Hemp Seed. Good as Flax?

[y2gt]

I'm hooked on this cereal.....

I know, I know, it's got 6 grams of sugar per serving but it tastes so good. I eat it as part of meal 1 occasionally. Trader Joe's sells it.

Is hemp seed as good as flax for EFA's?
it has 400 mg omega-3 per serving.

 

[Jodi]

I think its fine. I don't use it but its great. I'm not so sure about this cereal though

 

[J'Bo]

ok here i am....hemp queen.

hemp is a very good EFA source and a believe that everyone should alternate flax and hemp (one has higher omega 6 and the other is higher in omega 3's). you need to look on the package to see what the ingrediants are and also take into account that EFA's are very sensitive, if the hemp was cooked at a temp higher than 250 then its spoiled and if the cereal has a shelf life of more than 6 months then its no good. Once hemp hits the air it is only good for 6-8 weeks. Keeping the cereal in the fridge will prolong the shelf life.

 

[y2gt]

J'Bo-
what other hemp products do you use? Just the oil?

 

[J'Bo]

i use
hemp seed nuts
hemp seed oil
hemp nut butter
hemp massage oil
and yes i smoke a fatty every now and then
hey what can i say....i am Canadian.

 

[hardasnails1973]

you hemp freaky you ...
now that hemp butter leaves a lot to the imagination : )

 

[J'Bo]

actually hemp butter is like peanut butter only made with hempseeds...nothing else but ground hemp seeds...mmmm.

 

[y2gt]

that sounds nasty

 

[sara]

what it's nutrition info?

 

[J'Bo]

its tastes like peanut butter only with a stronger nut flavor.

i dont have the exact #'s here but it is a 33/33/33 ratio and is a complete protein.

 

[sara]

where you get it from? anything online?

 

[J'Bo]

www.manitobaharvest.com or you can buy it from me and i will ship it to you.

 

[kuso]

Great link J'bo

 

[J'Bo]

thanks baby.

i am dah hemp queeny

 

[kuso]

Only hemp I`ve seen in Japan is small bottles of hemp seed oil and ginseng mixed and sold like an ECA type thing here

 

[sara]

I wanna know it's nutri info first

 

[Nigeepoo]

Just go to http://www.manitobaharvest.com/nutrition/index.asp?itemID=74

 

[J'Bo]

thank you Nigeepoo

 

[Nigeepoo]

Well, hello to you, too. IIRC, you posted that link a long, long time ago.

 

[J'Bo]

yes, i did
hello to you too

 

[sara]

thank you

 

[Freeman]

peanut butter often upsets my stomach, I wonder if using hemp in its place would help me avoid those discomforts????

 

[J'Bo]

it sure would.

 

[ArduousMeister]

mmmm peanut butter

 

[Freeman]

Yeah, I love peanut butter...I may have to give this hemp nut butter a whirl..

 

[J'Bo]

let me know what you think....caution though....its green....and strong tasting so only use a bit.

 

[Freeman]

haha that's fine..but does it taste GOOD?

 

[J'Bo]

of course it does...put it on rice crackers and its heaven.

 

[sara]

does it taste good with oatmeal?

 

[ArduousMeister]

what do u put in your oatmeal now?