Chia is familiar to most of us as a seed used in the chia pet those clay animals with sprouted seeds covering them not many people know about the seeds amazing nutritional value and medicinal properties for centuries the indians of the south west and mexico used this seed as a staple part of their diet and known as the running food aztec warriors apparently consumed chia seeds during their battles eating only a teaspoon full before a day of strenuous activity indians running from the colo