Bobs Red Mill Flaxseed, Natural Raw Whole

An employee-owned company. To your good health - Bob Moore. Gluten free. Fiber, lignans & omega-3 fats. You can see our quality! Flaxseed was eaten like nuts by the early Greeks and Romans. You may eat the naturally untreated seeds whole, ground into meal, or sprouted. Used in small amounts, they add a crunchy quality when making muffins, waffles, pancakes, granola, or cooked cereals. When ground, Flaxseed can be added to breads, muffins, hot cooked cereals and smoothies. Two tablespoons of ground Flaxseed brings you the amazing nutritional benefits of omega-3, lignans and dietary fiber. One serving of flaxseed contains 1800mg of omega-3 fatty acids. Friend of the Heart. Bob's Red Mill products labeled Gluten Free are batch tested in our quality control laboratory. We use an ELISA Gluten Assay test to determine if a product is gluten free. All natural. Keeps best refrigerated or frozen. Millers of Natural Foods! What's inside of each flaxseed and found in flaxseed meal could be better health, spelled F-L-A-X: F is for Fiber. Its amazing how much fiber a little flaxseed contains. Just two tablespoons of flaxseed delivers 4 grams of fiber, as much fiber as 1-1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal! Studies suggest that when flaxseed meal is added to the diet, harmful LDL cholesterol drops, while good HDL cholesterol stays put. Regularity improves, also. L is for Lignans. Here's where the flaxseed story gets major points. Flaxseed contains high levels of natural antioxidants called lignans. Many plant foods have some lignans, but flaxseed has at least 7 times more than any other. To get the lignans that are in just two tablespoons of flaxseed meal, you'd need to eat about 30 cups of fresh broccoli. A is for Alpha-Linolenic Acid. Modern diets - even healthy ones - are routinely deficient in omega-3 called alpha-linoleic acid. The oil in flaxseed is about 50% alpha-linolenic acid. Canola and walnut oils, the next highest sources have about 10%. But most foods have far less. One serving of flaxseed meal contains 1800 milligrams of omega-3. X is for Excellent choice. Should you consider adding flaxseed meal to your diet? Absolutely, say many doctors and nutritionists. Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and as low as possible trans fat, may reduce the risk of heart disease. Dear Friends, For many years we have been proudly stating that using our products will delight your family with stone ground goodness. Naturally, it pleases us that the same whole grain products we stone grind on cool running French buhr millstones are today making health news all over the world. When you choose several daily servings of whole grain foods, you are providing the foundation for a healthy diet by eating foods that are from the base of the recommended food pyramid. At Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, we mil the widest possible diversity of whole grain goods. To your good health, Bob Moore. Whole grain foods for every meal of the day. Check out our website at www.bobsredmill.com for more recipes using flaxseed. Free of preservatives and chemical additives.