Don't forget the salt, the pepper and the flaxseed....
by Add fresh ground flax seed to your morning oatmeal, yogurt, or cereal.
Start your day with an infusion of fiber and omega-3. Just add some flax seed to your oatmeal, yogurt, or cereal.
I usually buy my flaxseed and then grind it up as I need it. But you can also buy it as "meal" at your local health food store. The most important thing to remember about flaxseed is to keep it refrigerated.
Flaxseed is very high in fiber and omega-3 essential fatty acids (the good fats). The best part is, you can add it to just about anything.
My personal favorite is; adding about a tablespoon to my yogurt.
My mother says...Don't forget to salt, pepper, and flaxseed.
Do you have a favorite food that you like to add flaxseed to? Let me know in comments.
Also See:
* Flax Seed Recipes
* Kalyn's Kitchen: Sugar-Free and Gluten Free Cookies with Almond and Flaxseed Meal
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oy..so many things to remember
OK, I start the day with vitamins, E,D, B-complex, Multi for over 50 women, fish oil, zinc, St John's Wort, Soya Lecithin, Glucosamine Chondritin, Potasium and magnesium.....and now I have to add flax seed? I'm open to considering, but what will it do for me?
~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool
Help everything move along
Flax is nice way to get things, er, moving. Forget those fiber drinks, this is an easy way to get all the fiber you need. And it provides a nice texture when you add it to food. I like to sprinkle on salads or cooked greens. http://doesabodygood.blogspot.com/2007/10/flaxseed-know-how.html
Also great in baked goods
The flaxseed oil gives paler baked goods, like scones, a pretty golden-brown color. I also sprinkle it in muffins, cookies, cakes, breads or whatever else I'm mixing up.
RTW
renaissancetrophywife.wordpress.com
Great post!
I really like the extra flavor that a bit of flaxseed adds to things. I've been eating peanut butter oatmeal lately for breakfast, and this is a good reminder for me to start adding some flaxseed to my oatmeal. Thanks for featuring my cookie recipe too!
Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen
Flax is the best
We add it to smoothies and pancakes. Unfortunatley, it a safer source of Omega-3 than some of the fish we have access to.
LizzyB
http://roomonthecounter.blogspot.com
Staples
I love flax! It's great to see that other people do as well! I always put whole flax seeds, and sunflower in my oatmeal while it's cooking, and into my bread dough. I'll have to add some to my other baked goods, like RTW suggested, thanks! I've read a few articles about omega-3 helping fight the effects Alzheimer's
www.katelynsfood.blogspot.com
In my oatmeal every morning
I purchase the ground flax seed and add it to my cooked oatmeal every morning (along with some cinnamon and cardamon.) It's a great way to get that some of that Omega-3 EFA we need. I also sprinkle it on salads.
Because the oil is so fragile (hence the refrigerate) I try not to add it to foods before cooking.
Debra
A Stitch In Time
Weight for Deb
soaking
Even better when soaked over night. The same goes for the oatmeal.
Linnea
http://madhattersapprentice.blogspot.com/
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