{"id":93,"date":"2016-01-27T02:07:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T02:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hn.arrowpress.net\/foodfarm_sample\/?p=93"},"modified":"2020-04-29T19:36:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T19:36:35","slug":"chia_benefits_fstgroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/27\/chia_benefits_fstgroup\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the benefits of chia seeds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Despite their small size, chia seeds are full of important nutrients. They are an excellent source of\u00a0omega-3 fatty acids, rich in\u00a0antioxidants, and they\u00a0provide fiber, iron, and calcium. Omega-3\u00a0fatty acids help raise HDL\u00a0cholesterol, the \u201cgood\u201d cholesterol that protects against\u00a0heart attack\u00a0and\u00a0stroke. Remember the chia pets that were popular in the 1990s? Chia seeds are the same small seeds you used to grow an Afro in your Homer Simpson terracotta vase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fast facts on chia seeds:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Here are some key points about chia seeds. More detail is in the main article.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>Chia seeds are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, antioxidants, iron, and\u00a0calcium.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>A 28-gram, or 1-ounce, serving of chia seeds also contains 5.6 grams of protein.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>Mixed with water, they can replace egg in vegan cooking.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>Chia seeds can be eaten cooked or raw, but they should be added to another food or soaked before eating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database, a 28-gram, or one-ounce serving of chia seeds\u00a0contains:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>131\u00a0calories<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>8.4 grams of fat<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>13.07 grams of\u00a0carbohydrate<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>11.2 grams of fiber<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>5.6 grams of protein<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>No sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Eating once ounce of chia seeds each day would provide 18 percent of daily calcium needs, 27 percent of phosphorus, 30 percent of manganese, and smaller amounts of\u00a0potassium\u00a0and\u00a0copper.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.verywellfit.com\/thmb\/tw_zeBjep6BG4gaPFhMvt5DENZs=\/1500x1000\/filters:fill(FFDB5D,1)\/chia-seeds-f5ab0be2ce524eb1a2615ce0298d0f30.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite their small size, chia seeds are full of important nutrients. They are an excellent source of\u00a0omega-3 fatty acids, rich in\u00a0antioxidants, and they\u00a0provide fiber, iron, and calcium. Omega-3\u00a0fatty acids help raise HDL\u00a0cholesterol, the \u201cgood\u201d cholesterol that protects against\u00a0heart attack\u00a0and\u00a0stroke. Remember the chia pets that were popular in the 1990s? Chia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[31,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2036,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/2036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fst-gr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}