Flax Seed

Flax Seed is an easy way to add nutrition to your meals. Flax Seed is solid source of calcium, protein, iron and fiber. Its also high in Omega 3. Syndicated columnist Rita Heikenfeld shows how to add flax seed in to your diet. Featuring Rita Heikenfeld from AboutEating.com.

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[presentiment]

hi, do you know if Arrowhead Mills flax seeds ground or not? I just purchased one and not sure about it

[RecipeCook]

I believe you can get them both ground and whole. Sometimes the ground flax seed will be called "flax seed meal". The ground looks real powdery; the whole looks like whole seeds. Store both in the freezer.

Rita

[ethi17]

thanks for posting

[RecipeCook]

You're welcome! ~R

[rmsolympic1]

I buy the seeds and grind them in a coffee grinder.

[youbeenowned1]

so what do u mean...flaxseeds are nutritionally worthless unless ground up??

[amboyaereo]

@omikeyz  BOTH

[KezoZydis]

Can you even get the fiber from the flaxseed if it isn't ground up? I thought that the whole seed itself usually cannot be digested in any way cos the husks is made up of fiber that our digestive system can't breakdown?

[linenfabricwholesale]

All over the world people want to use only natural and environmentally friendly materials like linen and cotton!

[CaledoniaJeanne]

@youbeenowned1 - If not ground, they just pass through your body, if you know what I mean.

[durgaaa]

DO NOT BUY already ground flax ! ! It will be RANCID ! Only eat if you grind yourself as you need it. Do not expose flax to heat or it will be robbed of all its benefits. Drink plenty of water for every tablespoon of ground flax-it needs to hydrate and gelatinize.

[ContaMuir17a]

@tedoymisojos you probably won't be able to chew flax seeds well enough to crush most of the seed hulls. They will pass through your body undigested. A couple seconds in a coffee grinder, small food processor, or blender is all it takes to grind flax. -- The freshly ground seeds are better than the oil or pre-ground meal, because the seed contain fiber, & the hulls keep the contents fresher longer than is possible for extracted oil or seeds that were ground months ago and packaged.

[permanentsanity]

Flaxseed is safe to eat and has been for several thousand years. Europe doesn't want GMO flax - that's why there was a ban. They'll certainly continue eating flax there. As far as the FDA is concerned, if someone bases their health and lifestyle choices based on their recommendations...all I can say is good luck. What if wheat didn't have GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe) approval from the FDA - would you stop eating bread?

[omikeyz]

well is she selling the goodness of seeds (that i use every day and put in protein shakes) or is she selling the oil?

[billygadol]

Flax seed is banned throughout much of Europe and our FDA will not even grant it G.R.A.S. status (generally regarded as safe). I've read that flax can act as both a vitamin B inhibitor and a thyroid interrupter. A far better and safer option is Chia.

[northllstr]

I just bought 500 grams of flax meal...paid only under 4.00 canadian for it...Im hoping it will help releave constipation and sooth iritable bowl..