NaturalNews announces chemical-free Chia seeds at under $5 a pound

(NaturalNews) As you may already know, NaturalNews has teamed up with The Raw Food World to launch the new NaturalNews store (http://store.naturalnews.com). The combined reach of their customers and our readers is allowing us to make some "screamin' good" high-volume purchases of health-related products that we can offer to readers at ridiculously competitive prices.

Today, we bring you a screamin' good deal on chemical-free Chia seeds. While supplies last, you can pick up a one-pound bag of grown-without-pesticides Chia seeds for the amazing price of just $4.95. They aren't certified organic, but they're grown without pesticides or herbicides of any kind. Both Matt and I regularly eat these ourselves!

This $4.95 / lb. price is only good while supplies last.

See more details at:
http://store.naturalnews.com/index....

Why Chia seeds?

Chia seeds remain one of my favorite superfoods. They're rich in omega-3s like flax seeds, but they taste a whole lot better than flax (in my opinion). I probably don't need to tell you about all the health benefits of omega-3s. Virtually everyone can benefit from increasing their intake of these health-supporting oils.

Chia seeds are also naturally high in calcium, a nutrient necessary for healthy bones (among other functions in the body). This is plant-based calcium, too, not the calcium carbonate you might see in lower-cost vitamins.

Another huge benefit offered by Chia seeds is the Chia gel that forms when you soak them in water. This gel surrounds the Chia seed, and when you eat or drink the Chia seed, this gel physically fills your stomach, helping you feel full faster, encouraging you to eat less at a meal setting. It may also help slow the digestion of dietary sugars because it locks those sugars in this Chia gel, requiring more time for those sugars to be released and digested. (Note, however, that I'm not saying Chia seeds are some sort of magic weight loss product. They aren't. They just really nutritious superfoods!)

How to prepare a "Chia smoothie"

I use Chia seeds in smoothies. It's easy: Just take a few spoonfuls of Chia seeds, place them in a glass jar and add 8 ounces of water (fill the jar). Let that sit for 6 - 8 hours until the Chia seeds are fully gelled up. You now have a "Chia gel" solution that you can pour into smoothies, mix into cereals and add to recipes. In smoothies, they're delicious!

In fact, you can just add a few delicious ingredients to the Chia gel itself and drink that down as a delicious smoothie. Try adding some blended bananas, peanut butter and stevia to the Chia gel: It's a banana-Chia smoothie that's delicious! Or add raw almond milk, and raw honey too -- that's an awesome recipe!

In their dry form, Chia seeds can also be added to bread recipes, pancakes and other baking recipes. And of course, Chia seeds go extremely well in raw foods recipes such as Chia crackers. The Chia gel actually helps all the raw ingredients stick together better.

Chia remains one of my top-recommended superfoods. It's nutrient dense, delicious and loaded with good nutrition. The omega-3 oils they offer are phenomenal because it's usually quite difficult to get those oils from plants. For those who don't want to eat fish or take fish oil supplements, Chia seeds are a smart source of dietary omega-3s. (I also take Moxxor green-lipped mussel oil capsules because I know it's a clean source of marine omega-3s.)

Chia seeds just $4.95 per pound

I don't think you'll see a better price on chemical-free Chia seeds anywhere!

While supplies last only:
http://store.naturalnews.com/index....

Other sources for Chia seeds

Chia seeds are also available at Good Cause Wellness (http://www.goodcausewellness.com/se...), an online retailer I've recommended for nearly two years now.

You can also find Chia seeds as an ingredient in products like Living Fuel (www.LivingFuel.com).

And of course, most health food stores carry Chia seeds, too. So pick up a bag the next time you're there.