{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NYNxW8WRzT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/ch-ch-ch-chia\/\">Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/ch-ch-ch-chia\/embed\/#?secret=NYNxW8WRzT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"NYNxW8WRzT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PureVegan600x180.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"&nbsp; After taking several hours to read up on Salvia hispanica L. I am astonished that it hasn\u2019t already officially replaced flax as the \u201cNewest and Coolest Staple Seed\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 But no doubt it will if the research and anecdotal evidence continues to pour in the way it is presently.\u00a0 That being said be forewarned that although small, this stuff packs a big punch and could even bring about harmful side effects. Where does it come from? Native to Mexico and Central America, chia seeds have been a go-to source of nutrient dense food for centuries among the Aztecs.\u00a0 They believed it had medicinal qualities and was a worthy offering to their gods and persons of nobility but it was also used as a (virtually weightless) source of sustained energy during times of battle and hunting. \u00a0They were eaten as a grain alone or mixed with other grains , drank as a beverage when placed in water, ground into flour and pressed for oil to used as base for face and body paint. Nutritional make-up Chia seeds are high in protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium and Omega-3 fatty acids (the most of any plant source currently known).\u00a0 One ounce contains about 140 [&hellip;]"}