Native to Southern Mexico, flowers are purple or white, grown commercially for the seeds which are used as a drink and food source. A flowering plant of the mint family. The seeds are a popular health food, they are packed with omega 3, calcium, fibre, iron and vitamin C. It is called the running food by the Aztecs, their messengers on just a handful of seeds could run all day. The harvested Chia seeds can be added to cereals, chewed in their raw state or baked. Annual 1m