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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004flaxseed - is there something I should be concerned about ?
Hi, recently I started to like flaxseed. It seems be rather ideal kind of LC desert / snack - 3g fiber, 1g net carbs per tbs, 59kcal, and right lipid types, if somebody cares... So my consumption now slowly increases (well, not much, 3tbs a day now :) My question is - is there something wrong with flaxseed, so that I should know between eventually eating more of it? I have read somewhere there are some toxic parts in it... Mirek You are grinding them, right? :: Hi, :: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] :: :: Mirek > You are grinding them, right? Yes, usually 2-3 tbs grinded, add cinnamon, sweetener and cocoa powder, boiling water and mix/wait... Mirek ::: You are grinding them, right? :: :: Yes, usually 2-3 tbs grinded, add cinnamon, sweetener and cocoa :: powder, boiling water and mix/wait... :: :: Mirek The only downside I know about is possibly eating too much....and not getting in enough liquid. all that fiber can bind you up if you're not careful. That can be very uncomfortble. > ::: You are grinding them, right? > :: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > getting in enough liquid. all that fiber can bind you up if you're not > careful. That can be very uncomfortble. Thanks. Might I ask what amount is "too much" ? I am drinking about half a gallon or more... Mirek ::: Mirek Fidler wrote: :::::: You are grinding them, right? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] :: Thanks. Might I ask what amount is "too much" ? I am drinking about :: half a gallon or more... It's hard to say really....I know when I get up to 50 g of fiber in a day, it starts to make a difference if I don't get enough water. However, these kinds of things are YMMV, afaik. I have some flax seeds that are over a year old, I just found out that they are very unhealthy if rancid- and bad for you. only buy what you can use up and keep refrigerated > ::: Mirek Fidler wrote: > :::::: You are grinding them, right? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > it starts to make a difference if I don't get enough water. However, these > kinds of things are YMMV, afaik. That's right....I never keep mine for very long....and I only grind them when I'm about to use them.... :: I have some flax seeds that are over a year old, I just found out :: that they are very unhealthy if rancid- and bad for you. only buy [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] ::: a day, it starts to make a difference if I don't get enough water. ::: However, these kinds of things are YMMV, afaik. > That's right....I never keep mine for very long....and I only grind them > when I'm about to use them.... I grind whole 'batch' that I use within week or two. Do you think they could go rancid within this time ? Mirek ::: That's right....I never keep mine for very long....and I only grind ::: them when I'm about to use them.... :: :: I grind whole 'batch' that I use within week or two. Do you think :: they could go rancid within this time ? Probably not....look here (scroll down a bit): http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/faq.htm I follow their recommendations. > You are grinding them, right? Why do they need to be ground? Are they toxic or something, if they're whole? A great snack that I found at an LC grocery store is Amy Lyn's Original Flax Thins. The ingredients are: Flax seeds, water, salt, sesame, poppy, caraway seeds, dried onion and dried garlic. They're like a cracker. Serving size is 27gm (just about an ounce). 11gm carbs/8gm finber - net total 3gm carbs. The flax seeds in these crackers are most definitely not ground - they are whole seeds. By the way, there's no way I could eat an ounce of these - they are so rich, that a 1-2" square is all I can handle at a time. Great salty crunch. Lee ::: You are grinding them, right? :: :: Why do they need to be ground? Are they toxic or something, if :: they're :: whole? Flax seeds are hard and very small. if you eat them whole, it is unlikely that you'll chew them up....as a result the seeds will pass through you undigested, according to http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/faq.htm Hence, you don't get the full benefit of them. It jives with my personal experience. :: A great snack that I found at an LC grocery store is Amy Lyn's :: Original Flax Thins. The ingredients are: Flax seeds, water, salt, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] :: rich, that a 1-2" square is all I can handle at a time. Great salty :: crunch. Well, people like seeds on crackers. Are the crackers themselves made of ground flax? It sounds that way since flax seed is the first ingredient. Are you sure the caraway seens are not what's on top? :: Lee > Well, people like seeds on crackers. Are the crackers themselves made of > ground flax? It sounds that way since flax seed is the first ingredient. > Are you sure the caraway seens are not what's on top? No, no, no. These "crackers" are really just a mass of seeds compressed together into a flattened mass. There is no cracker with seed topping - it's just all seeds held together with the water, I guess. I presume, they make a paste of all the whole seeds, flavorings and water, then roll or press it out into a thin layer, bake or dry it, then break it into pieces. The pieces are irregular - these weren't made in any kind of mold for shape. Lee ::: Well, people like seeds on crackers. Are the crackers themselves ::: made of ground flax? It sounds that way since flax seed is the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] :: it, then break it into pieces. The pieces are irregular - these :: weren't made in any kind of mold for shape. Interesting.....I wonder if they roast those seeds to make them easier to chew up... >> You are grinding them, right? > > Why do they need to be ground? Are they toxic or something, if they're > whole? No, they'll pass through without you getting the healthy oils inside them.  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