For those of you who are on the chia band wagon here is more good news about soaking chia!
my friend Elaine Cobb in Enterprise UT just alerted me this! WOW! (Sally F.--Beaverton Stake)
This is from NSRI (Nutritional Science Research Institute)
Important Discovery!
Germinating/Soaking
Omega 3 Chia seeds
NSRI (Nutritional Science Research Institute) made an
important discovery when germinating the
Omega 3 Chia seeds for a minimum of 12-24 hours.
The ORAC value and the antioxidant level nearly tripled
to 220 points! Normally the ORAC value of the chia seed
is 80 (vs. blueberries at 70) but when the seeds are
soaked the nutritional values increased substantially.
Here’s what to do:
• A one quart glass jar and lid
• 1.5 T or 1 scoop of chia seeds for every ½ cup of
water
• Shake the container until the seeds are suspended and
liquid begins to thicken.
• Soak the seeds at room temp in water for a
minimum of 12 – 24 hours .
• After the 12-24 hour period, consume
the germinated/soaked seed.
• Make larger quantities then refrigerate
so you’ll have germinated seeds for
cooking etc.
• Use the germinated seeds in smoothies
oatmeal, Yogurt, soup, bread, cakes or
cookie mix.
A tip from Sally, substituting chia gel by volume for eggs in cupcakes gives you a dense, fudgy (of course we made chocolate) moist delicious cupcake. (be aware that it will not rise as high s it will lack the leavening power of eggs ) Lori has done it with brownies and says they were really good. my kids preferred them to my regular "egg" cupcake. (i did use coconut oil as well and it makes everything great!)
By the way, sure enough they also discovered the dark chia has more antioxidants than the white! good thing cause it costs less!
now go soak some chia!
(anyone wanting to order the order is 1/2 full, 20 more bags and we send for it! $143.00 for 50# the beauty of wholesale!)
