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Chia Seed Flour
ORLANDO, Fla., May 20 /PRNewswire/ — Chia Seed Flour is the buzz when it comes to gluten-free baking and alternatives to highly processed wheat flour. Chia Seed Flour is made from the tiny chia seeds. The chia seed was the super food of the Aztec warriors. It is the most nutritious grain available today.
Now, thanks to some clever nutritionist and Nuchia Foods Corporation, Chia Seed Flour is once again available for dinner tables everywhere. It is an excellent source of omega-3 and minerals, containing 12 of the 14 essential minerals, making it one of most nutrient dense foods on the planet.
Talk about nutritional value, a two-tablespoon serving of Chia Seed Flour has 530 milligrams (0.53 grams) of omega-3, a full 30% of the recommended daily intake for men and 50% for women. Also, it has 63 mgs of calcium, 4 grams of fiber, and 3 grams of protein. That means it has more calcium than 2 glasses of milk or 120% of the RDA for children.
Diets rich in omega-3, fiber, calcium and other nutrients support healthy disease response and may support a healthy heart and help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, high blood pressure and colon cancer.
While the move towards alternative flours is driven by the ever-increasing number of people with gluten sensitivity, and celiac disease, it is getting help from families looking for healthy diets. Health-conscious shoppers have already begun to look toward other ancient grains like amaranth, flax, kamut, millet, quinoa or millet flours. Like these grains, chia seed flour is an ancient grain, only more nutritious. It also performs more like all-purpose wheat flour, is similar in taste and easier to use than other grains.
The question still remains, how does it taste? At product sampling and taste testing at the Expo West Natural Foods show in Anaheim, California, and The Natural Products Association Expo, (SOHO), Orlando, Florida, the results are in. It tastes great.
It is easy to use replacing wheat flour one for one in most recipes. Because of the high fiber content you will want to add less liquid. Additionally, it usually does not require milk, making it great for lactose-intolerant diets.
Nuchia 100% Chia Seed Flour is low-fat. Compared to Oatmeal, Nuchia 100% Chia Seed Flour is lower in fat, has fewer calories and contains only 35 calories in comparison to Oatmeal’s 105 calories. It also has more omega-3, fiber and a higher ORAC value.
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Nuchia Foods product is real flour, not just ground up chia seeds. They offer two varieties, their Original Chia Seed Flour and Nuchia 100% Chia Seed Flour.
The Original Chia Seed Flour is an all-purpose alternative flour that includes organic brown rice flour. It is best for baking cookies, pastries and breads. The Nuchia 100% Chia Seed Flour also can be used for baking, but is best as an additive. Both are great as cereals and make a great gluten-free breakfast cereal. Just add warm water or milk, two tablespoons of Chia Flour, some cinnamon, a little salt and sweetener. A great start to a healthy day, with nature’s best raw whole food.
Distributed nationally through Tree Of Life and Nuchia Foods Corporation.
Contact:
Homer L. Hartage,
407-857-2320
hhartage@nuchiafoods.com
http://www.nuchiafoods.com
5603 Commerce Dr., Unit 1
Orlando, Florida 32839
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Breakfast Bars / Original Chia Seed Flour
Gluten Free Flour
Nuchia Foods Gluten Free, Cooking Class
Using Nuchia Foods Original Chia Seed Flour has never been easier.
With this recipe you learn to use your Chia Seed Flour to give you and your family a healthy high energy start every day. This is good for adults and children who would otherwise miss breakfast. This breakfast bar can be made in advance and good for the whole week, this taste really great.
Give then their Omega-3, Protein, minerals and enough energy for an entire day.
As a special treat: This one is a Raw Foods Recipe!
Nuchia Foods Presents Gluten Free, Raw Whole Foods Cooking Class, Featuring Charles Marble, Founder of Mangroves Health Institute, Naples, Florida. Video Produced By Naples Original Video Productions. 239-594-5588.
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Gluten Free Raw Cooking Class Video, Napals Florida
Gluten free video demonstrates Raw Cooking using Chia Seeds, the most nutritious grain, and super food.
Nuchia Foods Corporation launch Videos to demonstrate Raw Foods Cooking Using Chia Seeds and their Original Chia Seed Flour. Nuchia Foods is the first company in the country to offer the Chia Seed Flour, an alternative flour that can replace highly processed wheat flour 1 to 1 in most recipes
Also visit Nuchia Play List for all 6 videos at YouTube.
Using Chia Seed Flour
Like all flours, Nuchia Original Chia Seed Flour should always be sifted before use. Nuchia recommends using as small a vessel as possible when baking with Chia Seed Flour. Large vessels do not disperse heat as well to the center and can leave it uncooked when the outer edges are finished.
Proper Flour Measuring
- Prepare a large bowl and a large sifter
- Sift the flour into the large bowl
- Scoop the amount needed from the large bowl
- Level off with a knife or spatula
- Do not pack flour
- For best results, use flour measured this way in all recipes with all flours
Texture and Appearance
Nuchia Original Chia Seed Flour holds on to moisture and requires a slightly longer baking time than recipes made with all-purpose flour. Nuchia recommends increasing bake-time for conversion recipes by about 10% to 20%. If you use a toothpick or a knife to test doneness, the Chia will pull the batter together and away from the tester, leaving it looking dry before it is actually done.
This added moisture protects against over cooking, but can leave the finished product with a slightly soggy texture, although it is cooked through. Using both Original Chia Seeds and Original Chia Seed Flour in a single recipe is not recommended for this reason as well. This moisture also causes the product to stick to cooking vessels more. Nuchia recommends both lining and greasing all cooking vessels when possible. Non-stick cooking vessels are best.
Original Chia Seed Flour is contains organic brown rice flour. When baked the rice flour becomes medium to dark brown in color, no matter what the original appearance of the batter may have been.
Storage
Nuchia recommends storing Original Chia Seed Flour in the refrigerator to ensure freshness. Once incorporated into cooked products, refrigeration is only necessary for those with major dairy ingredients, such as cheesecakes or cream cheese icing. However, like all baked goods, high room temperature can spoil products if left too long before consumption.
Healthier Options
Nuchia Foods highly encourages experimentation with our recipes. While we are making our best efforts to provide tested and approved low-fat, low-carb and vegan recipes, egg, butter and sugar substitutions are recommended for those on restricted diets.
Using Chia Seed
Like the flour, Original Chia Seed Flour holds onto moisture in baked goods. We suggest taking similar precautions with lining and greasing pans. It would be best to increase cook time slightly as well; by about 5%.