Comments on: Crunchy Roasted Broccoli recipe for your healthy eating plans

By: Jayson

Jayson — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:42:27 +0000

Well, there is some debate amongst that and as long as you don’t cook it for long periods of time I don’t see the degradation being that great. Now if you cooked flax seed for 45 minutes or an hour I could see it breaking down some. 10-12 minutes in an oven though isn’t going to cause that much damage to the seed.

Like I said though there is debate on this topic so there are probably others that feel differently on this.

Jayson

By: Zev Davis

Zev Davis — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:24:37 +0000

It looks good, but the lady at the local spice shop where I get my ground flax
seed, as well as “as is” tells me that flax seed does better when it isn’t cooked,
but added to the mix later, say in salad dressings, in cooked oat meal, and other
hot and cold foods.

What is your take on that point?

Mind you, the lady at the spice shop is one of those Georgian, as in Central
Asian ladies who learns from the local Homeopaths and from the local Grannies
who carry a tradition of what to eat that is healthy for you. So . . .

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:08:27 +0000

Mmm………..Although the recipe sounds tasty I don’t think it is very healthy to heat olive oil to a temperature that high. Some good olive oils have a smoke point as low as 200-250°F. Once it reaches smoke point it starts to decompose. The high temperature may damage the precious oils in the seeds too.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:24:01 +0000

I didn’t even catch that. I think she means Fahrenheit.

That would be one hot oven if it was celsius.

By: Girlwithnoname (Jackie)

Girlwithnoname (Jackie) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:37:52 +0000

Wow!! that sounds fantastic!!! I can’t wait to try it… a huge thank you to your reader and yourself for sharing!!!

GWNN

By: Ged

Ged — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:14:40 +0000

450C? Does that mean 450 degrees Celsius? I want your oven!