Using & cooking with Flax Farm ground flaxseed
For all the health benefits of Flaxseed it’s always best to have it ground – whole flaxseeds go through you undigested.
Flax Farm ground flaxseed can be used in any recipe that calls for ground flaxseed (aka linseed) or flax flour, cracked flaxseed or milled flaxseed.
How Flaxseed helps improve health
- Omega-3 for cardiovascular health, immune system support, brain health and mood
- Fibre for a good digestion
- Lignans, powerful polyphenol antioxidants that help balance hormones
- Low Glycaemic Index, adding flaxseed to a meal makes your whole meal lower GI and helps control blood sugar levels.
- Soluble Fibre to Feed your good gut microbes which in turn provide you with health-giving short-chain fatty acids (SFAs) that protect the gut wall and support the whole of the rest and brain. A key component in supporting the vagus nerve and gut-brain health axis.
- The sort of fibre that fills you up, controls appetite, generates SFAs to control appetite all day and even the next day which can make losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight easier. 😊
Flax a unique source of nutrients
- Rich in Omega-3: supports healthy cholesterol levels
- Good source of protein
- Good source of tummy-friendly soothing fibre; supports the digestion
- Contains lignans: powerful anti-oxidants that help to balance hormones
- Gluten-free
- Slow-release energy, keeps you fuller for longer
How to use flaxseed quickly without cooking. Just stir tablespoon of flaxseed into food. Particularly good just stirred into:
- Smoothies and juices
- Hot chocolate
- Fruit or berries – add a dollop of yoghurt if required
- Cooked fruit
- Mash into a banana
- Yoghurt
- Porridge or muesli
- Sprinkle into soups, stews and salads
- Baked goods – replace up to a quarter of the flour with ground flaxseed.
Cooking with flaxseed
Ground flaxseed works well in lots of foods. It is somewhat different to other foods being somewhere between ground almonds and porridge oats by nature. It is good added to bread, cakes, traybakes, muffins, brownies and energy bars. It can be used on its own to make quick gluten-free crackers, breads and cakes or no-bake energy balls. Add it to omelettes, use in snacks suck as kale crisps also great for desserts. Take a look at our recipes.
Suggestions for using flaxseed
- Normal helping of Flax Farm ground flaxseed: approx 1 oz/25g/2 heaped dessertspoons per day or a helping of Flax Farm flaxseed porridge or muesli.
- Research into the health benefits of flaxseed as a food is usually based on 20-50 g per day, i;e; 1 – 2 ounces eaten over one to two meals per day.
- If you haven’t got the time to add our ground flaxseed to your own food, try Flax Farm’s flaxseed porridge and muesli, all healthy, delicious, made with our freshly ground flaxseed and ready to eat. Porridges, muesli, including no-gluten breakfasts, just add milk, water or yoghurt – or whatever you usually have for breakfast and you get a good helping of flaxseed also great for a quick healthy dessert or snack.
Our range of ground flaxseed foods:
Other ways to enjoy all the health benefits of our freshly ground flaxseed your diet:
- Flax Farm flaxseed porridge (all gluten-free)
- Flax Farm flaxseed muesli
- Flax Farm Flaxjacks®,
We have many varieties which include options for special diets: gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sugar, saturated-fat free etc.
Health
Flax Farm ground flaxseed is a good way to get tummy-friendly fibre and omega-3 into the diet – unpolluted and fresher than fish oils. It’s so easy to improve your diet when you eat Flax Farm Ground flaxseed.
Flavour
It’s easy to make Flax Farm Fresh Finely ground flaxseed part of your everyday food routine. It has a very subtle flavour; people often say it just makes things taste nice.
Even though it doesn’t have a strong flavour of its own, it makes porridge and baking more interesting. It gives a touch of richness and takes the edge off the sharpness of yoghurt and fresh or cooked fruit. Flax Farm ground flaxseed makes smoothies smoother and more substantial.
Why drink extra water when eating flaxseed?
We recommend you should drink an extra glass of water when eating ground flaxseed.
Why? Flaxseed is a rich source of fibre, including soluble which makes mucilage which is a nice soothing thing for the digestive tract but it means some of the water you drink stays in the digestive tract so if you drink an extra glass of water you ensure you stay hydrated at a cellular level.