How to include flax seeds in your diet?

By Nidhi Garg

Today morning, I posted a picture of my breakfast on Facebook. It was methi parantha made in desi ghee and curd with flaxseeds. Indra Setia then told me that she can’t take milk or curd due to sinus problem so was there any other way to take flax seeds? That was a very good question that she asked. I thought of putting this on the blog so that we all can share our own ways of including flax seeds in our diet.

Flax seeds are an amazing source of omega-3 fatty acids – the good fats which help us to burn our fat. We can either have it in the form of fish oil capsules or as other omega-3 supplements. But we must also definitely have flaxseeds or walnuts in our daily diet. Flaxseeds and walnuts are a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Ways to include flax seeds in your diet:

1. Make a powder of flax seeds by grinding them, and add this powder to your curd.

2. Sprinkle the flax seed powder on your salads. I once made this apple, cottage cheese, almonds, walnuts and flaxseeds salad:

3. Add flax seed powder to your flour, at the time you knead the flour. So you can have flax seed chapatis or paranthas.

4. Add flax seeds to your dals or vegetable curries. The best way to do that is to sprinkle 1 teaspoon flax seed powder on top after the dal or curry is ready.

5. Have it as it is. Take a spoon or two of flax seeds in your hand and munch them slowly and peacefully.

I generally do flax seed munching when I drink green tea in the evening. Munching is a good jaw exercise, you see!

This was my bit. Please share your ideas as well.