evidenced by radio carbon dating of seeds found in pottery jars at burial sites there (Clebsch 1997). Large beds of chia plants are reported to bloom in areas that once were the locations of ancient Native American villages (Romero 1954). Chia is an important resource that was often managed by native peoples. The Chumash and Cahuilla were among those groups who would increase the following year’s harvest by periodically burning stands of chia plants (Timbrook et al. 1982;Bean & Saubel 1972).

Chia seeds are a valuable source of nutrients, protein and oil. When roasted, they have a pleasant, nutlike flavor. The Diegueño took chia seeds on journeys where a few seeds kept in the mouth and periodically chewed, would keep up their strength (Hedges & Beresford 1986). One tablespoon of chia seed is said to be enough to supply a person with 24 hours worth of energy.

Read more: Chia Plant Guide | Columbariae Plant Information | Garden Guides http://www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/chia-salvia-columbariae/#ixzz1B5I3mV73