Hi Jo, there is a thread on flax/linseed oil here, if you search. I know you can't post in it yet (unless you are not restricted to the not vegan section anymore) but you will find lots of info there. :)
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Hi Jo, there is a thread on flax/linseed oil here, if you search. I know you can't post in it yet (unless you are not restricted to the not vegan section anymore) but you will find lots of info there. :)
You can add it to your ketchup, it will be much easier to eat it. Also there dip, to do it mix linseed oil, one glove of garlik and balsamic vinegar.Quote:
Jo
My nutritionist said I needed to increase my fatty acids so I have 1 dessertspoon everyday. i mix it in with my gluten free porridge, sesame seeds and cinnamon. Its not the greatest but the amount of poridge and t cinnamon hides the flavour! Good tip sprinkle on the cinnamon then add the oil as the cinnamon will absorb some...
I mix a palmful each of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, brazil nuts, hemp seeds and poppy seeds and grind them altogether and have 3 desertspoons on my porridge with banana and organic raisins. I hope that covers me for most things - omega oils, protein, calcium the lot.:)
I have one teaspoon a day over a salad. I really like the taste of it.:)
I have it in smoothies - hides it pretty well.
I think it doesn't taste all that bad when first opened, but it does develop a fishy taste after only a few days (this is kept refrigerated).
I had my first experience of 'flaxing' tonight. I ground up about two teaspoons of linseed with a pestle and mortar, adding a few drops of water to make it into a paste. I spread it on a sandwich consisting of Redwood slices, tofutti cheese slices and a bit of ketchup. I couldn't really taste it.
Am I using it correctly to get the benefits from it?
I can see how it could be good as a binder in place of egg.
VeganJohn, as long as you're not heating it what you are doing sounds fine!
Hi, I'm new to the board also. Actually I was trying to get an answer to a mind boggleing guestion. Is there any difference between Flax Seed Oil and Omega 3 except for usually Omega 3 comes from fish? :confused:
Flax seed oil and fish are both sources of omega 3 oils but supposedly the body has to do extra work to convert the ones from flax oil into the form it needs. Some people are better able to do this than others and it appears to depend partly on how much omega 6 you have in your diet (too much omega 6 interferes with the conversion process).
Some people are interested in taking omega 3 oils from marine algae which is closer to the makeup of fish
Here's another article which may or may not have been posted already somewhere in this thread:
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2006...sh-in-the-sea/
When you grind flax seeds in a coffee grinder, doesn't the heat from the blades damage the oils? I suppose you could pulse it though.
I make a mega porridge for my post-run brekkie. To the cooked porridge I add Linusprout or Maca, laods of agave nectar and frozen raspberries and blueberries. The agave and fruit help with the odd taste of the Maca or Linusprout.