This was my second time ordering this brand and I went through my first (2lb) bag way too quickly. This time I ordered the 6lb bag, although I was a bit unsure of how it would be packaged. The price could not be beat! It seems as though this company charges only a couple of dollars a pound once you get past 3 or 4lbs so I figured, why not? It was only $27 shipped!
After I ordered, I read the reviews. I have to tell you...the bug review freaked me out a bit; however, I did a bit of research on the subject and it appears as though some other brands have had similar issues. The issues I've read most about have been with Indian meal moths and I definitely don't want those! My parents had an infestation of those once before and it took them at least a year to get rid of it. Anyway, I have ordered from this company before with no problem at all so I decided not to cancel.
My order arrived less than 24 hours later! I received a 6lb vacuum-sealed bag of beautiful chia seeds! I sat here and stared at the bag for about five minutes before opening it in an attempt to observe movement...nothing! Whew. I know its early still so I stuck the entire bag in the freezer. I'll leave them in there for a week. Take it out for a week. Put it back in for one more week. That should kill any larvae which would be present. Actually, I might just put a bin in the freezer and keep them frozen and just use them that way. I probably wouldn't worry about it if it wasn't such a huge bag but its gonna take me a year to go through it!
By the way...my son is vegan. I had to make lots of adjustments quickly when he decided to go vegan "all of a sudden". It has been a year now but one of the things that saved me was chia seeds! I had to learn quickly how to cook without any animal products and chia gel makes a great substitute for eggs! In fact, when I make vegan cakes with coconut oil in place of butter and chia gel in place of eggs, the rest of my family prefers the vegan-style cakes. Since the gel has no flavor, it looks like there are poppy seeds mixed in; however, there is really no crunch because the chia doesn't really have a texture when its baked in. Its amazing in apple cake!!
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