Flax recipies?

Boo46

Hi,
For any of you that are flax seed users do you know any low carb flax seed recipies? I'm trying to watch what carbs I eat and lower my fat intake and consume 1/4 cup of ground flax seed daily. Not easy to do all 3! Adding flax seed to other cereals is way too high in carbs. I have some difficulties digesting milk products so yougurt and cottage cheese are out. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Sue

wallycat

If you find rolled barley (it looks just like oatmeal), it has a very, very low glycemic index/load.

There's also a Canadian website (it is a huge import here) that has many recipes. I will post a link if I locate it again.

I sprinkle 1-2 TBS of it on my berries/yogurt in the morning. I've added it to banana bread, which won't help you.
I suppose you can add it anywhere you might use an egg...meatloaf, as "crumb" or topping, like mac & cheese, and if you're using soymilk, you can add it to your smoothies using soymilk.

1/4 cup of flax is about 4 tbs. Maybe just thinking of spreading it out would help too.

katymom

I read somewhere that if you grind the flaxseed you get more benefit than whole flaxseed. Anyone else read this?

lia77

hey
i copied this info:
In addition to nutritious fats, flax seeds contain other nutrients which make eating the whole seed superior to consuming just the extracted oil:
• Flax seeds contain a high quality protein.
• Flax seeds are rich in soluble fiber. The combination of the oil and the fiber makes flaxseeds an ideal laxative.
• Flax seeds contain vitamins B-1, B-2, C, E, and carotene. These seeds also contain iron, zinc, and trace amounts of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin E and carotene, two nutrients which aid the metabolism of the oil.
• Flax seeds contain over a hundred times more of a phytonutrient, known as lignin, than any of its closest competitors, such as wheat bran, buckwheat, rye, millet, oats, and soybeans. Lignins have received a lot of attention lately because of possible anti-cancer properties, especially in relation to breast and colon cancer. Lignins seem to flush excess estrogen out of the body, thereby reducing the incidence of estrogen-linked cancers, such as breast cancer. Besides anti-tumor properties, lignins also seem to have antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties.
Flax seeds, because they contain some protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals, and lignins, are more nutritious than their oil. Yet, for practical purposes, most consumers prefer simply using the oil for its omega-3 fatty acids and not having to bother with grinding the seeds. But nutritionally speaking, it's worth the trouble to grind fresh flax seeds (say, in a coffee grinder) and sprinkle them as a seasoning on salads or cereals, or mix them into muffins. When buying seeds, be sure they are whole, not split; splitting exposes the inner seed to light and heat and decreases the nutritional value. Or, buy pre-ground flax seeds, available as flaxseed meal. One ounce of flaxseed meal (approximately 4 tbsp.) will yield about 6 grams of protein, and 8 grams of fiber.

i have list of recipies but i didn't try them.
can fwr attachment if somebody intresting
lialia

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I read somewhere that if you grind the flaxseed you get more benefit than whole flaxseed. Anyone else read this?

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Yes. I think if you consume whole flaxseed it just passes through you.

This won't help the first poster, but I just tried this no-added-fat flax seed recipie. You can tell I like to experiment.

No Added Fat Blueberry Flaxseed Muffins

1 cup all-purpose flour (I used white whole wheat instead. Take about 1/4 c
of this and mix with the blueberries so they won't sink to the bottom)
1/2 cup oat bran (I used wheat bran)
1 pkt Butter Buds (optional - I like the flavor)
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/3 cup splenda sugar substitute (Or you can use sugar)
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (or less, or no salt)
1 cup low-fat buttermilk (I used yogurt)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (I used lemon oil instead of zest + extract)
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Spray muffin tins, or use baking cups (I like If You Care baking
cups)
3. In a large bowl, mix flour, oat bran, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Add the Splenda (if using), sugar, buttermilk, applesauce, egg, lemon zest, and lemon extract, mixing until just combined.
5. Gently fold in the blueberries.
6. Pour the batter into the muffin cups.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of muffin is removed clean.
8. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then remove muffins and place on a wire rack to finish cooling.

An additional potential benefit of flax seed:
I couldn't find any Pubmed articles that described a negative interaction with tamoxifen. Although the only articles I could find were in mice, it seemed like
flax seed decreased the breast cancer tumor growth in mice that were fed tamoxifen.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez...Pubmed_RVDocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?

(Well at least I can't find any studies that say flax might be bad with tamoxifen...)