Cha cha cha chia pets, eat 'em up...

Remember those chia pets? I bet everyone in America has either seen them or received one as a gift (whether in jest or seriousness). I saw them at the store this Christmas still being sold as gifts. They've evolved though and now they're in the shape of Einstein's head and other interesting icons.

All those years we thought they were just some fun gift for the friend who had everything, or the friend we wanted to embarrass... now it turns out they're edible. And supposedly good for you.

Better run right down to Wal-Mart and buy those Einstein heads right up!

Chia Seeds Now Available At the Vitamin Shoppe

(PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Americans are learning that there's much more to chia seeds than sprouting terracotta pets. Chia seeds have been garnering quite a bit of media attention lately, and health-conscious consumers are wondering what all the hype is about.

In addition to being one the richest sources of heart-smart Omega-3, an essential fatty acid, chia is also a great source of protein, fiber, and essential minerals.

"Our customers have been asking about the health benefits of chia seeds, so we're carrying a number of chia products to meet the demand," said Rob Maru, Vitamin Shoppe Category Manager of Vitamins and Supplements.

Once a staple of the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec cultures, chia seeds are versatile and easy to incorporate into the diet, by sprinkling the seeds on foods or by mixing into beverages. Chia can also be substituted into any flax recipe without grinding.

Chia seeds are available at the more than 340 Vitamin Shoppe locations in the United States and online at www.vitaminshoppe.com.

Chia seeds have recently been featured on The CBS Saturday Early Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Joan Hamburg Show.

I want a glow-in-the-dark pig

Scientists have created a live pig that glows fluorescent green under ultraviolet lights.

Forget the fluorescent green pigs, I want one that glows in the dark.

It would need to be one of those little pygmy pigs though, I'd want it to be able to zip around in the house at night and scare away burglars. Plus it would make it easier to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Who needs night lights? Pick up a glowing pig at Walgreens. Get one for every room. They double as garbage disposals. Plus, they're cute and loving. Yep, there are a lot of folks who keep them as pets. Until they started glowing, I wasn't inclined to consider owning one.

Although, I might not mind having the full-ton version for the yard. Imagine the fun of having this huge pig running around outside on your property glowing at everyone. Leave it out in the daylight and it's glow all night. Be the first in your neighborhood to own a guard-pig. Nah, they'd make bad guard pigs... too easy to see them and hungry neighbors might not mind eating glow-in-the-dark bacon.

I wonder if I had enough little glowing indoor pigs I could save money on my electricity?

It might be more fun to have glowing cats or dogs ya think?

I wonder if the pigs poop glows.

Here's the story:

Glowing pig passes genes to piglets
BEIJING - A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese university reported.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_sc/china_fluorescent_pig