We were contacted by the nice people over at Essential Living Foods awhile back…before all the moving and wedding stuff…and we just recently found the box of goodies.
It was like Christmas!
They sent us:
coconut flakes (we love coconut)
coconut sugar (love to use coconut sugar to bake with)
coconut nectar (look forward in trying this drizzled over pancakes)
sacha inchi seeds (a new product to us!)
We immediately opened the sacha inchi seeds.
At first, we both were not sure what to think.
They were different. Salty. Savory. Earthy. A little nutty.
But we noticed ourselves keep going back for more!!
Now we enjoy a little handful each day.
Great to top on salads for crunch!
Here are some quick facts about sacha inchia seeds:
- contain vitamin E and tryptophan
- excellent source for Omega 3 (alpha linolenic acid) and Omega 6 (linoleic acid)
- good source of dietary fiber
- contain all 8 essential amino acids
Have you heard of Sacha Inchia Seeds? Have you had them?
I just saw these sacha inchi seeds in a vega product and was so curious about them because they have such great health benefits! I will definitely have to try them now!
totally intrigued by those seeds!!
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I tried them for the first time a few weeks ago… Super addictive! I’ve just been eating them straight out of the bag
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never heard of them before, interesting!
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I’ve never heard of sacha inchi seeds before. I’ll have to look for them – never enough aminos… or fiber.
I love love LOVE sacha inchi seeds. To me, they are dead ringers for peanuts. Just made some nut-free energy bars with them this past weekend!
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I tried Vega’s chocolate covered sacha inchi seeds a few weeks ago and loved them!!! How lucky you get to try out all of those great products! I’ve been wanting to try coconut nectar for a while now! How’s the sugar content in it though?
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I’ve never had them, but you know I’m always up for some new ideas to get omegas, aminos and fiber in!
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I tried some roasted sacha inchi seeds that I didn’t really like too much. I wonder if I’d like the raw version better.
Bitt at first we were unsure if we liked them, but we kept trying them and over a couple of tries we started to like them. maybe we just have unique tastebuds haha
I love sacha inchi seeds – I tried a sample of the Vega ones, and they’re also in my favorite vegan protein bar – vega chocolate saviseed.
I would totally buy more of them, but they are really expensive!
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