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Blend a heaping teaspoon whey with 2 rounded teaspoons of ground flaxseed, 11/2 squares of 99 percent cocoa, a banana, some instant coffee powder, cinnamon, ice, a little water, saccharin and nine almonds with their hulls.

You can add more or less coffee, water, cinnamon, saccharin or sugar substitute, depending on your taste.

This gentleman wondered about the amount of flaxseed to be eaten in a day.

From the research I did, it appears there is no set amount, but working up to a tablespoon per day seems to reap many health benefits.

Many folks add ground flaxseed into their bowl of cereal, or mix it into yogurt, or main dishes like casseroles.

The main thing is to start slowly, with about a teaspoon or so and increase it to a tablespoon over the course of a couple of weeks.

Too much initially may cause some gastrointestinal distress.

One reader left me a voice mail requesting a brochure with more flaxseed recipes.

I don't have a brochure, but here is another recipe.

This recipe takes a light quick bread and gives it a nutritional boost by using a little flaxseed.

The nuttiness of the flaxseed combines well with the freshness of the lemon flavor.

It makes a nice snack with a glass of milk (or soy milk), or ...

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