Chia Recipes

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Notes from the Rainforest Foods kitchen: Quinoa, Chia and sweet vegetable salad – seminal stuff We have been including Chia seed into quite a few dishes recently. Its generous vitamin and mineral content, plus its ample Omega-3 and 6 fatty acid provision, make it a (...) READ MORE >

How to eat chia seeds

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Notes from the Rainforest Foods kitchen – Chia seed bread, as laid down in law Here at Rainforest Foods we love Chia seed, and include it in a wide variety of dishes. But the Novel Foods legislation passed in 1997 be the European Union (EU) restricts its marking, allowing (...) READ MORE >

Pancake recipes

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Notes from the Rainforest Foods kitchen: power breakfast 2 – Hemp, Chia and the traditional pancake The pancake is an ancient food, a quickly-prepared alternative to bread. A simple combination of eggs, milk and flour, it is easy to make and provides protein, carbohydrate (...) READ MORE >

Chia Seed Recipes

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Notes from the Rainforest Foods kitchen: power breakfast 1 – beyond porridge Porridge is renowned as a great way to start the day. It provides protein, carbohydrate and dietary fibre, yet can be reasonably low in fat. The dietary fibre releases carbohydrate energy slowly (...) READ MORE >

Chia: the BBC, the FSA and the seeds of change

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High excitement was caused among fans of high-nutrition foods recently, by no less august an institution than the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It reported online that the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) may be about to review the classification (...) READ MORE >

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