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    I'm eating a chia pet????

    ok - for those of you who don't know what CHIA seeds are, if you google them, You'll come up with a wealth of information. They're higher in fiber than flax and healthier...

    so anyways - we were supposed to have a team building today at work (got moved to another day yesterday afternoon). I had already planned on making them a low-carb cheesecake and a low-carb crumb cake.

    The low-carb crumb cake is off of linda's website and was a HIT!!! everyone loved it. Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

    Everyone liked the cheesecake -
    Wifezilla's Way: RECIPE: Low Carb Strawberry Cheese Cake
    but then I told them I made it with chia seeds and of COURSE their first question... "am I going to grow a chia pet in my stomach?"
    wow. really? wow. and I work in a corporate office. lol.
    but they all loved it anyways. (btw, the jam I used is a homemade no-sugar added jam made with no-sugar-needed pectin i found at wally world, raspberries and erythritol).

    course, one of them also asked, "so i can have a few pieces right? you're a health freak so it's low fat, right?"...um no. not so much. I told everyone it's made with REAL cream REAL cream cheese and almond flour (almonds have fat in them!!! :P)

    but anyways. i just love sharing my "wierd" food with people - their reactions are always "what am i eating??" as they're scarfing it down and ask for seconds...
    Find my blog at: http://keriannmb.blogspot.com/

    Diagnosed Insulin Resistant in October 2007.
    Committed to Atkins January 2009.

    ~I lost 1 pound 30 times!~

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    Tags: chia, eating, pet????
  • #2
    Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

    Originally posted by keriann_forgoodthistime View Post
    "am I going to grow a chia pet in my stomach?"
    Totally sounds like something my smart a** would say


    Started: 3/2/09

    ~280~270~260~250~240~230~220~210~200~190

    Realistic Final Goal: 190
    Stretch Goal: 140


    Successfully did Atkins in 1998 using 1992 copy of the book...before it was "hip". Lost 60lbs, exercised daily, felt and looked great. And then I moved in with a junk-food loving man, my mom got sick and passed away, then I suffered a spinal cord injury, and junk-food dude left me...and now I weigh 292lbs. That's 22lbs MORE than I weighed the first time around. It's 10 years later...I know this will work for me again.

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      Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

      Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Seeds, chia seeds, dried
      Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Seeds, flaxseed

      Curious why you think chia is healthier than flax? The comparisons at this website seem to give flax the edge, and it is cheaper. I have nothing against the chia seeds, seriously plan to try them soon, but not likely to give up my flax.

      (To use the links to compare, make sure to adjust to the same measurements. One of them wouldn't stay adjusted for me to save the link.)

      Flax is slightly higher in protein, lower in 'glycemic load' and is moderately anti-inflammatory, where chia is mildly anti-inflammatory.

      I hear chia has the advantage of not needing to be ground, which would surely be a plus. Does it swell if you cook it, somewhat like tapioca? I liked using quinoa as a sub for rice in rice pudding, and would love it if chia would reproduce the 'pearl' effect. Seriously I do plan on trying it soon.

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      • #4
        Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

        everywhere I've read up on chia says it's healthier.
        i love both. i use both.

        plus - chia doesn't tend to go bad as fast/like flax can.
        Find my blog at: http://keriannmb.blogspot.com/

        Diagnosed Insulin Resistant in October 2007.
        Committed to Atkins January 2009.

        ~I lost 1 pound 30 times!~

        "Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyways; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."

        Started Date: 03/January/2009 - 196 lbs
        Current Month: February 2010 - 163lbs
        WEDDING DATE: 26/JUNE/2010 - I WILL BE A BUFF BRIDE!



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        • #5
          Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

          Chia is one of those things I keep looking for to try out, but cannot find at the moment. I have only been into small healthfood shops as yet and no-one there knows what I am asking for
          Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
          Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



          Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





          F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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          • #6
            Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

            I love chia. It thickens without that slimy-booger texture flax has.

            Anyhow, it swells slightly and has the appearance of mini-tapioca. I use it in a low carb bubble tea or in an instant pudding.

            Atkins Diet Bulletin Board
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/food-cooking-chat/60856-chia-salba.html


            Now that I finally have a food dehydrator, I plan on trying out some other recipes I've found on the web.
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            • #7
              Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

              I was hoping for that pearly texture, now I am even more likely to buy it, and mix it with a little cream and cinnamon.

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              • #8
                Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

                Totally off topic, but I love reading your blog

                Originally posted by keriann_forgoodthistime View Post
                but anyways. i just love sharing my "wierd" food with people - their reactions are always "what am i eating??" as they're scarfing it down and ask for seconds...
                What I do:
                Elliptical gym machine 1 hr Tue-Sun
                At 320, switch to cycling on my Trek 500
                2 filtered containers water/day
                Daily salads/veggies

                Goals:
                Stop needing High Blood Pressure meds - DONE!
                Workout in a XXXL shirt                 - DONE!
                Workout in a XXL shirt
                Workout in a XL shirt
                270 on the scales

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                • #9
                  Re: I'm eating a chia pet????

                  It is so much fun to take "our goodies" to the public! I remember making a mock coconut cream pie and taking it to work. Everyone thought it was the real thing, without a crust, of course!
                  Jeannette


                  restart 6/19/09
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                  f/5'2"/67yrs. young!

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