These little seeds are bursting with beneficial nutrients.

Here’s why you should eat flaxseeds, including the best flaxseed recipe ideas.

And finally, flaxseed is high in fiber and can helprelieve constipation.

How to Eat Flax Seed

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For starters, you’re able to buy flaxseed either whole or milled.

Aim to eat one to two tablespoons of flaxseed daily to reap maximum health benefits, suggests theMayo Clinic.

Below, find a few creative ideas forhow to eat flaxseed with any meal of the day.

plate of muffins with paper wrappers, topped with oats

Not in the mood for muffins?

Flaxseed is an easy addition to pretty much any baked good that you’d like to make more nutritious.

Instead, use flaxseed as an egg replacement (sometimes called a “flax egg” invegan recipes).

common bakig ingredients — egg, flour, sugar, butter, vanilla — haphazardly piled together

This flaxseed flex is an easy way to make baked goods both vegan and omega-rich.

(Try thesepistachio-raspberry thumbprint cookiesfirst.)

“Greek yogurt is high in protein and ideal formuscle buildingand filling up,” she says.

glass bowl of yogurt topped with fresh berries

Inpancake batter, they make a great replacement for eggs.

However, flaxseed oil is good forsalad dressingsand other foods you aren’t heating up.

milled flaxseed sprinkled on top of hot cereal or oatmeal

chicken breast on a cutting board with oil and seasonings

hand sprinkling herbs into a bowl of leafy greens

meatballs on a serving plate