Sentences with phrase «aztec diet»

It was, in fact, one of the main foods in the Aztec diet.

Amaranth played a huge role in the Aztec diet until it was banned by the Spanish, who thought amaranth and quinoa were the source of their power.

It was considered just as essential to the average Aztec diet as Corn.

Chia seeds have been in use as early times as 3500 B.C. and were Aztec diet's one of the main components.

Chia seeds were a main component of the Aztec diet, and they believed just a tablespoon of Chia seeds was enough to sustain a warrior for twenty - four hours.

Native to Mexico, chia is an annual herb that was cultivated as a staple in the ancient Aztec diet.

These seeds were hugely important in Mayan and Aztec diets because only a small amount of chia seeds are needed to create satiety.

The seeds are native to South America and have been a staple in Mayan and Aztec diets for centuries.

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Chia seeds, once a staple in the diets of ancient Mayans and Aztecs for strength and stamina is now popular amongst athletes and health - conscious folks as it's touted for being a superfood and in my personal, chia seeds are a superfood... It is packed with fiber (5 grams per tablespoon), 3 grams of protein, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fats mostly from heart - healthy polyunsaturated, omega - 3 and monounsaturated fatty acids.

Back in the day, Aztecs used it not only in their diets, but also in worship rituals.

Huitlacoche is a fungus that grows on the ears of corn, and dates as far back as the ancient Aztecs who enjoyed this corn fungus as a part of their every day diet.

In pre-Columbian times chia seeds were a main component of the Aztec and Mayan diets and were the basic survival ration of Aztec warriors.

In southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula, chile peppers have been part of the human diet since about 7500 B.C. and thus their usage pre-dates the two great Central American civilizations, the Mayas and the Aztecs.

Long before the introduction of chia seeds into the North American diet, these tiny super-seeds were being consumed regularly by the ancient Aztec and Mayan warriors for strength and stamina.

Long before the Ch - ch - ch - chia pet of the 1980's, the Aztecs and the Mayans used chia seeds as a staple of their everyday diets, alongside corn and...

Chia seed energy bars are excellent as an endurance food: «Supposedly, the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incans used chia as a staple of their diet and as an energy food.

The Aztecs cultivated the chia plant and the seeds were a staple of their diet, alongside maize.

These unprocessed seeds, which come from a desert plant grown in Mexico, have been around for thousands of years and were a staple in the diet of the ancient Mayans and Aztecs.

As described in Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, seeds were one of the staple foods in the diet of the Aztec culture.