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Healthier than file' soup/gumbo thickener
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:47 pm
The sawbones recommended that I add flax seed to my diet due to my last lipid panel. I started mixing ground flax seed into my gumbo and soup. It thickens them and adds a slightly slimy feel(much like okra) when introduced into a hot liquid. Just a PSA for the masses. 
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 6:36 am to jeepfreak
What makes it healthier than a ground up sassafras leaf?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 9:45 am to Martini
I'm not putting flax meal into my gumbo, but it is a great addition to smoothies, to baked goods (a few T will not change a bread or cookie recipe much at all), and sprinkled over oatmeal or yogurt. I add whole flax seeds to my homemade granola. You can also replace eggs in cookies/cakes with a "flax egg" mixture of flax meal & water: mix 1 T flax meal with 2.5 T water, let it stand for 5 minutes, then use as recipe directs for the egg.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:02 am to jeepfreak
Why not just mix the flax with a little water and down it instead of screwing up a gumbo?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:05 am to jeepfreak
why don't you just take a tablespoon of flax with some water instead of potentially messing up a perfectly good dish?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:37 am to jeepfreak
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flax seed
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gumbo
Put it in your smoothies for breakfast, along with some ground chia seed.
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 10:38 am
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:53 am to jeepfreak
put flaxseed in smoothies. delicious.
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