 | As a family, we are trying to use more and more whole grain products, so I was excited when I was offered the chance to try out the Bob's Red Mill Organic Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal. I had plans to make some no knead bread with it and I had asked hubby to use some in his yogurt, well those plans didn't pan out as we both forgot. |
However, I did make biscuits with the meal this morning. I mixed 1 cup in with my home-ground pastry wheat flour and my other ingredients. I made drop biscuits instead of rolling the biscuits out.
The family loved them! My oldest son said the drop biscuits had almost a muffin taste too them. Everyone was asking for seconds on them. Good things I made a double batch of biscuits!
Eating more whole grain products can help your diet as well as improve your overall health as you're not ingesting all that bleached white flour.
The Flax Council of Canada is getting the word out about the health benefits of flax for adults and families (because of the omega-3 fats, lignans, and fiber found in the seed). These combine to offer heart health benefits (including lowering cholesterol levels), assistance in cancer prevention, improvement of digestive health, and much more.
For more information on the health benefits that flax holed for children and adults, visit HealthyFlax.com. There you will also find some recipes to use the flax. You'll find a variety of recipes including some for Appetizers, Breakfast, Breads, Muffins, Soups, Salads, Sides, Main Dishes, and Desserts. Try out the Flax Waffles or Apple and Flax Pancakes. This is on my to do list for breakfast next week. I saw many others that sound delicious and with back to school time quickly approaching, many of these would work well for a snack or a quick lunch during the busy time.
Also while there, you can read a few tips related to incorporating flax into your diet. Go here for More Information: 10 Tips for Healthy Flax Habits.
So the next time you get a chance, add some flax into your recipe and enjoy!
GIVEAWAY
Courtesy of the Company, I have 32 (5 oz) packs of Flax Meal to give away to four winners each! So each winner will get 8 (5 oz) packs of Flax Meal!
To enter, visit HealthyFlax.com then come back and tell me the name of another recipe not mentioned in this review that you think sounds appetizing OR got to the 10 Tips for Healthy Flax Habits and look around then come back and leave me one of the tips in a comment.
Be sure to leave me an email to contact you if you win... make it easy on me so I don't have to track you down so much! LOL
Anonymous comments without an email will be deleted. If I don't know who you are and there's no way to contact you, I can't enter you.
This giveaway is open to U.S. only.
OPTIONAL: Blog about this giveaway on your blog with a link back to this contest. Then leave me a SEPARATE comment with your link and you will be entered twice into the drawing..
Deadline to enter is August 7th at 11:59 PM EST
Winners will notified via email and/or blog as well as will be announced here on my blog. Winners have 72 hours to reply or will forfeit their prize to alternate winner who will be drawn at random.
Please note: Prize will be mailed directly to the winner from the company so thus your name and mailing address will need to be provided to me if you are the winner. Your information will not be used for any other purpose.
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Dress-up: Shake or stir your daily dose of flax into your salad dressing.
ReplyDeleteWe tried a pumpkin flax cereal and loved it. I would live to try Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed with oatmeal or sprinkled over my normal cereal for extra taste and health benefits.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try the Flax Chocolate Chip Cookies!
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday! Our family could definitely use the benefits of the flaxseed. My husband and I are borderline high cholesterol and our 19 year son just found out he is! The
ReplyDelete"Flaxseed Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins" sound wonderful. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi
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I love Flaxseed Meal but didn't know about the healthyflax site, thanks for pointing it out! Been using it for Grain Bread but I would like to try Flax Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins! See alot of other recipes I would like to try too! I think its a great way to incorporate something healthy into your family's diet, some that's good for you and tastes good! Just have to find the right recipes and ways to use it!
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The Fruit and Berry Cobbler sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteI use flax everyday in my oatmeal or smoothies and I am almost out!
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I posted for an extra entry!
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I thought that the Sweet Potato and Flax Pancakes sounded very tasty. I would love to try it.
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The Flax chocolate chip cookies sound great. We also have been told to try flax in oatmeal and yogurt daily.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway :)
Hmmm I'd like to try making the tortillas!
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I think the chicken breast with flax and herb stuffing sounds good to try. I am hoping to get bread maker real soon so this would be great for bread too!
ReplyDeleteMegan
Fruit and Berry Cobbler
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I checked out the 10 Healthy Tips for using Flaxseed and see that I'm doing 3-4 already. My son had troubles as an infant with bowel movements so we started adding flax to his baby yogurt. (Really helped!) Now I continue to add it to muffins, waffles and hot cereals. I hadn't thought about using it with salad dressing. That sounds tasty.
ReplyDeletei want to try the flax friend rice or the biscotti...mmmm i love flax!!! as a sub for butter etc.....
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I'd love to try that fruit and berry cobbler. Yummy!
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Elizabeth
I liked the tip of adding it to thicker soups and stews, or even lentils or beans. I'm also trying to figure out how to add in healthier ingredients to our meals. This was a great resource!
ReplyDeletetfisher83 AT myexcel DOT com
The oven fried chicken recipe looks yummy. I will have to try it next time I cook chicken.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this. My mom is always after me to add flaxseed to my breads and such. This would be a great way to try it out. I would love to make the Chicken Breast with Flax and Herb Stuffing recipe on their website too.
ReplyDeleteI like that it is easy on cereal. This would be great for the family!
ReplyDeleteThat Sweet Potato and Flax Pancakes recipe sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try the biscotti or the tortilla recipes with flaxseed. I have tried other Bob's products and have always been satisfied by their quality. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Very cool giveaway. I like the tip to use the flax on cottage cheese and in smoothies. I haven't used flax before but have an interest so this is the perfect contest. Thanks for the chance to enter.
ReplyDeleteThe flax fried rice sounds interesting. I try to add flax to everything I bake!
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The fruit and berry cobbler sounds great! tinawittmer(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI thought the Fruit and Berry Cobbler recipe looked good too! Also the cranberry muffin recipes, although I might substitute blueberries. We just went blueberry picking and I'm trying to figure out what to do with them all.
ReplyDeleteI use Flaxseed Meal alot, but never thought about to use it in Tip #7 listed: A final touch: Stir it into thicker soups, such as lentil or bean varieties, or into pasta sauces just before serving. What a cool idea, I will have to do this next time. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteannehoffer[at]hotmail[dot]com
I love using flax in the breads I make in my bread machine, so these would be great to win.
ReplyDeleteThe recipes that are most intriguing to me are the Thimble Cookies and the Antipasto Salad with Flaxseed Dressing. Thanks!
Yum! Flaxseed Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins sound great!
ReplyDeleteMy dad and I both love flax, and love getting those Omega-3's!
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Simple on Cereal and Keep it Handy!
ReplyDeleteLemon, Pecan and Flax Pilaf is a recipe that I would like to try.
ReplyDeleteThe Broccoli Salad sounds great.
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Shake things up: Mix milled flax into yogurt or smoothie shakes for an extra energy boost.
ReplyDeleteMy fiance is starting a diet because he has high cholesterol and needs to start eating better and losing some weight. I loved all the tips becuase it made me realize how easy it is to just add flax to whatever I'm making. It's not one of those things that requires some thought into preperation. I bookmarked the site and plan to go read it some more with my fiance when he gets home.
Top your fruit and cottage cheese with flax for a crunchy
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We're trying to lower cholesterol in our family so using flax to lower cholesterol stood out for me.
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The tortillas and the sweet potatos and flax pancakes look yummy!
ReplyDeleteThe tortillas and the sweet potato pancakes with flax looked yummy.
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