Flax Seed Meal
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kathryn
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You don't really 'cook' with it: though it can be used in baking, the oil in the seeds is damaged from higher heat. The best way to use it is to first, buy whol flax (it can go rancid quickly if bought already in meal form), then grind a few days' worth into meal, keeping the whole seeds refrigerated or, for longer storage, frozen. Keep the meal in the fridge as well.
It's good sprinkled on oatmeal (after the oatmeal is cooked) and can be added to smoothies.
The taste is rather nutty.
Even better than flax, IMO, is chia seed. The same benefits as flax, like omega-3 fatty acids, minus some of the potential drawbacks of flax (the estrogen-like effects from the lignans in flax). If you do a web search on "flax versus chia" or just "flax chia" you can find some discussions on it.
Also, if you do a search for "flax" on this site, you'll find several threads where we've discussed it.
HTH!
It's good sprinkled on oatmeal (after the oatmeal is cooked) and can be added to smoothies.
The taste is rather nutty.
Even better than flax, IMO, is chia seed. The same benefits as flax, like omega-3 fatty acids, minus some of the potential drawbacks of flax (the estrogen-like effects from the lignans in flax). If you do a web search on "flax versus chia" or just "flax chia" you can find some discussions on it.
Also, if you do a search for "flax" on this site, you'll find several threads where we've discussed it.
HTH!
Stephanie0523
Cathlete
I buy it already in meal form and I sprinkle it on nut butter sandwiches (on Ezekiel bread/english muffins) along with a drizzle of honey. YUM! I also add a hefty scoop of it, along with some wheat germ to pancake batter. I also put a little in oatmeal, but it can overwhelm oatmeal. I just use about a tablespoon of it in oatmeal. Oh, and I also put it in my protein smoothie (in the Clean Eating cookbook): 1 cup milk (I use almond milk), 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I use whey), 1/2 cup oats, 1 Tbsp flax meal, 1 Tbsp nut butter (i use almond), 1 Tbsp honey and ice to taste.. whir it in the blender and YUM!