{"id":4526,"date":"2009-03-24T10:52:58","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T14:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2009-03-24T12:09:57","modified_gmt":"2009-03-24T16:09:57","slug":"tuesday-tip-on-flax-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/03\/tuesday-tip-on-flax-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tip: On Flax seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whole Flax Seeds <\/p><\/div>\n

Flax is a recent addition to my diet even though I’ve been giving Rocky flax seed oil for years.\u00a0 He gets it with his veggie meals to provide him with essential fatty acids.\u00a0 It also helps keep his coat clean and shiny and prevents his skin from drying out.\u00a0 Funny how I’ll do all these healthy things for him without even thinking, “Oh hey, I could do that too!”.\u00a0 Flax seeds are so good for you it borders on ridiculous.\u00a0 It’s a new superfood that helps fight just about everything out there.\u00a0 If you Google the benefits of flax seeds, you’ll have no problem finding loads of information.\u00a0 I’ll give you some benefits just to get you started. ;)<\/p>\n

Flax is a good source of the desired Omega-3 fatty acids that we need in our diets.\u00a0 This helps fight cholesterol and heart disease.<\/p>\n

Flax also contains Lignan, which is an antioxidant and we all need antioxidants in our lives because they help fight nasty free-radicals.\u00a0 Medterms.com<\/a> had the best definition of antioxidants:<\/p>\n

Any substance that reduces oxidative damage (damage due to oxygen<\/a>) such as that caused by free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive chemicals that attack molecules by capturing electrons and thus modifying chemical structures.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Three cheers for antioxidants!\u00a0 Flax also provides fiber to help keeps our systems clean and regular.<\/p>\n

\"Store

Store in fridge <\/p><\/div>\n

My Tuesday Tip for you today is, when ingesting flax seeds, make sure they are either ground or in oil form<\/em>.\u00a0 This was something that was originally brought to my attention by Heather at Hangry Pants<\/a>.\u00a0 I looked into it myself and it’s true.\u00a0 In order for our bodies to process and take in all the wonderful benefits of flax seeds, the flax seeds have to be broken down either by grinding or by pressing them to get oil.<\/p>\n

Whole flax seeds do not get digested or absorbed by the body in anyway.\u00a0 If you eat them they will pass right through your system.\u00a0 Think corn, guys. We all know what happens when we eat corn, right?\u00a0 Same thing with whole flax seeds.<\/p>\n

Now that I know this, when I see products like bread or crackers that make the claim about containing flax seeds, I check it over and read the ingredients carefully.\u00a0 If the product contains whole flax seeds, well then the benefits aren’t really there.\u00a0 Whole flax seeds do nothing for us.\u00a0 If there is ground flax meal as an ingredient that’s a different story.\u00a0 That is beneficial!<\/p>\n

\"Ground

Ground Flax <\/p><\/div>\n

You can buy whole flax seeds and grind them yourself in a coffee grinder.\u00a0 Once you’ve done that, store in an airtight container either in your freezer or fridge for longer shelf life.\u00a0 You can purchase pre-ground flax, which is flax meal and store the same way.\u00a0 Flax oil should always be refrigerated and should be in a dark bottle that light cannot pass through.<\/p>\n

Ground flax can be added to anything.\u00a0 I typically add it to my morning oats\/oatbran or to yogurt.\u00a0 I honestly don’t think it tastes like anything so I don’t notice it.\u00a0 Especially in oats or oatbran, it blends right in.\u00a0 Oil can be used also in yogurt or even as a salad topping.<\/p>\n

Give flax seed a try and add a new superfood to your diet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Flax is a recent addition to my diet even though I’ve been giving Rocky flax seed oil for years.\u00a0 He gets it with his veggie meals to provide him with essential fatty acids.\u00a0 It also helps keep his coat clean and shiny and prevents his skin from drying out.\u00a0 Funny how I’ll do all these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-1b0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}