Could someone explain how I can grind my own flax seed if I buy a coffee grinder.?

3 Responses to “Could someone explain how I can grind my own flax seed if I buy a coffee grinder.?”

1. Comment by Poutine

   flax seeds are little brown seeds
   you put them in a coffee grinder and you get ground up flax
   normally people put them on cereal or in smoothies

   http://www.healthcastle.com/flax.shtml Benefits of Flax seed

   Its high content of alpha linolenic acids has made the ancient flax seed become our modern miracle food. Alpha linolenic acid is a type of plant-derived omega 3 fatty acid, similar to those found in fish such as salmon. Benefits of flax seed as shown in many studies include lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the Bad cholesterol) levels. Other benefits show that flax seed may also help lower blood triglyceride and blood pressure. It may also keep platelets from becoming sticky therefore reducing the risk of a heart attack.
   Other Benefits of Flax seed
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   Aside from alpha linolenic acid, flax seed is rich in lignan. Lignan is a type phytoestrogen (antioxidant) and also provides fiber. Researches reveal that lignan in flax seed shows a lot of promise in fighting disease — including a possible role in cancer prevention especially breast cancer. It is thought that lignan metabolites can bind to estrogen receptors, hence inhibiting the onset of estrogen-stimulated breast cancer.

   Recent studies also showed positive benefits of flax seed oil in IBD (Crohn’s Disease and Colitis). Flax seed oil seems to be able to heal the inner lining of the inflamed intestines.

   Moderately include flax seed in your diet. Indeed, a lot of food products contain flax seed such as bread, cereal and bakery goods. Bakers may use flax seed flour or include flax seed in baking.

   Ways to include flax seed in home cooking

   * Sprinkle ground flax seed on your cereal and salads.
   * Substitute flax seed mixture for eggs in home baking such as muffin and pancake (1 tbsp milled flax seed, plus 3 tbsp water = 1 egg). Final products will have less volume and taste gummier
   * Include in other recipe when nutty flavor is preferred
   * Substitute flax seed oil for other oils

2. Comment by David Dickerman

   I have eaten ground flax seeds. They have a slightly nutty almond-like flavor but the texture is very floury and ‘sandy’ and is more easily downed with lots of liquids like juice or milk. It is really not a very pleasant thing to eat so I switched to flax seed oil capsules.

3. Comment by greenghost

   Poutine gave a nice clip about Flax but I’d add that you should only buy Flax that’s been kept refrigerated as even the seeds go bad quickly.

   David is right that most people mix the powder into drinks but if you’ve ground it fine enough it won’t be too sandy. If you mix the powder into Orange juice and let it sit for a few seconds it’s almost like Orange pulp.

   To grind them just put the desired amount into your coffee grinder and 10-15 one second pulses should have them nicely powdered.

   You can dust the powder on most any food you eat. If you bake you can add Flax powder to breads at the rate of 1tsp per cup of flour. In cakes, cookies etc. I replace the eggs with a different ratio of 1tsp Flax powder in 1tbsp water and let stand 15 minutes(it gets thick!) per egg called for, the other listed ratio *would* make things gummy (way to strong).

   Are you adding Flax to your diet for the healthy oils?? If you are I’ll warn you that Flax is also *very* high in fiber!! That’s not really a problem (actually a benefit!) but if you aren’t used to fiber in your diet you can expect a laxative effect.