More on Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch Chia...

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NOTE:  A few days ago (1/23/12), I added a post about chia, the
 super-nutritious "wonder" seed that nobody had a clue about.
 (Except for, as we learned, the Marions of Newton, who have been
 eating it "for years," enjoying, as a result, alarmingly good health
 and retaining their youthful energy and good looks long after the
 rest of us, totally in the dark, have continued, ironically, to
 go to seed.  Thanks for nothing Mike, Donna....

Here is some nutritional info about chia that I dug up while writing a

press release for the al dente pasta company which is preparing to

introduce BonaChia, a new line of pasta made with chia seeds...

al dente's latest line

"Better known in its most whimsical form as a “made for tv” plant

 (everybody knows the Chia Pet), Chia is actually categorized as a superfood

 in the culinary world.  This means that not only does it taste good in
 our pasta, it’s also good for you.

"Chia, in fact, is really good for you:  Gram for gram, it truly

 stands alone with twice the protein of any other seed or grain; five
 times more  calcium than milk; more fiber than bran cereal; twice the
potassium of bananas; three time more iron than spinach;
and more antioxidants than blueberries.   What’s more, Chia is
 nutritionally superior to flax and soy and possesses the

richest non-marine whole food source of dietary fiber and Omega-3."

Incidentally, I did a little checking around and found that chia seeds
were available at the Ann Arbor Food Co-op for $13+ per pound.
  That seemed ridiculous, so I googled it and found any number
 of sources online for far less.  I ended up ordering from getchia.com

and got a 3-pound bag like the one above for $19.99 (AKA, $20). 
 So that came out to $6.66 a pound, much better.  The shipping was
 free and fast, and two or three days later, we had our chia. 
I then immediately tossed some in bread dough and ended up with
 this loaf...Delicious AND, as the tightlipped Marions of Newton have
known "for years," filled with nutrition.

See those little black specks?  Chia seeds.

(A very smart addition to a basic white bread.)