I finally tried the illusive Chia seed today! I have been wanting to get my hands on it for a while but never asked where the “Chia seed department” was at my local health foods store. Well, yesterday I bought a container of this magical seed.
I am especially intrigued by the Chia seed after reading about it in “Born to Run“. The author of the book says eating chia seeds are the nutritional equivalent of drinking a smoothie of “spinach, salmon and human growth hormone”. Plus, the Tarahumara eat it and they are almost super human so I had to try it! 
I added a tablespoon to my oatmeal this morning. Then, I went out and ran 56 miles. Just kidding. I eat oatmeal after I run or I risk barfing on my shoes, and it’s so cold here it would probably freeze on my shoes and I would have throw-up sneakers for the rest of my life.
I placed my super powered Chia oats in a convenient PB container 🙂 No muss no fuss.
See the dark specks? Those are the seeds. 
My initial impressions: I couldn’t taste it at all and it did give the oats a slightly thicker consistency. I will have to give my full review after I eat them for a few days, so stay tuned!
Check out my latest Breathe post – Falling and Getting Back Up
Marathon Training – I did 5.89 freezing miles today. I need to add another layer to my running gear. I was dying out there!
Never heard of Chia seeds. Please do write a review when you feel the effects. That bit about the 56 miles made me LOL.
Can’t wait to see what your thoughts on Chia seeds are. I’ve been wanting to try them for like, eva.
Great breathe post! You hit the nail on the head. The hubs bought me that book for Christmas. I can’t wait to read it. I just got the chia seeds online as I’ve been interested in trying them. i figure it can’t hurt. 🙂
Monica – I’m having trouble keeping up with you. One day in the warmth of SoCal, the next day back on the East Coast! My head’s spinning.
If the chia seeds don;t work out, at least you can grow a nice ‘fro
I’m interested to hear your review on chia seeds. I want to know if they are worth the hype!
it was definitely cold outside today! are chia seeds related to the chia pet? i keep hearing about eating the seeds and all i can think about is the planty pets
Will definitely have to try chia seeds… For some reason I thought they’d have the texture of poppy seeds… I’m guessing not 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try chia for awhile, but I could never decide how to use them!
Now I’m going to have that stupid chia song stuck in my head! 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try them too, looks like yours are the ground kind? Do most people eat them whole? I think the only time I’ve seen them they are whole…
Confusing. I’m interested to see if you notice a difference!
I like chia seeds except they get stuck in your teeth 😛
I don’t know how you run in the cold! I’m a wuss!
I just got ‘Born to Run’ for Christmas and I can’t wait to read it! Who knows, I might become a chia seed convert too! 🙂
I love chia!
Chia Pudding
Chia Powder in my pancakes
Chia Seeds sprinkled on my pancakes
Chia in my smoothies
CHIA!
Happy Tuesday,
Katie
http://katiechangesforkatie.blogspot.com/
I’m interested to see what you think. You’re always honest so I trust your reviews. I’m curious if this is just one of those blog trends that come and go. Keep us updated!
I can’t find them anywhere in stores near me! Guess I should ask.