Angie I always thought they would be grass seeds but this is what I found....

Here is a link that might be useful: Chia Pet seeds

Thanks so much Ronnie,I never thought to look in wikipedia! I can finally answer the question that has been asked about 172 times since we slapped the seeds on!..funny thing I have some Aztec in my bloodline,my grandfather was Aztec Indian 100%...lol...and apparently these were food source some of my ancestors depended on!Thanks again Ronnie!BIG HUGS!

Your welcome!!!

Now this got me! I was curious once agirlsgirl asked & wondered "just WHAT IS that?" LOL!
So I looked up that link from Ronnie17 & started going from there - well after 3-4 hours of looking up different search links on it, I will be trying the white chia seed myself for the health benefits. Some of the meds my DH & I take don't lower bio numbers as much as their research showed the engineered chia does. Rather munch a plant than take pills anyhow.
Plan to try growing it too, at least enough for salad sprouts etc.
Thanks for posting - both the question & answer!!

At first I was a little hesitant to post the question...but I am glad I did! :)

Salvia hispanica

Here is a link that might be useful: Wikipedia

You can eat the chia seeds, they are sooo healthy! :)

There was recently a segment on the Today show or one of those morning shows about the health benefits of the chia seeds.

Its CHIA!!!