Today, I'm writing about hemp seeds and no you can't use them to grow plants. They're like sesame seeds, and they've been hulled which results in being good for food only. I've been eating these for a while, mostly adding it to a fruit shake in the morning. I also like using them for salads and to increase the nutritional value of a macaroni and cheese craving. They have a nutty flavour to them.
Hemp seeds have pretty much everything you need in terms of a spectrum of proteins, and the 'good' fat, the essential kind that your body needs in order to function like omega 3 and omega 6, and contain no cholesterol. They're great if you're vegan or vegetarian looking for other sources of protein. You can buy organic hemp seeds, but since hemp can be grown without the use of pesticides, you can be assured that the farmers have been good to the soil in making the product. Also, most of these food products are grown, produced and packaged right here in Canada. Manitoba and Saskatchewan being the biggest producers, with Alberta (yes it's true! - more than just oil producers) and Ontario also producing hemp for food, cooking oil, oil for body products and many other amazing products.
Other food products that use hemp seeds are power bars, cereal, butter, hemp milk (like soy milk), bird seed and likely an array of products I'm not yet aware of. I'm sure they'd taste good in a home-cooked bread as well.
Hemp and Company is offering a special on hemp seeds for a limited time. You can purchase hemp seeds online
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