{"id":61814,"date":"2015-06-29T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T03:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/chia-samen-die-super-samen\/"},"modified":"2020-07-16T17:39:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T15:39:30","slug":"chia-seeds-the-super-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/chia-seeds-the-super-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Chia Seeds \u2013 The Super Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">Chia is an edible seed, belonging to the same family as mint, oregano and thyme, and comes from the desert plant Salvia Hispanica which is grown in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">T<\/span>he use of chia seeds go back to Mayan and Aztec cultures &#8211; \u201cChia\u201d meaning strength, has a history of being used an energy booster within these cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Chia seeds are an unprocessed, whole-grain food that can be absorbed by the body as seeds (unlike flax or sesame seeds which need to be ground first).<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>The Skinny:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the most nutrient-dense foods on the market &#8211; consuming a handful of superfood chia seeds provides more nutritional value than eating several portions of vegetables and provides 10% of your daily protein requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Chia seeds absorb thirty times their weight in water, helping regulate body fluid levels and retain electrolytes. Also helping control your appetite, since they fill you up.<\/li>\n<li>High in fiber and nutritionally dense, they help you feel fuller faster.<\/li>\n<li>Just two tablespoons of chia seeds contains 10 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein, more calcium than milk, more Omega-3s than salmon, three times more iron than spinach, twice the potassium content, seven times more vitamin C than oranges, and more antioxidants than blueberries. Impressive.<\/li>\n<li>Chia seeds are also wonderful for gluten-free, egg-free or vegan baking, since they make for an excellent binder or thickener. Just add the seeds to the liquid ingredients and allowed to sit until it forms a gel (this can take up to 20 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><em>Putting them to use:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When using as a binder or egg replacer, just substitute 1 tablespoon of chia seeds + 3 tablespoons of water per egg.<\/li>\n<li>For a recipe with texture, such as cookies, muffins or breads with nuts, seeds, etc., the whole seeds can be used.<\/li>\n<li>Ground chia works better for cakes, brownies, and less textured baked goods. Whole seed are easily ground into a powder using a coffee grinder, blender or mortar and pestle.<\/li>\n<li>Chia seed powder can be used as a thickener for puddings, soups and gravies in place of cornstarch or other thickening agents. Keep in mind it takes a minute or two for the powder to swell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5334\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4924598841_763c53f8b3_z.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4924598841_763c53f8b3_z.jpg\" alt=\"Chia Pet, Chia-Samen\" width=\"640\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4924598841_763c53f8b3_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4924598841_763c53f8b3_z-324x98.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chia-Pet aus den 80ern (sehr beliebt als Deko in Kanada) Foto: Flickr, Jeffrey Beall CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, denverjeffrey, https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/denverjeffrey\/4924598841\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong><em>Sprouting chia seeds:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sprouted chia seeds are a great addition to salads, however keep in mind you can\u2019t use the usual tray or jar sprouters.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Day 1: sprinkle a thin layer of seeds on the bottom of an non-lacquered terra cotta dish or plate.<\/li>\n<li>Put the terra cotta dish in a larger plate of water.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with another plate.<\/li>\n<li>Since terra cotta is porous, small amounts of water permeate it and provide the right amount of water enabling the Chia to sprout.<\/li>\n<li>Day 2: lightly mist or sprinkle the seeds with a little water.<\/li>\n<li>Day 3: the sprouts should be right to eat.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chia is an edible seed, belonging to the same family as mint, oregano and thyme, and comes from the desert plant&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kb_optimizer_status":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5071,5075],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diet-type","category-superfoods-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}