/ck/ - Food & Cooking

mmm I love copper

>>19117977
You need a small amount of copper in your diet and it's one of the first metals to get depleted, especially if you have to take zinc
I took a ton of zinc during two weeks to stop the spread and a bunch of my hair lost pigmentation, I quit zinc and started eating more liver and it started growing normally, but it took like 8 months

>>19117905
I make bread with a lot of various seeds

They soften up nicely in overnight oats which stops them from getting stuck between my teeth so much

seeds kinda suck desu

>>19117905
>lignans
They are also rich in ligma

in oatmeal or rice

>>19117905
a little bit of the brown sauce if you know what i mean<div class="xa23b"><span class="xa23t"></span><span class="xa23i"></span></div>

>>19117905
Might as well start taking HRT if you want to transition anon. Same effect as those seeds.

>>19117905
>Phytoestrogens that protect against cancer

I always thought that flax seeds tasted like linoleum smells then I found out linoleum is literally made of flax seeds so I was right all along.

Hate their horrid, plastic-y flavour.

>>19118837
I haven't smelled linoleum since childhood so that actually sounds like it could have a comforting nostalgic effect

>>19118837
>I found out linoleum is literally made of flax seeds

And because of that, linoleum flooring is (or I should say was, as it's pretty much not made anymore) is naturally antiseptic and scratches are self-healing.

>>19118903
That's nice, but nobody should be eating fucking floor tiling unless they're Hansl and Gretl and they happen to come across a witch's house.

>>19117905
I just throw them in lots of stuff. Bit extra fiber can't hurt I imagine.

I find flax helps my joint inflammation but I don't always feel like cooking a whole meal to get it. So I put a tablespoon of the ground flaxmeal into a Lipton cup-a-soup and it goes down easy without affecting the flavor much.

>>19117905
>Copper
Cool stuff

>>19117905
In my rye bread.

>>19119637
Don't you need to crunch them up, they don't give any nutrients because the shell is harder than most seeds

>>19117905
Also FULL of phyto-estrogen

>>19117905
Phytoestrogen does not protect against anything
Of anything you get man-tits and breast cancer

>>19117905
Almost none of these supposed health benefits matter unless you buy ground flaxseeds which contain cyanide, literally rat poison. Even then...
>high in omega 3s
It only has ALA, which is the inferior plant-based of omega 3. A precursor that our bodies have to convert to DHA and EPA and conversion rate is low. Eating fish and even grass-fed dairy or beef is much better for that.
>iron
Plant-based iron is barely bioavailable. Beef has the real heme-iron that our bodies need.
>b vitamins
Not even the full b-complex like in meat.
>antioxidants
All inferior to the ultimate antioxidant glutathione that is found in meat. Antioxidants found in seeds are there to prevent oxidation of oils and nutrient depletion within that seed.
>anti-viral, anti-bacterial
If it kills viruses and bacteria it will also kill you. The "it kills only the bad bacteria" theory is bullshit.
>phytoestrogens
lol
>lignan
Polyphenols are plant-defence chemicals. Capsaicin is also a polyphenol and it's purpose is to stop you from eating that seed (fruit). I highly doub there is any benefit from eating them.
>high in fibre
This is an oxymoron to the supposed high nutritional value of flaxseeds. Fiber is undigestable and so are the nutrients encapsulated within.
>burns fat
Yeah, because you're eating mostly undigestable seeds, even when ground.

>>19120569
I buy them already crushed. I guess crushing them myself is probably better though.

>>19121273
Plenty of foods contain cyanide. The body is really good at breaking it down when ingested in small amounts. Arsenic is more typical rat poison btw.

>>19122247
Tiny amounts also help fight cancer cells.

>>19117905
>seeds

I eat 14g (three teaspoons) of crushed flaxseeds a day.
I put it in my oatmeal after I use a automatic coffee grinder to blend it.

I haven't noticed anything different.
Began eating it to help lower my blood pressure, but hasn't worked.

>>19118831
>Phytoestrogens that protect against testicular cancer