Customer Reviews

Chia Seeds 5 Pounds

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I was introduced to chia seeds by my daughter (a Level 1 Trauma Center emergency room nurse)when I last visited her digs. "Hey dad! Try this..." and then she handed me a 16 oz glass with what I thought I recognized as floating detritus from a poorly washed glass. I looked at her and she said "They're chia seeds!" So I took a big gulp of the drink as she explained how great they were for me. She sent me home with a zip lock bag full of them and her follow-on instructions:

Take 1 TBSP with a 16 oz glass of water once a day for a week.
Take 2 TBSP with a 16 oz glass of water once a day for a week.
Take 2 glasses of water in the morning and afternoon with the two TBSP dosage.

A remarkable think happened after 7-10 days in the process. It was around 2:00 pm in the afternoon and I didn't remember making coffee that morning. I checked my favorite coffee mug (usually used it 2-3x in the morning)and it was brand-spanking clean still in the cupboard. And I haven't felt the need to have coffee since. No withdrawal symptoms, no DT's, nothing. Like I said, the coffee industry is going to HATE this review.

More energy, have lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks, and I'm off of coffee (an addiction I had for over 30 years)!

As for the seller, I received the 5 lb bag double bagged and there was no leakage, anything. Nicely packaged and shipped promptly. I'm hooked for sure...

Although some may disagree, I usually prep 2 glasses for the chia seeds before I go to bed (just leave 'em on the counter)and give them a stir in the morning. I usually add a slug of Trader Joe's cranberry juice to each glass just because if chia seeds are great, then chia seeds with cranberry juice have to be awesome, at least by my way of thinking.

FWIW, I'm NOT a vegetarian - just a regular working stiff who realizes that the results of the health-care system doesn't start with a primary care physician - it starts with us...

Anyways, thanks for taking the time to read my review and I hope they work for you too!

This is the best price for Chia seeds I've found and the seller ships quickly; however, 5# of seeds are STUFFED into an overnight envelope. All it would take is a small puncture for all my seeds to be scattered before getting to me. . . These need to be boxed.

This is a great product, it has helped me lose 10lbs & has helped my arthritis also, my sister uses it & has had the same results along with she claims it gives her more energy, my son runs marithons & he says he's never put in such fast times before, you just have to get over the part where people think you're drinking or eating frog eggs, I just tell everyone they taste kind of like tomatoe seeds, you know, like no real taste at all. I don't go without them now. I make up my gel, then I add it to iced tea and drink it all day, my son just throws the seeds into a power drink, then adds water during the day, I put it on my oatmeal, my sister drinks it as well as puts it on salads, she says don't just sprinkle the seeds on things though cause they stick like glue on your teeth & then you look really tacky & don't realize it.

I'm pleased with this product, and have used it several times. I like knowing it's chemical free, and I like having it in separate one-pound ziplock bags instead of just one large bag.

However, it arrived in a US Mail priority envelope that had torn in shipping. It's a miracle the ziplock didn't get punctured - I could clearly see the seeds through the hole in the envelope.

To make your chia seeds more palatable and easy to take regularly without fuss, make a gel (9 parts water, 1 part seeds). You need to keep stirring them during the 15 minutes they take to make gel or you get clumping. Add lemon or lime juice and a sweetener of your choice. Keep refrigerated and take swigs throughout the day. I make a quart at a time and it lasts me 3-5 days. Somehow the flavor of lemon or lime helps you overcome the aversion to the bumpy gel you are swallowing! You could experiment with other flavors too.

Great company to purchase chia from, I will use them again. Chia rocks.
I received some healthy samples with my order, which was great.

Chia seeds are known to be very beneficial, and I have been using them only since I rec'd them. They are very easy to use after they have been soaked. They blend easily with shakes and juice. I don't have any results to report as yet, except that I have not had any bad reactions and it does seem to help my bowel function, and it may also have contributed to my energy level being better.

This is my second purchase and won't be my last. great product, well packaged and the lowest price I've found on the web.

I heard about Chia seeds from the book "Born to Run" and decided to try them out. Since I have tried them I have been in love. They keep me feeling full as well as hydrated (yes, you can tell the difference). The price is unbeatable and I would recommend this product to anyone as long as they have storage (the bag it comes in is not a good place to store them).

I'm a college student so I don't have much money for healthy food but this is one thing I refuse to go without because they "work" for me. I first realized the chia seeds were "working" when I was on my way home and suddenly felt ravenously hungry. My first thought was that the chia seeds and tea I had had earlier were the cause... until I realized that I last eaten 5 or 6 hours ago and was just NOW feeling hungry. I hadn't even thought about food for the past few hours! For me that is especially incredible, since I'm a "grazer" and eat every few hours out of hunger or boredom. Chia seeds are super-nutritious, decrease your appetite, and increase your energy levels so you should definitely buy some!