Chia Seed Superfood

Astoria Mills gluten free Light Brown Bread mix #6 is not only delicious, with a soft crust and interior like traditional sandwich breads, it has a good shelf life as well. You only need to toast it when you want toast. Great gluten free chia bread to take along on a trip with you. Not only is this bread enriched with our proprietary formula, it is loaded with extra fiber and nutrition as well. The Chia seed that it contains help out with this.

Did you know that Chia Seeds are a superfood that is coming back to life after years of being forgotten. Just think, only 3.5 oz. of these little speckled grey and white mini-seeds contain the same amount of omega-3 oils as 28 oz. of salmon, calcium equiv. of three cups of milk, the fiber of 1 ¼ cups of ‘All-Bran’ cereal, equiv. iron of eating 5 cups of raw spinach, equiv. vegetable protein like eating 1 ½ cups kidney beans, the equiv. potassium 1 1/2 bananas, and the vitamin C of 7 oranges!
Chia has the highest fiber content of any single food and is useful in the lowering of blood preassure. And the best news for us is that it is gluten free!

Chia seeds are of course a bit expensive as you will find when you go to buy some, but because you only need a little, the cost is relative. If you are one of those who are allergic to eggs also, chia can be used as a very nutritious egg substitute.

So if you are looking to try making some fresh homemade bread again that packs more nutrition as well as taste, try Astoria Mills Light Brown Mix #6. Why you can even make donuts with it. What a way to get some good stuff into your kids Who would have thought that the chia seed made famous with the Chia Pet was so nutritious!