EIGHT EASY WAYS TO ADD FLAX TO YOUR DIET

GROUND FLAX SEED

Start with 1 tablespoon and eventually use up to 2 tablespoons daily. Grind small amounts at a time to keep seeds fresh.

• Add it to cereal or oatmeal.

• Use it in place of breading on poultry.

• After putting lemon juice on an apple or pear, roll the fruit in flax seed and add a dash of cinnamon or cloves.

• Sprinkle the seeds into scrambled eggs, soups, salads and peanut butter.

• Season vegetables with a mixture of seeds and sea salt.

• Buy bread, cereal and granola with flax in it or add the seeds to homemade baked goods. Keep the oven temperature below 350 degrees when baking with flax.

FLAX OIL

Start with 1 tablespoon and eventually use up to 2 tablespoons daily.

• Mix it into salad dressing.

• Add it to yogurt, smoothies or oatmeal.

SARAH MORAN