Cleansing the body with flax seed has been practiced for a long time, since flax has been grown and cultivated since time immemorial. The famous healer Wanga also said that if you eat flaxseed regularly, then no diseases will be familiar to you.
My personal experience of using flaxseed flour is not great, but there are already positive results, which I will tell you about.
When buying flax flour, you need to pay attention to the fact that the flour is made from flax seed, and not from cake, because in the first case, the flour will have all the useful properties inherent in flax. The most noticeable, characteristic effect of flaxseed flour is considered to be a powerful cleansing effect for the entire human body. Along with this, being well absorbed, this flour saturates our body with many useful and important elements.
Supporters of a healthy diet can appreciate the introduction of dietary fiber, polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in this flour into the diet, and this helps to prolong a person's life by an average of 20 years!
Flaxseed flour composition
Flaxseed flour is rich in dietary fiber, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vegetable protein, vitamins A, E, B1, B6, B2, B 9, folic acid, antioxidants (lignans), Omega-3, Omega 6 complexes, as well as trace elements necessary for health: Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium, Zinc, Selenium, Iron, Copper, Molybdenum, Copper, Chromium, Phosphorus, Sodium.
The presence of such a huge amount of trace elements, which are also in an easily digestible form, makes flaxseed flour useful in case of a deficiency of minerals in food.
In addition, flaxseed flour is rich in vitamins, protein, Omega-3 complex, and this allows you to reduce weight without harm to health, without resorting to strict diets.
Regular consumption of flax flour, due to its absorbing effect, visibly cleanses the skin from acne.
Linen for women... The presence of phytoestrogens in flaxseed is especially valuable for women in menopause period - these most valuable ingredients affect skin condition, hair and nails and give peace of mind, confidence.
Flaxseed flour effective for daily use for prophylactic purposes: with inflammatory processes of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, with gastritis, colitis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, diseases of the urinary tract, overweight and lipid metabolism disorders.
Flaxseed is one of the richest lignan sources, which belong to the class of phytoestrogens. It is recognized that some of the lignans have preventing action at different stages of carcinogenesis, disrupting the growth of tumor cells.
In addition, flax lignans possess antiallergic activity... And the use of flax seeds in correction of atherosclerosis and coronary insufficiency based on the antioxidant effect of flax seeds.
Flaxseed flour and cleansing
ATTENTION: During the period of bowel cleansing with flaxseed flour, it is imperative to observe the water regime - the amount of water consumed must be at least 2 liters per day!
Flaxseed meal for obesity
Pthinning With help linen flour occurs due to the abundance of polyunsaturated fatty acids in it. In this way, flaxseed flour promotes the burning of saturated fats. And of course, taking into account the powerful cleansing property of flour, coupled with the combustion of fats, flaxseed flour can be safely considered effective, and besides- useful, natural remedy for weight loss.But when losing weight, one cannot completely rely on the use of flaxseed flour alone - the desired rapid weight loss is possible only with an integrated approach, and this: a balanced diet, and an active lifestyle and physical activity.
Weight loss by 4-5 kg per month: replace one meal with a glass of kefir (1%) with two teaspoons of flaxseed flour, you can add a little honey or jam to taste.
Let me remind you that the use of flaxseed flour must be accompanied by a sufficient intake of water!
The use of flaxseed flour on fasting days and in the process of following a particular diet replenishes the body with minerals and vitamins that a person often loses, trying to limit himself to food - this is a highly nutritious addition to any diet.
The use of flaxseed flour in medicine.
Flaxseed flour for respiratory diseases. According to Avicenna's descriptions, flax seeds help with "mucous cough", with shortness of breath. In ancient Eastern medicine, flax seeds were used as a medicine with "cleansing, dissolving and emollient" properties.
Flaxseed flour for diseases of the cardiovascular system. Flaxseeds are used in complex treatment for atherosclerosis of coronary and peripheral vessels and cerebral vessels and other diseases accompanied by high fat content, primarily high blood cholesterol content.
Flaxseed flour for diseases of the digestive system. Flax seed mucus, which is formed when flax flour is boiled with boiling water, has mild laxative, enveloping, emollient, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. When taken internally, flaxseed mucus covers (and is retained for quite a long time) with a thin layer of the mucous membrane of the esophagus and stomach, providing a protective and calming effect and preventing them from irritation.
Flaxseed flour to improve the condition of the skin and hair. Flaxseed flour provides healthy skin and hair, prevents age-related changes.
Flaxseed meal for diabetes. Studies have shown that flaxseed meal reduces the dependence of diabetics on special drugs. According to Canadian scientists, eating bread with 25% flaxseed flour results in a typical post-meal rise in blood sugar 28% lower than eating regular bread without additives.
Flaxseed flour in different periods of a woman's life. Flaxseed meal contributes to the normal growth and development of the fetus, increases lactation in lactating women. Flaxseed meal minimizes menopausal discomfort, reduces bone pain, helps to reduce irritability, anxiety, etc. This is largely due to the presence of phytoestrogens in flaxseed flour.
Flaxseed meal for sexual dysfunctions in men. Since flax seeds are a source of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, the use of flax flour improves blood circulation in small vessels and, as a result, improves erection, increases testosterone production and stimulates spermatogenesis.
Flaxseed flour for mental illness, alcoholism, drug addiction. According to scientists, deficiency of omega-3 fats accompanies most mental disorders. In this regard, the intake of flaxseed flour helps to improve the condition in schizophrenia, depression, alcoholism, drug addiction (especially with withdrawal syndrome).
Flaxseed flour and anti-cancer properties. In the large intestine, as a result of microbial metabolism, flax lignans are converted into active phytoesthogens - enterodiol and enterolactone, which normalize hormonal balance and protect organs from the development of hormone-dependent cancer. This is especially evident in the case of breast cancer. By their properties, flax lignans are applicable in the prevention of oncological diseases of the male and female genital area.
Flaxseed flour. Contraindications
The daily intake of flaxseed for adults is up to 35 grams per day. For children - the dose is halved. It is better to start taking flaxseed flour with small doses - half a teaspoon and, in the absence of side effects, can be brought to the recommended dose.
The presence of certain chronic diseases may be indicative of the use of flaxseed. A doctor's consultation will help to avoid undesirable consequences, to determine the permissible daily dose, the possibility or necessity of using flaxseed flour in the presence of chronic diseases.
Flaxseed flour. The nutritional value
per 100 g of product: protein 35.6 g, fats 10.6 g, carbohydrates 20.2 g. Caloric value 411 kcal
Where in cooking applied linseed flour... Flaxseed flour can be used in many recipes and even as an egg and butter substitute. Flaxseed flour is used to bake pancakes, pancakes, bread, prepare lean homemade mayonnaise, cereals, and add to smoothies. Dishes with the addition of flaxseed flour are lower in calories, but more useful.
Lean flaxseed mayonnaise
2 tbsp with a slide of flaxseed flour
60 ml water
125 ml oil
1-1.5 tsp mustard
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt, sugar
How to make lean mayonnaise.
Pour flaxseed flour with hot boiled water, leave to swell and cool.
Put mustard, salt, sugar, lemon juice into a glass, beat with a mixer, gradually pour in vegetable oil.
The color of the lean mayonnaise made from flax flour is somewhat different from the classic mayonnaise, it is slightly darker.
How to make homemade mayonnaise check out some recipes.
Flaxseed pancakes recipe
Wheat flour 100 gr - approximately, look, what would the dough turn out, like liquid sour cream.
Flaxseed flour 70 gr
Milk 300 gr
Egg 1-2 pcs
Sour cream 2 tablespoons
Sugar 1 tablespoon
A pinch of salt
Soda 1 g (on the tip of a knife)
Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons in a dough
Vegetable oil for frying
How to make flaxseed pancakes
In a large container, beat milk with egg, sugar and salt, gradually sifting flour and soda, continue to beat, pour a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil with the last.
Fry as usual. Serve flaxseed pancakes well with sour cream, butter, honey or jam.
Porridge with flaxseed flour
Flaxseed cereals improve the functioning of the stomach and intestines, provide a full set of vitamins and microelements, normalize metabolism, maintain strength, restore health and performance. On sale you can find ready-made cereals with flaxseed flour, but you can easily cook such cereals yourself. As a filler, to improve the taste, dried fruits, nuts, pomegranate kernels, honey, milk are added to flaxseed porridges, you can also cook flaxseed porridge with vegetables.
Traditional classic flaxseed porridge with milk
2 tablespoons of flaxseed flour
1/2 cup hot milk
Sugar, a pinch of salt
fruits: banana, strawberry, kiwi (or any dried fruit to taste)
Flaxseed flour is poured with hot milk, mixed thoroughly to avoid lumps. The porridge must be allowed to stand for 2-3 minutes, then salt, sugar, fruits are added.
Flaxseed Fruit Smoothie
Breakfast idea - add a tablespoon of flaxseed flour to your morning banana, apple and milk smoothie.
As a result, we get a wonderful nutritious drink that will fill us with vitamins and microelements.
As promised, I will share the results of my own experience. I started using flaxseed flour this spring. Twice a day, I drank half a teaspoon - I diluted it with warm water and let it stand for a couple of minutes. The result - I lost 2 kg in 2 months, although I didn't set such goals, but in general, I was glad! Two months later, I switched to green buckwheat flour, read about the beneficial properties of this flour in the next issues of the blog, and in order not to miss the updates, you can subscribe to the newsletter TutTasty!
Do you still think that healthy (read dietary) cannot be tasty? And even more so it does not fit into my head, how can there be diet cupcakes, and even chocolate? They can! And now I will prove it to you, just a little background first ...
Several years ago, I was seriously puzzled by the question of proper nutrition. I read a whole bunch of literature on this topic, gave myself some "educational program", so to speak. As a result, I learned a lot, gave up a number of products in my daily diet (left high-quality proteins, complex carbohydrates; removed "bad" fats, snacks and snacks such as sandwiches, other "fast" carbohydrates). Revised the diet - reduced portions and increased the frequency of meals (4-6 times a day, if possible).
Thus, slowly but surely, I lost 13 kg. To be honest, this result amazed me, and proper nutrition and a feeling of lightness have already become so much a habit that I’ve got used to making all meals (I mean everyday ones) as much as possible. Now my credo is in the kitchen: to cook tasty, healthy, and without complication. Of course, I also love complex dishes, festive and even those that are better prepared according to original recipes (for example, cakes, muffins, pies - but more often I bake them not for myself, but for loved ones :).
Today I propose making dietary chocolate orange muffins using flaxseed and oatmeal flour. I will say right away that the consistency of the muffins turns out to be moist inside and very tender, they even somewhat resemble pudding muffins (those that are made in a water bath).
Flaxseed baked goods are rich in fiber, vegetable protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, folic acid, vitamins B1, B2 and B6, antioxidants, potassium, magnesium, zinc. What is especially pleasant is that flour does not have a specific sharp taste (it is neutral), and in combination with cocoa powder and orange peel, it is just a bomb!
Flaxseed muffins: ingredients
- crumbly cottage cheese - 150 g;
- milk - 70 ml;
- flaxseed flour - 1 tablespoon with a slide;
- whole grain oat flour (* can be substituted with ground oatmeal *)- 1 tbsp. with a slide;
- wheat bran (replacement with oatmeal is possible) - 3 tbsp;
- egg - 1 pc;
- medium apple - 1/2;
- cocoa powder - 2 tbsp;
- zest of one orange;
- cane sugar / stevia / syrups - to taste (*I use ).
Flaxseed muffins: making
Turn on the oven to warm up (180 degrees).
Add milk to the curd. Mix with a blender until smooth. Add flaxseed flour and stir again.
Peel half of the apple, grate, send to the dough. Grind everything thoroughly with a blender until puree.
Add oatmeal, bran, egg. Stir the dough. Then add cocoa, sugar, or to taste and orange peel grated on the finest grater.
Having mixed everything thoroughly, put it in the molds (I have silicone ones; if you have others, do not forget) and send to the oven for 40-45 minutes.
Cool before serving! And Bon Appetit!
In the modern world, the fashion for healthy products and recipes is growing more and more. Of course, at first it is very difficult to switch to such a style of food, when sweets are replaced with honey, sweets with dried fruits, and various dry rations - with fresh fruits and vegetables.
And especially for you today, we will tell you how to make healthy cookies from flaxseed flour. Its recipe is so simple that you will definitely be surprised. And from its enormous benefits - you will definitely not get better!
Flaxseed flour: benefits
First, let's take a look at the main ingredient in today's dish. Its popularity these days is not surprising at all, because flax has a truly unique combination of nutrients that any person needs.
Firstly, these seeds, from which flour is only then obtained, help to cleanse the body of various toxins that have accumulated inside a person. Since we all live not in the forest, but in cities with a huge number of cars, factories and everything else, then flax is simply necessary for us.
Secondly, this product well strengthens the body's immunity and resistance to various microbes and diseases. Of course, the result will not be immediately noticeable, but after a while you will definitely feel better.
In addition, flaxseed meal, the benefits of which are simply immeasurable, reduces the risk of developing cancer, which is very important for all people.
Required Ingredients
Honestly, linseed flour cookies are so easy to make that even a small child can handle them, and the ingredients only help. They are so mundane and familiar that they can be found in every housewife's house.
In addition, to make the dessert healthier and more dietary, we will make cookies from flaxseed flour without eggs and with a natural sweetener!
- Wheat flour - 80 gr. We will definitely need it, because if you use only pure flaxseed flour, the product will turn out to be not very tasty due to the unusual texture of other flour.
- Flaxseed flour - 70 gr.
- Baking powder for dough - 1/2 tsp.
- Sweetener - 1 tsp You can use your usual sugar, or replace it with honey, maple syrup, or the artificial sweetener you use.
- Salt - a few pinches to balance the flavor.
- Flaxseeds - 3 tbsp l. We will use them to create a more unusual texture of the dough, in addition, they look more interesting with flaxseed cookies.
- Milk / water - 60 ml.
- Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.
Flaxseed Cookie Recipe
- In a deep bowl, combine milk or water with sweetener and salt, and then, when the ingredients are already well mixed, pour in the vegetable oil.
- Combine two types of flour in a separate container, mix thoroughly and add baking powder and pre-prepared flaxseeds.
- Pour the dry part into the liquid ingredients in parts and first with a fork, and then knead a very dense and plastic dough with your hands.
- Let it rest a little on the table, lightly covering the top with a damp towel or wrapping it in plastic. This can take 15-20 minutes.
- Lightly dust the work surface with flour and start rolling out a very thin layer of dough, about 5-7 mm thick.
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and send the cookies there for 5-10 minutes. It is very important to keep an eye on the dessert in the oven, as the capacities of different types differ. This is why we advise you not to do anything else while making flaxseed cookies.
When the surface is covered with a golden crust, you can safely take the cookies out of the oven and try them immediately, or spend a few minutes decorating them, which we will describe in the next paragraph.
Decoration for festive serving
If you plan to not only eat these cookies yourself, but also serve them to the festive table, then you can decorate them very and quickly. But if you are already satisfied with the appearance of the dessert, then you can eat it right away. After all, this dessert without decoration is less high-calorie.
- Take ready-made cookies and set them to cool at room temperature.
- In the meantime, melt the dark chocolate in a water bath. We take the one with a percentage of cocoa above seventy percent, because this means that the amount of sugar and everything else will be at a minimum.
- On the cooled cookies, make chocolate stripes using a regular spoon. Scoop up some chocolate and at a distance of 20-30 cm drive from side to side with a spoon, leaving such a wonderful mark.
- Leave the cookies in the fridge until the chocolate hardens and you're done!
Conclusion
Well, finally, we can conclude that healthy food does not have to be tasteless or ugly. On the contrary, it should catch your eye and make you eat it, and not something harmful.
Thus, after a while, you will not want to buy any package of potato chips at all, because you now know a simple and quick recipe for flaxseed cookies, which is not a shame to spend your own time and a little money. And most importantly, it is not only tasty, but also very healthy!
The long-promised flaxseed cookie recipe. The mother-in-law recognized him from the program of Malakhov. I found a transcript of this show on the Internet, but there is a different recipe. I share what we are doing.
What you need: half a glass of flaxseed, a glass of kefir, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar, salt, soda - on the tip of a knife, flour (you can take 2 glasses of kefir, then the amount of flour will increase), cinnamon (we do not add).
How to do: Scroll the flaxseed on a coffee grinder - you will get a glass of flaxseed flour (so twist it in parts if the grinder is not very powerful), unscrolled seeds may come across in the flaxseed flour - it only tastes better, but you can try it yourself, which is best for you, experiment and observe, you will still need to bake 2-3 times until you adapt. Pour sugar, salt into kefir, stir well. Then mix kefir and flaxseed flour, and add flour (add soda to flour), how much the dough will take. The dough should not be steep - it turns out to be sticky, soft, when rolling it needs to be well tormented.
UPD For some time now, I began to take ready-made flaxseed flour, because it is fat-free. And linseed oil should not be overheated, it turns into a carcinogen. If you overexpose cookies in the oven, they will become very tough and acquire a fishy smell - then you cannot eat them. Therefore, sometimes for taste I add a handful of freshly ground seeds, but more often I do without it.
Wheat flour can be substituted with gluten-free mixture or green buckwheat flour. Green buckwheat flour is generally my discovery. It can be used to bake bread, make pancakes and pancakes - it behaves like regular flour and no buckwheat aftertaste (although you can smell the smell just a little). I buy Garnets, and for bread, pancakes and pancakes, you can beat green buckwheat soaked for (4-5 hours) with a blender, you immediately get a dough.
Links to the flour that I use I buy in the Ozone store, all this is in Auchan and Lenta:
>> Flaxseed flour
>> Gluten-free mixture "White bread"
>> Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour
>> Green buckwheat flour
>> Inexpensive green buckwheat
>> Flax seeds (clean, so I take them) - I now use flax seeds to make flaxseed porridge (soak overnight, beat in a blender with a banana in the morning, berries - with any additives, in general)
Then roll out the layer and cut it out with molds. It is necessary to "pierce" the cookies with a fork, otherwise it will swell, although I also like swollen ones.
Bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. But that will of course depend on the thickness of the cookie and your oven. Please note: in no case should these cookies be overexposed in the oven - they acquire an unpleasant fishy aftertaste (this oil is oxidized), becomes completely hard !! So after 10 minutes just try it. But do not hold for more than 20 minutes at any thickness. We used to make fluffy cookies, but now we are looking for crispy ones in a heap, so we are making them thinner.
This cookie is unique in that it contains no eggs and is low in fat. Flaxseed contains a lot of vegetable oil, so we don't add anything else. But for this reason, I do not recommend using ready-made flaxseed flour, but making a portion of the flour just before baking from seeds - the butter in the finished flour goes rancid very quickly. We buy flaxseed in a pharmacy, and it comes in different packages, we found the cheapest option - 200 g packs in cellophane, for 17 rubles.
Due to the low fat content of the cookies, it becomes dry the next day. It tastes best when it is still warm. But we eat for a few days, if it remains. Some kids don't like these cookies - not sweet. But now all our friends and girlfriends eat with pleasure, they are used to it. :) By the way, you can add sugar to taste, but since we are claiming a recipe for a healthy diet, do not get carried away! :)
We modified the recipe because we do it very often and always for the company. Instead of one glass of kefir, we take half a liter. Accordingly, the amount of flour increases (we take flour of the first or second grade). From half a liter of kefir, cookies are obtained for two large baking sheets - this is such a bowl, it is not very clear from the photo, but, in general, quite a lot, but all the more you need to eat it immediately, fresh. :)
And in the recipe from Malakhov's program, which I found, there is only 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour!
"Now let's try the cinnamon flaxseed cookies and I'll show you how to make them. These cookies will help you recover even more."
To make it, you will need ground flax seeds (half a glass). Large fragments of ground seeds add spice. Add 1 spoonful of plain flour, a teaspoon of cinnamon, a tablespoon of sugar, add our kefir with soda here. And knead the dough.
These biscuits are made without an egg, which makes them the perfect Lenten meal. The consistency of the dough should be like dumplings. We roll out a layer 0.5-0.7 centimeters thick and cut it into molds. It is baked in 5 minutes at a temperature of 210-218 degrees. "
If someone tries to cook according to this recipe - please write what happened.
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