Flax seed

A Small Piece of Art ~Wholemeal Flour and Flax seed Baskets Filled With Salad~

July 9, 2015 by Kelly Bennet

You must prepare this beautiful wholegrain flaxseed basket. The preparation is not Quick and Easy, but believe me this one is worth the time. First get ready because this taste will blow your mind! Now for this recipe you’ll need:

For the wholegrain flaxseed basket!

20g ground flaxseed
120g wholemeal flour
80g soft, white, flour
2 tablespoons of flax seed
50 g butter
2-3 tablespoons (40 g) feta cheese
1 egg
a bit of baking powder
3-4 tablespoons of cold water (if necessary)

For the salad filling:

1 small onion
a handful of green olives
2 tablespoons capers
1 can of tuna
half links parsley leaf

and more:

2 hard-boiled eggs
12 cherry tomatoes

Preparation:

Put the two types of flour, ground flax, flaxseed, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl and combine them. Then add the sliced butter and cheese and knead it until you get hard dough, and then add the egg and, if necessary, a little water, put as much as you need to in order to get nice flexible dough. Wrap up the dough in foil and leave in the fridge to cool.

When the dough is cooled down, make the baskets with the dough that should be about 9 cm thick (I used a cup of tea to make the baskets) . You have dough for about 10 baskets. Make holes with the fork on the side of the baskets and let them cool in a fridge for 30 minutes.

Heat the oven to 200 degrees and bake the baskets for 20 minutes and then they immediately take them out and let them cool down.

While the dough is cooling down make the salad. To make the filling salad, first chop the onion, add salt and leave it for 15 minutes (the onion should not be hot). After 15 min add finely chopped olives and capers, drained and chopped tuna and chopped parsley leaf. You should finely mix them and add a little olive oil. Put the salad in the fridge to mix the tastes nicely.

And then in the bottom of each basket put 1 circle from the boiled egg, then 1 tablespoon of the salad and put cherry tomato on the top.

They are ready to be served, ENJOY!

Flax Seed Drink – For Losing Weight and Healthy Skin

July 7, 2015 by Amy Brown

Flax seed contains numerous beneficial components, including vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and fiber which normalize the work of the intestine.

This kind of seeds cleanses the body of toxins, normalize metabolism, lowers levels of blood sugar and reduces appetite. In doing so, absorb certain ingredients of the food you consume, cleans the intestines and also fill the body with lecithin.

Flax seed contains the fatty acids, which activate the fat tissue in the body and helps its melting. That is why this is the ideal nutritive that will help you to successfully lose weight.

This flax seed beverage has huge range of positive effects on the entire organism, and that will help you to lose excess weight in a healthy way without dieting and fasting, as well as to maintain the desired weight without yo-yo effect.

Recommended by many nutritionists, this drink is also very healthy and particularly useful for people suffering from gastritis, stomach ulcer, chronic fatigue and hemorrhoids, and it helps in the treatment of cystitis.

Preparation

Pour 1 liter of freshly boiled water on 3 tablespoons flax seed. Leave to stand overnight. It is best to use a thermos. If not, use a pot or container with a lid. Strain it the next morning. You will get a little thick mucous, but tasty drink that you should drink. Optionally you can sweet the drink with honey. Do not throw away the seeds after you strain, put them in the meals during the day.

Consumption

Consume the strained beverage throughout the day; 3-4 times a day in 150 ml; half an hour before a meal.

Prepare the drink each evening for the next day. Do not make a stock, as it must be consumed freshly prepared.

Consume the flax seed drink for a 10 days, after which you take a break of 10 days, then you continue (with the same intervals) until achieving the desired result. Also drink a lot of water during the day!

With regular consumption, you will also notice positive changes on the skin, which becomes strong, tight and elastic. During weight loss, the skin will not become lax, even better – from the effects of the drink the cellulite will disappear.

Contraindications

Despite all the useful properties of flax, there are contraindications that can occur with its consumption. This drink is not recommended for consumption in the following cases:

– If you have liver problems (if you do not have a serious disease you can decrease the dose and be under strict control)

– If you have kidney stones (flax seed actively extracted kidney stones but that process should be kept under medical supervision)

Cheap and healthy seed mix that we need to consume!

May 8, 2015 by Kelly Bennet

Seeds are not only bird food, and after this post I hope that every single one of you will put them on your shopping list!

Seeds provide enough food for the next generation of plants, we can simply compare them with the eggs. They contain all ingredients that the plants need to grow up.

Flax seed, pumpkin seed, sesame and sunflower have extremely great healthy and healing powers. This seeds contain extremely great profile of aminoacids that is required to form the complete shape of digestive protein, and that’s not all – they also contain nice vitamins like A, B, C and E, minerals calcium, potassium, zinc, selenium, iron and manganese.

Flax seed

This seed is know since the stone age, and the benefits that it provides are well know from ancient Europe.

The advantages of this seed are that it is excellent source of omega 3 and omega 6 essential fatty acids – which are really welcomed for our organisms. It is great source of dietary fiber and manganese, and it is rich with B6, minerals, magnesium, phosphorus and copper.

Flax seeds helps a great deal to relieve PMS symptoms, and because it is rich with fibers it helps reliving lazy bowel syndrome. Put 1 table spoon of ground flax seeds in a glass of water or yogurt and drink it up!

Sunflower seed

This seed is a mystical symbol of many early civilization for a reason, and the best know are the Incas who worshiped the sun.

The benefits of sunflower seed are that they are full with vitamin B, which is great for our nervous system, it is a nice source of phosphorus, magnesium, iron, calcium and vitamin E. It also contains minerals, zinc, copper, carotene and does very good job in protecting our arteries.

It is know as natural source of zinc, and is a well know immunity booster. It helps with relieving stress and is great for our hearts!

Sesame seed

In the mythology the god Yama blesses the sesame seed, and on the East this seed is considered as a symbol of immortality.
Sesame is such a great seed because it contains: protein, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, phytanic acid and carbohydrates. It also contains sesamin and sesamolin, which are substances that help maintain our cholesterol levels normal. Sesame is a great source of vitamin E and omega 6 and of course monounsaturated fat. These are the things that help our arteries and also keep and increase the elasticity of the skin. As a bonus this seed also stimulates the blood circulation and helps our nervous system.

Try to nibble this seed or consume it blended, also you should try tahini, hummus or sesame oil.

Pumpkin seed

In China, the pumpkin seed is called “emperor of the sun” and it is a symbol of fertility. This seed is rich with aminoacids, alanine, glycine and glutamic acid. Pumpkin seed is a great source of zinc, omega-3 essential acids and it also contains iron and phosphorus and has a low level of carbohydrates.

Pumpkin seed usage is well documented in ancient treatments for prostate cancer and prevention, and today these health benefits are well know and scientifically confirmed. This seed is excellent prevention and treatment for this disease because it contains cucurbitacins substances, which help the prevention of testosterone conversion into dihydro-testosterone whose presence can really contribute to the increase of the prostate. Pumpkin seed also boosts the women urinary tract.

Usage and benefits of the winning seed combo!

For their benefits, these seeds are really cheap and everyone should use them. If you combine all of these seeds you will get:

Improved function of the liver, kidney and prostate – the presence of zinc, iron and unsaturated fatty acids keep our kidneys healthy and promote normal growth and development of the prostate. The invaluable resource of minerals, beneficial fats, vitamin B and minerals, allow proper work of the thyroid gland and for this beautiful combo with the high presence of fiber, it improves the digestion and helps with intestinal disorders.

Consumption:

2 table spoons of ground seeds in milk or yogurt added in meal of cereals and muesli in the morning and you are ready to go! You can add them into baked cookies or bread as spices, or in a salad to enrich the nutritional value and flavor of the food!