The trouble with this underappreciated ingredient is that for the next few days you're going to have its only-available-on-TV jingle stuck in your head. Ch-ch-ch-chia! That's right, we've wandered ...

“Ch-ch-ch-chia!” Do you remember this little jingle from the Chia Pet commercials? I’ve never owned a Chia Pet, but I‘ve seen several over the decades. What started in the 1980s with the ram, ...

Despite needing watering, feeding, and occasional help against pests, plants are generally easier to care for than animals. If you still long for a four-legged pet yet want to avoid the hassles of a ...

Most of us have had the dubious pleasure of receiving a Chia Pet as a “gift” at one time or another. These odd-looking clay figurines grew miraculous thick, green, curly “hair” from hundreds of tiny ...

What if you could get a good amount of nutrition and feel satisfied all from a tiny seed? Think ch-ch-ch-chia. Most of us remember that jingle (you're probably singing it as you read this) used to ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. What a difference a few decades can make. Back in the 1980s, consumers lined up by the tens of thousands to purchase Chia Pets, those terracotta ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Diet Diva Jen McDaniel was in house Thursday ...

When I first saw a chia pet decades ago, I never thought about drinking it. Oh, how times have changed. A TikTok video with directions for an #InternalShower using chia seeds has over 40 million views ...

What do smoothies and ceramic pets have in common? Chia seeds. There are two plants known as chia, and both are sages classified in the mint family, lamiaceae. Salvia columbariae is known as ...

Don't think that Chia Pets are just another pretty face covered with crazy green "hair." Oh no, sir. The classic go-to kitschy gift may also have the power to make you thinner and healthier. A new ...

Just in case you thought TikTok trends couldn’t get any more creative, unique, or downright weird, fear not, people are now transforming their household items into Chia Pets. If you’re shocked or ...

All of the attention on TikTok may make it seem like chia seeds are a trendy new ingredient. But it's actually quite the opposite. Chia seeds have long been used as a superfood, prized by the Aztecs ...