I'm at the grocery store (Target) doing my personal DM shopping. I can't
explain every little thing I want and why to my MIL (who lives with us in a
very nice suite of rooms). She does the bulk of the grocery shopping.
Everything I want to get has to be examined and commented upon. I know she
means well buuutttt, it's MY disease so butt out!
Anyway I spy some Flaxseed. Oh good I think, I read on the board that you
put a spoonful on salad and Voila! Instant Karma! Or something.
Only now that I have it home I don't really know what to do with it.
I can't let on to the MIL. It could be nasty.
I was reading some old posts and I think I've got the wrong thing. It's
Natural Raw Whole Flaxseed (Bob's Red Mill). I can eat just about anything
in a salad (except raw Turnip, Blaa-aah).
<<Sorry Julie. 8)>>
I don't really spoon it on to salad do I?
Should I return it and get the ground stuff?
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Have you tasted it yet? IMHO, it's not "Voila! Instant
Karma" but rather "Yuk! Ruined Salad".

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"t2_lurking" <t2_lurking@abbottandabbott.com> wrote in message
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Salad? My gosh no! The ONLY way to eat the whole ones is on raw turnips,
thinly sliced. Hehe! Just kidding. What you got is a good product, but
they can't be digested as is. Probably can't be chewed either. They're
hard little buggers! You need to grind them up in a coffee grinder,
preferably one that isn't used for coffee. Grind only enough to use each
time because they'll go rancid quickly. In the meantime, store the rest in
the fridge. I've never bought the whole ones. I have no way of grinding
them and am not going to buy a grinder.

What I did with mine was to top my breakfast toast. I would spread on my
diet (no-transfat) margarine, then sprinkle about a tablespoon of the ground
seeds on top. Gave the toast a really hearty flavor. I also tried them one
time in biscuits. This was a recipe I sort of experimented with, using a
standard biscuit recipe, but using olive oil for the fat and replacing some
of the flour with the ground flax seeds. I baked them in mini muffin pans
and sprinkled a little cheese on top just before they finished baking. The
texture was a bit more like a muffin than a biscuit and everybody loved
them!

I also take Flaxseed oil in capsules. There has been some debate as to
whether or not I'm getting any benefit from doing this, but I'm still doing
it.

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Ahhh, Thank You Very Much.
The ubiquitous coffee grinder!
Excellent!
I can see it now:
MIL: What..... you're grinding them in the coffee grinder?
ME: Well sure....doesn't everybody, didn't you????
MIL: blub blub blub
<<tee-hee-hee>>
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Hi there Julie,

You do know, don't you, that the whole seeds just pass through your
system totally untouched? Why bother?
There are better sources for insoluble fibre that at least ferment
to some extent in the lower bowel, and do some good that way, in
helping to prevent polyps from forming. (Polyps are possible
precursers to bowel cancer).

As for the oil, it is a good source of plant omega-3 fat. I've been
using it for some time, and believe it has helped my cholesterol
profile. It's not exactly the same as the omega-3 oils found in
fish, so doesn't work in exactly the same way, but it's still a
helpful supplement. It should not be used to replace fish oils. Oh,
and it WILL thin the blood. If somone is on a blood thinning med,
they should discuss this with their doctor before adding it to the
diet.

A much greater benefit comes from the lignans found in the "husk",
so either the plain "meal" (leftover from oil extraction), or finely
ground seeds are the best choice. I use the "flakes", which are
the ground seeds rolled flat for easy use. That way I get all the
benefits of the whole seed. Like any fibrous food, they are somewhat
laxative, so it's wise not to use more that a teaspoon per day,
added to other foods.

Annette



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Yes. That's why I told him he needed to grind them up.


I am not currently eating Flaxseed. But when I did, it wasn't for the
fiber. My diet is high enough in that already.
I think it was Quentin who pointed out to me that I was not getting the
Lingans from taking the oil. Those can be found only in the seeds.
Isn't that what I said to him? I thought it was.

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You obviously are already well informed Julie.

I'm most happy to hear that - I just wasn't sure.

Annette

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I grind the whole flaxseed up in my coffee grinder. I clean it before
grinding coffee beans. I use 2 Tbs. in my soy milk breakfast shake every
morning. Works for me!

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TM...........Remember, my short legs are almost 60 yo. so that is not bad
for me :-)


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Thanks!
I think I'm going to buy a cheapo coffee grinder on sale somewhere.
I'm getting neurotic about the flaxseed, blood thinner? Laxative?
Should I leave well enough alone?
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t2_lurking wrote in message ...
I take it to improve my cholesterol numbers:

McGowan, Mary P. , M.D. "50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol"

". . .As opposed to flaxseed oil which has been shown to have only very
modest cholesterol-lowering potential, whole and ground flaxseed has been
shown in a few small studies to lower LDL cholesterol by almost 15 percent
when incorporated into the diet in baked goods or sprinkled on cereal,
yogurt, or vegetables. . . . ."

Don't quite understand how my G.I. tract can do anything useful with "whole"
flaxseed so I grind 1/4 cup every morning and mix it with my morning
oatmeal.

Regards
Old Al

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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:54:50 -0400, "Julie Bove"
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G'day G'day Julie,

The flax fibre which comes from the seed case is one of the richest
food sources of lignans. Seaweeds are also rich sources of lignans.
When producers of flaxseed oils realised the significance of lignans
they started producing high lignan flaxseed oils. They did this by
back blending some finely ground fibre into the oil. Usually this is
only about 2%.

Everything I have read suggesting the powdered flax fibre or simply
ground flax seed is more beneficial especially for T2 diabetics.

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t2_lurking wrote:
I use ground flaxseed in place of flour or corn meal on sauted fish and
other things which are might normally breaded or dredged in flour.

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That's what I thought. I was using the ground flax meal, but had to stop.
My diet is already very high in fiber and that stuff was just overkill. I
did like the taste though. Now, I am mainly taking the oil capsules to
offset the Evening Primrose Oil that I take. I was taking Fish Oil, but
after having one jar with a broken capsule in it, and also having this
happen during the power failure, on a hot day with no AC, I could not bring
myself to take those any more. Oh, the stench!!! You don't want to know.

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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 17:45:11 -0400, "Julie Bove"
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G'day G'day Julie,

Sounds like a sensible strategy to me.

For some things I can be thankful.
The mainstay of my choice of omega-3 has been fish oil.

Best wishes,

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"t2_lurking" wrote in part ...

Ahhh, Thank You Very Much. The ubiquitous coffee grinder! Excellent!
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I grind the whole seeds to almost a powder (about 3 tablespoons), then mix
them in with 1/4th cup 2% milk, ice, blueberries, and splenda to taste (all
in the blender). It makes for a pretty decent drink that's also fairly
low-carb. (you could substitute the fruit you prefer) Some folks also add
heavy cream, but I don't like mine quite that rich.

Arnie -

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Thanks for noting that, I'm going to try this. Been trying various things
to serve in place of breadcrumbs. Ground pork rinds are ummm...not good ;-)

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 19:18:47 -0500, David Hamilton
<none@morefakes.com> wrote:

It *is* a good thought though. Sorry it didn't work for you.

Sleepy


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