In recent years health professionals have encouraged the addition of seeds and nuts to daily meal plans to increase your nutrition profile. We now see flax seeds being added to lots of products from chips to frozen waffles. Hemp and chia seeds are also becoming increasingly popular in everyday recipes.

The main health benefit that flax, chia and hemp seeds offer is the essential fatty acid omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). This essential fatty acid offers many disease prevention characteristics and it works as an anti-inflammatory in your body. Hemp seeds are set apart by one key factor, they contain all essential amino acids. Which is very rare for a plant food. This makes hemp seeds an excellent choice for vegans and vegetarians. Hemp seeds, flaxseed meal and chia seeds are great additions to a wide variety of foods. Watch our Clearly Organic Blog for unique recipes that incorporate these super seeds!