Un-blocking

So on the subject of feeling blocked, this is what is starting to work for me. A flax seed smoothie.

A woman at work had been told by a dietician to drink, and I quote “flax seeds, soaked in water overnight, and blended until they form a milky drink”. Now I have tried this, and although the flax and water mix did indeed go milky in colour, it also went rather snotty in texture. Although this is something that I can manage to pull a face, hold my nose and swallow, it’s not really enjoyment.

I have been variously creative about this problem; this is when I struck on the flax seed smoothie. Actually this is rather simple, in fact so simple that I can’t believe that it has taken me a while to come up with.

All I do is this, blend other things in with the flax and water and that seems to either mask the snottyness or to not allow it to happen. I don’t know which, I’m not a chemist or food technician, and if I was I would tell you. If you know, would you please let me in on this?

So, some good things to blend with your flax and water are:-

A banana
A few grapes
A banana and some prunes
Ripe mango

I tried a little frozen fruit as it has been hot in Dublin for the past week or so, and that’s not so good.

I’m also conscious that flax is a good source of omega 3, something that I am not 100% sure where else I would get as a vegan. From the limited reading that I have done about flax it seems that it is one of the modern snake oils of things that you should consume regularly. I mean, anything that is reported to lower cholesterol, guard against heart trouble, boosts the immune system, control haemorrhoids and diverticular disorders, reduced the incidences of various cancers, lowers high blood pressure, improves general skin condition AND make you a cup of rooibos while you are talking to the cat, can’t be sniffed at.