I have read that it can be danderous to eat without soaking them first because they will expand in the digestive system which may present a problem. So, should they be miiled then soaked? Or soaked then milled?
@trevorhoward2254 not after you've milled it. Milling it "brings out" the nutrients per se. Soaking them allows the shell of the seed to expand the internal nutrients. Milling them basically opens the shell of the seed, allowing all of the nutrients to become absorbed. I could be mistaken, but this is how I've understood it.
@@Heather25430 Thanks again, Heather, What you say makes sense iwith regard to what is said in the video - that only some of the nutrients are available when the seeds are eaten whole. I have done an experiment today by putting my usual daily 2 tablespoons of whole seeds to soak a glass. Then I ground the same amount and put the resulting podwer to soak in another and it has expanded to a greater volume - probably around 50% more - than the whole seeds. As you know, the expansion of chia seeds in water is very quick - around 20 to 30 minutes. I'm going to grind then soak my seeds because I wouldn't want such a big, gelatinous lump to expand while inside of me,
