But the first question to ask is how
much ground flaxseed you are consuming already.
Not exact matches
We can do almonds, but not too
much so I wonder in many of your recipes if
ground almond could be replaced by buckwheat flour or maybe
ground flaxseed?
If this is too
much work for you, buy the
ground flaxseed meal (they have this at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods) and store it in your fridge or freezer in an airtight container after you open it.
So did the combination of 1.5 TB
flaxseed meal and about 2 TB (after softening in water) chia seeds — the 2 TB after I'd softened them in water (so
much easier than
grinding).
This way you can control and know just how
much added sugar is going into them, and allows you to add more filling and nutritious foods like nuts and seeds, nut butters, or
ground flaxseeds.
I would recommend to buy
flaxseed ready
ground as its
much easier to add to recipes this way and also gets absorbed better by our bodies.
:)-RRB- She also told me not to
grind them up too
much and that the golden
flaxseeds are better.
A tablespoon of
ground flaxseed is about 7g,
much less than what was used in the study.
Interestingly, bread enriched with
ground flaxseed has also been shown to have a greater antioxidant capacity and a
much lower glycemic index value (of approximately 51) than the same bread without the
ground flaxseed addition.
The reason for all of this extra precaution is simple: once
flaxseeds are
ground, they are
much more prone to oxidation and spoilage.
I suggest
grinding the chia seeds sepatarely then adding them to make sure you get them fine otherwise you do nt get as
much of the benefits (same with flax except I purchase
flaxseed meal)
Finally, although
flaxseed is the darling of the health food world these days, without
grinding it up, this seed will pass right on through your pup without doing
much of anything.