Grinding Flax 101

The Tools: coffee grinder, glass jar (for post-grinding storage), flaxseeds


Here's the coffee grinder I reserve for grinding flax. It's no special kind... just one I picked up at a cooking store. I'm sure to reserve it especially for flax because otherwise the flavor of coffee takes over whatever I sprinkle flax on.


Grinding the flax!


Here are the ground seeds. I grind them coarsely because I prefer that to a fine meal (unless I am baking).


I store my ground flax in a glass Mason jar in the refrigerator. The problem with buying preground flax is that it can lose its potency very quickly and go rancid very quickly. If you find preground flax in the refrigerator section of the store then go ahead in buy, but otherwise grind your own and store it in the fridge!


This is the amount of ground flax I will eat throughout the day - about 4 tablespoons. If you're new to flax start with 1 teaspoon or so and work your way up from there. It can be powerful!

GO FIBER GO!!!

Grind the Little Buggers First!

Hello Flax Seed Eaters!

You are right - flax seed passes through you whole and is not effective at all unless you grind the little buggers first. I use a coffee grinder reserved only for flaxseed.

If you look to the right of the posts, you will be able to follow along on Twitter where I stated that flax seeds need to be ground first. Keep the meal cold and in an opaque container after grinding. Flax seed oil is volatile and goes rancid quickly!

I would say that if you are 20 pounds overweight there is a good chance that you have at least 5 pounds of @#$% in you that could move on out of there pretty darn quick. You will be amazed.

As for bloating, go easy with flax first - take one teaspoon per day for starts and then work up to more. It can make you gassy but offset this with plenty of water (not bottled! - reduce your carbon footprint). Soon you will be a flax seed loving Sister in Iron and that is not a load of crap!

Good luck and happy @#$% clearing out to all!
Tosca

The Mighty Flax Seed

Hello Flax Eaters All!

Try to eat your flax in the form of seeds rather than oil since the tiny little gems are full of lignans and fiber that will keep you both full and healthy. Imagine adding 2 tablespoons of ground flax seeds to your diet and losing those niggling ten pounds that have been hanging around simply through natural elimination processes! The average North American holds as many as 5 to 25 pounds of accumulated waste in the colon. That is a lot of @#$%!

Go on! Get yourself some flax seeds today. For 5 cents a day you could be healthier and lighter!!!

Good luck!
Let me know how this works out for you.
And Remember,
Eat Clean and Eat Green today. It's Earth Day!
Tosca

Flax seed magic!

Hello Pa1385 and all other Flax Eaters,

Please try to consume your flax in the form of seeds. Those little brown gems contain lignans and fiber that are beneficial for keeping you full and cleaned right out!! Imagine adding 2 tablespoons of ground flax seed to your diet and losing possible 10 pounds simply by eliminating what has accumulated in your colon. Statistics suggest the average North American holds as many as 5 to 25 pounds of @#$% in their colons. That is a lot of @#$%!

Go on, for 5 cents each day you can be both healthier and a lot lighter.

Hugs and remember to EAt Clean Eat Green today!

Tosca