Flax seeds vs. Flax Oil?

[britaboy]

Hello everyone, this is the first post on this site!! Looks like a great site so far. Any way just a quick question regarding actual flax seeds. I am on a very strict budget and am currently on a cut. I recently purchaced a bag of premium flax seeds for $3.50 (canadian) and i was wondering how many spoonfulls would be equivelent to taking 5ml or a teaspoon of oil?.

Thanks

 

[Dr. Pain]

Match the label for 5 grams of fat! You must grind them however, don't eat them whole!

DP

 

[britaboy]

I have been reading that eating them hole is pefectly fine. Why would it be crucial to grind them??......your digestive system will still absorb the contents of the seeds.

 

[Mudge]

Many seeds are not digestable, even if these are at least it would speed the process of breaking them down (just like chewing, minus the enzymes).