There is absolutely no reason in the world why we shouldn’t eat healthily. The choice of foods that we have to choose from is without doubt momentous, fresh or frozen, dried or salted, canned or bottled.Maybe this is part of the problem. The choice is too great! Maybe even confusing.
In the western world no one should suffer from malnutrition or constipation just to name two maladies, but the reality is that people do, in staggeringly high numbers.
A simple, inexpensive and easy way to add nutritional value to food is to add flaxseed meal to it. Whether you sprinkle it on, mix it in, or cook it into food it maintains its unique nutty flavour and nutritional value.
Flaxseed meal is a natural source of soluble and insoluble dietary fibre and mucilage, which aids digestion and encourages regular bowel movement.
To get the most out of what you eat think of adding flaxseed meal to enhance and add to the taste, the texture and the nutritional value.
It can be added to yoghurt, custard, sprinkled onto porridge or cereal or spreads, mixed with fruit and into fruit smoothies. It can be added to soups and casseroles, cookies, biscuits, cakes and muffins before cooking.
So many of us suffer from the eternal problem of not enough fibre in our diets. This problem solved naturally with flaxseed meal. Not only does it add dietary fibre but a lovely nutty flavour and a little crunchiness to the texture as well.
Be warned though, when adding flaxseed meal to the diet, additional water is recommended. It absorbs moisture as it passes through the intestine. Without additional water in the diet, flaxseed meal may make a constipation problem worse!
Flaxseed meal is very rich in nutritional value. Have a peek at the following information.
Nutritional value of flaxseed per 100g (3.5oz)
530 calories 2230kj ; carbohydrates 28.88g Dietary fibre 27.3g ; Fat 42.16g ; Protein 18.29g
Vitamins – Thiamine [B1] 1.644mg -126%, Riboflavin [B2] 0.161mg, Niacin [B3] 3.08mg – 21% Pantothenic acid [B5] 0.985mg – 20%, Vit [B6] 0.473mg – 36%, Vit C 0.6mg – 1%,
Minerals and trace elements – Calcium 255mg – 26%, Iron 5.73mg – 46%, Magnesium 392mg – 106%, Phosphorus 642mg – 92%, Potassium 813mg – 17%, Zinc 4.34mg – 43%
Essential Fatty Acids: Linolenic Acid, Oleic Acid
Lignans – which act as anti-oxidants
Give your diet and nutritional status a real boost and add some flaxseed meal. Something so good for you has never tasted so good.
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