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Re: Vegan meal ideas?
...On the package it says that sliced flaxseeds are healthier than crushed ones because the nutrients are better preserved. Don't ask me how they slice those little things :eek: What about whole flaxseeds then, is there any nutritional value in them at all?
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Re: Flax seeds
Try soaking whole flaxseeds in water and see what happens. They get coated with a very thick gel, which is what makes whole flaxseeds an excellent laxative! The seeds will pass through undigested, and you will get no Omega 3 oils from them. I have seen breakfast cereal mixes with whole flaxseeds in them, but there is really no point in including them.
I have looked through this thread, but I can't click on any of the links, because my computer is acting funny, so if this is a repetition, sorry, but if anybody wants the Omega 3 benefits of any food which contains them,
DO NOT COOK THE FOOD!
Omega 3 oils are very heat sensitive, which is why the oil must be kept refrigerated, the already ground seed must be refrigerated, and flax oil must never be used in cooking. It's not so much a matter of rancidity as it is that Omega 3's are not heat stable. You won't be harmed by heating them, as you would by consuming a rancid oil, they just won't do you any good. If you want to buy preground seeds, don't buy them unless they are in the refrigerated section of your market. If the package says do not freeze or refrigerate, don't buy the product! It is best to buy whole seed and grind it yourself, or use the oil. They are best added to salads or smoothies, not to hot dishes.
Flax oil past its consume-by date is an excellent furniture oil!
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Re: Flax seeds
...yeah, and if you add a few drops of lemon essential oil to that, you have a fresh scented furniture oil. ;)
On the package of my flaxseeds it says 'refrigerate after opening', and I bought it non-refrigerated...do you think it's still good?
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Re: Flax seeds
Look on the package for a sell-by date. If it hasn't expired, the seeds are probably still good. I usually refrigerate my seeds as soon as I bring them home.
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Re: Flax seeds
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Linseed – whats it good for?
Just started taking it as a seed, spread over my cereal. Nice taste apart from them getting stuck in my teeth!!!!.
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
It is great coz it has lots of EFAs and cholestrol lowering properties. Good for bowel health too :p
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Thanks, Its dear though, one box cost me £2.99!!
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Am I correct in thinking that you should grind them up to get the most nutrients from them, and that if they are eaten whole they are only really good for fibre? Ive been grinding mine but i don't have an electric grinder so it's really bothersome doing it in a pestle and morter. If they are best eaten grinded I think i'll invest in an electric grinder.
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
I use them every morning in my fruit smoothie
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
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Am I correct in thinking that you should grind them up to get the most nutrients from them, and that if they are eaten whole they are only really good for fibre? Ive been grinding mine but i don't have an electric grinder so it's really bothersome doing it in a pestle and morter. If they are best eaten grinded I think i'll invest in an electric grinder.
Yeah, I heard they just go straight through you without really doing anything unless they're ground first. :) They're a real pain to grind with a pestle & mortar like you say though - you can buy mini grinders that should do the job though if you don't want to buy a food processor or something.
You can buy 'Nutrasprout' which is sprouted and powdered flax, but I think it tastes bogging since it's flavoured. :( I'm going to try sprouting them myself in a jar as this is meant to at least triple their nutrient value. :)
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
I put a dessertspoonful of flaxseed oil (linseed) in the glass of vegies that I juice each day. As evilFB says, they can go right thru you unless ground up, and I'm not into grinding seeds every day when flaxseed oil is readily available in bottles. And I keep the bottles in the fridge.
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Thanks guys, I think I will get the oil.
Eve what veggies and what fruit for the blender??. I have blended fruit but never veg,?
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Another question: I've been putting flax oil in my dough before baking it into bread. Does its goodness survive being cooked??
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
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Thanks guys, I think I will get the oil.
Eve what veggies and what fruit for the blender??. I have blended fruit but never veg,?
here are some ideas for you tails :)
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Well I learned that flax oil should not be heated terrace, that you should only use it on cold foods, or in cold juice, etc, because the heat will destroy it's goodness. I use a teaspoon every morning in my bran cereal with soy milk, for my omega 3's, and my 16 month old daughter gets it in her calcium-fortified orange juice.
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Thanks for that Melina.
I guess I'll have to find another way of sneaking it into my childrens' diet...orange juice anyone?!
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Thanks for the ideas folks,. I have a juicer, but havent used it much.
I will get the flaxseed oil next time.
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Yeah, I use flaxseed oil too, and slip it into smoothies for the kids. Keep the oil in the fridge, though.
I like flaxseed tortilla chips, too. :) Like to use it with salsa, guacamole, or hummus.
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
If your flaxseed/linseed oil goes past its sell-by date, use it on your furniture!
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
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Eve what veggies and what fruit for the blender??. I have blended fruit but never veg,?
And I never blend fruit - preferring to eat it as is. The vegies I blend each day comprises a couple of sticks of celery, a couple of carrots, and a small beetroot. Then before taking the delicious drink, I add the flaxseed oil. Occasionally if I'm out of beetroot, I might blend an apple despite what I said at first! :) If out of carrots, I blend in a piece of sweet potato. I like the raw veges in liquid form, and as I've said before, the idea of chomping away on raw beet, celery, and carrot, gives me an aching jaw - and that's just the thought of it!
terrace max asks if its goodness survives being cooked. Well I doubt if the efa would survive heat, but certainly having a few extra grains in the bread should be ok for chewing on!
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
Thanks Eve, I will try that mix of veggies. I am growing my own beetroot and carrots. So that will have a better taste!
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
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If your flaxseed/linseed oil goes past its sell-by date, use it on your furniture!
The linseed oil that you get from the hardware is SO different from the flax oil you get for human consumption. I suppose it's just a lot less refined. I use it on my tool handles (axes, spades etc) to protect them when they're left out in the rain. :)
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
I stir flax oil in my hot oatmeal. is that bad? I don't cook it.
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Re: Linseed – whats it good for?
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The linseed oil that you get from the hardware is SO different from the flax oil you get for human consumption. I suppose it's just a lot less refined. I use it on my tool handles (axes, spades etc) to protect them when they're left out in the rain. :)
Hardware store linseed oil is boiled, and leaves a resilient coating when rubbed into wood. Flax oil won't protect wood if its left out in the rain, but it works well on furniture, smells nice, and I hate to throw it out if I don't use it all before it expires. :)
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Re: Linseed- whats it good for?
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]I stir flax oil in my hot oatmeal. is that bad? I don't cook it.
It's up to you, Banana, but since flax oil loses its potency when heated, is it wise to stir it into your hot oatmeal? :)
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Re: Linseed – whats it good for?
Askdrsears.com says that oil should be pressed at below 110 deg but doesn't say if that's C or F. Presumably, as it's an Ameican site and they don't know of other systems, it would be F! (Which equates to around 43C (What we call 'room temperature' in Qld!)) :)
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Re: Flax seeds / linseeds
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Askdrsears.com says that oil should be pressed at below 110 deg....(Which equates to around 43C (What we call 'room temperature' in Qld!)) :)
Ugh! No wonder you treadmill in your birthday suit! ;)
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Flax Seed Oil
What do I do with Flax Seed Oil? I recently picked up a sample at a health food store, and am not quite sure how to use it. Do I put it in something? Use it straight out of the bottle? Since it's a sample bottle, there's no directions on it--how do I store it? Does it need refridgerated?
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Re: Flax Seed Oil
I keep my flaxseed oil in the fridge. Normally, we pour a little oil on our veggies just before serving. I've heard it isn't good to actually cook with it as it loses it's value. I think you can add it to just about anything without changing the taste (it is more of a health thing, I guess). We normally don't buy it, my hubby's mom gave us a bottle.
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Re: Flax Seed Oil
Keep it cold, in the refrigerator. Do *not* heat it. Use it as salad dressing, put it in smoothies, make pesto out of it, do what ya like as long as it's not heated!
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Re: Flax Seed Oil
Yeah, welcome to flaxseed oil - I use it lots, it's soooooooo good for you, I feel great! Pricey though like all our special food!!! :(
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Does flax oil taste okay?
I know there are other threads talking about flax oil and flax seeds, but this thread isn't asking about nutrition, it's asking about TASTE.
Does flax oil taste okay? Or is it vile?
I bought flax seeds a few months ago, I have only used maybe 1/4 of the package (I keep it in the freezer and the package says it won't expire until September). I chose the seeds over the oil, because I thought it would be easier to consume and it was also much much cheaper than the oil.
Boy, was I wrong. I can't stand the seeds. I can't stand the texture of ground flax. I can't stand the taste. I find it soooo hard to consume. I'm lucky if I get a tablespoon or two of the ground seeds a week! It's gross in oatmeal, turns it all gelatinous. And I never bake, so using it as an egg replacer isn't something I'm doing. I can only tolerate it in a smoothie but it's a nuisance to grind up the seeds, to pre-freeze the berries or ice cubes, blah blah blah....especially if I want a quick breakfast.
I'm thinking that I might have to get the oil. I'm thinking of using it in my salads instead of olive oil, drizzling it over my steamed veggies, and maybe pour it on other foods. Will it taste okay?
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Re: Flax oil
I put the seeds in after my porrige (oatmeal) is cooked so they don't get cooked themselves and that may be why I haven't experienced what you described. The oil is very expensive and shouldn't be heated, you only need one tablespoon per day so you could actually mix it with other oil for a salad dressing.
What about whole or cracked seeds?
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Re: Flax oil
I make flapjacks with flax seeds in, and haven't noticed them. I can mainly only taste the sunflower ones I stick in too.
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Re: Flax oil
I've never tasted seeds, and prefer to put a dessertspoonful of flax oil into a glass of vegetable juice, and there is no taste from the flax oil. When I have a bowl of mixed fresh fruit for breakfast, I put a dessertspoonful of LSA, also flax oil. and a slurp of soymilk. (LSA = ground Linseed (flaxseed), Sunflower seeds, and Almonds).
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Re: Flax oil
I must say that flaxseed oil is VILE! I sprinkle ground flaxseeds (that are kept in the fridge) on my oatmeal. That way it doesn't go gluggy like psyllium husks.
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Re: Does flax oil taste okay?
I think it tastes good. Whether it is used as a salad oil, taking a straight tablespoon sized shot of it, or using it in a smoothie. Then again, I like the taste of the actual seeds, too.
If you are looking to obatin omega 3's, and if you like soymilk/aren't allergic to it, try Silk's enhanced.
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Re: Does flax oil taste okay?
I can't get Silk Enhanced where I live. :(
I do like these hemp waffles, and they contain omega 3.
I think I am going to get the oil.
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Re: Does flax oil taste okay?
I love the taste of flaxseed oil. I think it tastes better than olive oil standing alone. I probably eat too much of it. One of my favorite snacks is flaxseed oil and nutritional yeast on toast. I'll also eat flaxseed oil with avocadoes and toast. I think it has an ever-so-slight "fishy" taste which you may or may not like. I love the taste of the ocean and regularly eat sea vegetables for the taste. However, the "fishy" taste might be in my imagination and you may not taste it.