The Flax Cookbook: Recipes and Strategies for Getting the Most from the Most Powerful Plant on the Planet

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The Flax Cookbook: Recipes and Strategies for Getting the Most from the Most Powerful Plant on the Planet

Elaine Magee

Language: English

Pages: 192

ISBN: 156924507X

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Flaxseed has been around for centuries, but its pleasant flavor and unsurpassed health benefits have been largely overlooked until now. In The Flax Cookbook, nutritionist Elaine Magee introduces the reader to this extraordinary plant, explains why this rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and soluble fiber is essential to any diet, and shows how easily it can be incorporated into the foods we eat every day. Magee -- a regular contributor to Fitness, Parenting, and Cooking Light magazines -- offers 80 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes that cover everything from muffins and power bars to entrees, desserts, and smoothies. Complete with sections on the history and properties of flax, the latest scientific findings on its health benefits, and 100 tips to help readers customize their own plan for adding flax to their diet, The Flax Cookbook is perfect for cooks looking to add some extra nutrition to the foods they love.

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Knight Ridder Tribune Wire Service and appears in newspapers across the country. Magee lives with her family in California. The Flax COOKBOOK Recipes and Strategies to Get the Most from the Most Powerful Plant on the Planet ELAINE MAGEE, M.P.H., R.D. MARLOWE & COMPANY NEW YORK THE FLAX COOKBOOK: Recipes and Strategies to Get the Most from the Most Powerful Plant on the Planet Copyright © 2002 by Elaine Magee Published by Marlowe & Company An Imprint of Avalon.

Area ❖ intestinal obstruction or other stomach or intestinal problems ❖ prostate problems ❖ difficulty with urination 85. Ask first, if there is a bun is in the oven Do not take flax without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant. It is not yet known with certainty that flax will not harm an unborn baby. 86. Same goes for breastfeeding Do not take flax without first talking to your doctor if you are breastfeeding your baby. It is not yet known with.

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Needed 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ❖ Preheat oven to 35O°F. Generously grease bottom only of 13 X 9-inch pan with butter or canola margarine. Remove ½ of the dry cake mix (about 2 cups); reserve for later. ❖ Beat remaining dry cake mix, butter, peach puree, eggs, egg substitute, and sour cream in large mixing bowl on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. ❖ Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan. ❖ In 2-cup measure, stir together reserved dry cake mix, brown.

Estradiol). Dr. Slavin suggests that since previous studies show that increased levels of these estrogens may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, reducing levels of these hormones could be protective against breast cancer. “HOPEFULLY studies will continue to prove they [flaxseeds] have a true protective effect against breast cancer. It would be a wonderful and safe way to gain protection.” −CINDY MOORE, M.S., R.D., SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION AND DIRECTOR.

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