I am stocking up on items that -ahem - keep the digestive track moving. This is an especially good idea if you have a sudden diet switch. Flax seeds are the perfect food storage food as they store really well as long as they are NOT ground until use.
I've been buying them at the feed store - today I got a price on a 50lb bag - $29.99 - thats .58 cents a lb. There are no additives. Can't beat that price anywhere - I've paid 8x that in the grocery store!
I'm looking at buying in large quantities because I have a gluten free recipe that uses flax seed and eggs with a only a few other minor ingredients.
Just a thought!
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Are there different grades of flax? Food and feed grade?
I did some research and I can find no difference. I know there are no additives and it looks exacty like the flax you buy in the grocery store. Usually the cleaning is the issue but this had no more straw bits in it than I normally see. We eaten it with no adverse results 🙂
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wow, that's awesome, I will have to look around and see if I can find that the same in my area, can't say that I have ever seen bags of flax at any of my local feed stores, thats for the great tip!
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We bought 3 lb of Flax meal, pretty tasty cereal 🙂
For those who don't eat eggs but might need them for baking, I have a recipe that used 3 tablespoons of ground flax and 4 tablespoons of warm water as an egg substitute. Even if you do eat eggs, it's useful in the winter time when the hens quit laying.
RachelM,
that is fascinating info
are there any restrictions on where this substitution may not work?
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Well - dont try fried or scrambled - ha ha ha!!
it works for most baking - dense cakes as opposed to light and fluffy, muffins or anything similar. It works as a binding for meatloaf etc.
If you don't normally eat a lot of fibre - start slowly! or if you need fibre - you will be all set!
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Yes, as mentioned above, I think it only works on quickbread type things. The recipe I have was a batter that made either a loaf or muffins, and had zucchini, walnuts, and chocolate chips.
I've been doing some research, since I don't know exactly how or why it works. Most other recipes recommend 1 tablespoon flax to 3 water. Supposedly there is a gum within the seeds that makes a gelatin when mixed with water. I think the gelatin can trap air like a whisked egg, so they both add some volume.
So far I've read of people using it in cookies, pancakes, and cakes. I don't know about yeast breads though, I guess I'll have to try it out sometime.
Did you ladies know that you can make a good home-made hair gel from flax? Not that I recommend wasting it on your hair when food is scarce, but there may be a time & place for using it. To tell you the truth, I'm planning on switching as soon as my current jar of chemical jel runs out. Oh, and you don't need to add the essential oils which you see included in this video, all that's necessary is the gel from the flax and water. You can feed the leftovers to your chickens or something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWaH8GIbLrM