Ground Flex seed

bldunne

Do you count the calories from ground flex seed?
I'm a very low calorie 1200 under doctors care.

cmriverside

Yes. Ground flax seeds have calories.

I mean, if you're just sprinkling a tiny amount then use your own discretion, but when I use them I use about 10g - which is 43 calories. That's significant if you're trying to stick to 1200.

bldunne

That's the calories My
doctor has set.

lynn_glenmont

You can ask your doctor, but if they didn-t say "You should stick to 1200 calories except for ground flax seed -- have as much of that as you want and don't bother to count it," you probably should count it.

westrich20940

If it's a sprinkle I'd not worry about it. But a tablespoon of flax seeds has like 50+ calories so if you're using that then log it. With a small calorie goal like that, 50 calories counts. Most calories are gonna count for you on that low of a calorie goal.
Good luck.

I'd also just give a you a tip to use flax seeds that come from a solid colored/opaque bag - they can deteriorate in the light. And I'd use a coffee grinder to grind them up to put them in things bc their outside hull is quite hard for your digestive system to even break down.

Schnootie

I log it. It adds a bit of healthy fats and fiber which I like to monitor. I also tend to grind them to get the most benefit.

larrylila1

Be sure to refrigerate after opening package or grinding seeds. I grind them in a coffee grinder i use just for flax seeds & put in jars in the frig- they last a long time without getting rancid.

Hobartlemagne

larrylila1 wrote: »

Be sure to refrigerate after opening package or grinding seeds. I grind them in a coffee grinder i use just for flax seeds & put in jars in the frig- they last a long time without getting rancid.

Great advice- I do this will all seeds