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Health Benefits: Health Benefits: Health Benefits: High fiber food that acts as mild High fiber food that acts as mild High fiber food that acts as mild laxative laxative laxative Contains omega-3 fatty acids Contains omega-3 fatty acids Contains omega -3 fatty acids (good fats) that can reduce (good fats) that can reduce (good fats) that can reduce inflammation inflammation inflammation Some evidence it can help Some evidence it can help Some evidence it can help reduce the risk of heart disease, reduce the risk of heart disease, reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes cancer, stroke, and diabetes cancer, stroke, and diabetes Helps protect against dry eyes & Helps protect against dry eyes & Helps protect against dry eyes & reduces the risk of macular reduces the risk of macular reduces the risk of macular degeneration degeneration degeneration

Interesting Facts: Interesting Fact s: Interesting Facts: Flaxseed is the seed of the flax Flaxseed is the seed of the flax Flaxseed is the seed of the flax plant plant plant The species name for flaxseeds The species name for flaxseeds The species name for flaxseeds means "most useful" means "most useful" means "most useful" Flaxseed was cultivated in Flaxseed was cultivated in Flaxseed was cultivated in Babylon as early as 3000 BC Babylon as early as 3000 BC Babylon as early as 3000 BC Flax grows throughout Canada Flax grows throughout Canada Flax grows throughout Canada and parts of the United States, and parts of the United States, and parts of the United States, including Wisconsin. including Wisconsin. including Wisconsin.

Written and Created by Laurelyn Harper Written and Created by Laurelyn Harper Written and Created by Laurelyn Harper UW-Stout Dietetic Intern, 11/2009 UW-Stout Dietetic Intern, 11/2009 UW-Stout Dietetic Intern, 11/2009 Check out the May menu for Check out the May menu for Check out the May menu for these “flaxseed” foods these “flaxseed” foods these “ flaxseed” foods

Featured Recipes: Featured R ecipes: Featured Recipes:

Banana Yogurt with Flaxseed Banana Yogurt with Flaxseed Banana Yogurt with Flaxseed

Cranberry Flax Muffins Cranberry Flax Muffins Cranberry Flax Muffins

Flax Carrot Cake Flax Carrot Cake Flax Carrot Cake

Blueberry Pie with Flax and Blueberry Pie with Flax and Blueberry Pie with F lax and Almonds Almonds Almonds

Flax Balls Flax Balls Flax Balls