OK so I have been taking flax seed oil for about three weeks now in my shakes(approx 4 tblspn/day) and it has helped a ton with my extra calories. problem is, it just tastes sick. any decent brands out there that don’t tastes nasty?
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I used to put em into my shakes but then I was like wtf? and started taking em straight from the ol bottle. Tastes like crap, but you get used to it plus you can say you are hardcore flax drinker! oooh yea! Or you can try mixing some peanutbutter in there if you aren’t worried about the cals.
Suck it up and just take it…either that, or drink the oil alone and chase it with something.
I don’t put my flax in my shakes anymore. I put my flax in a shot glass, shoot it, and chase it with water or a shake.
Barleen’s brand tastes least nasty, and the nasty taste gets worse if it has been lying around the fridge too long and is going rancid. However, bottom line–they all taste bad. If you do not want to ruin the taste of the shake, take it seperately.
I usually take mine seperately from my shakes. Lately I’ve been taking a scoop of natural peanut butter and lick it off the spoon. I leave a very thin coating on the spoon then just lick up a little bit of the pb when i sip up the flax oil. Covers up the bad taste pretty well.
I actually dont mind the taste of flax oil. In fact i pour it on my cereal every morning instead of milk.
How many grams is a tablespoon? I don’t know if anybody out there knows of a supermarket chain called Trader Joe’s, but they make Flaxseed oil pills.
UDO’s is the name of the brand I use it has omegas 3,6,9 and it doesn’t taste that bad, however I only use 2 tablespoonsat a time.
If you stick with it you’ll probably get used to it. Doesn’t bother me anymore.
One thing I did try that worked well. Just toss in a few coffee beans (if you use a blender). You can’t taste any oil at all. A dab of peanut or almond butter would also help too. Good luck!
I had been taking this in gel cap form and I ran out so I went and bought it in liquid form and that shit is N A S T Y !!!. I will stick with the pills.
I usually make a salad dressing with mine - 1 tbsp flax oil, 1.5 tbsp mustard (usually dijon), 2 tsp of balsamic vinegar, and a packet or two of Splenda. Oh, and sometimes a little garlic or anchovy paste, whatever. Whisk it together then throw a handful of that prewashed salad stuff, cucumber, red onion, boiled egg whites or crab meat for protein, whatever you like. Then ask your girlfriend to toss your salad. Works for me as a late night meal. And it keeps those bowel movements a’rollin!
Udo’s choice does not have as strong a flavor since it is mixed with other oils. You might also put the flax/Udo’s oil on your vegies (after you cook them) or salad greens along with olive oil, which will dilute the flavor even more.
Try Udo’s Choice, its not anywhere near as bad. Also I notice that it tastes the best with strawberry designer, don’t mix with chocolate unless you want to have to sike yourself up for half an hour before consumption. It has a balanced ratio omega 3:omega 6’s so you won’t eventually become omega 6 deficient.
Enjoy
To me Udo’s tastes just as bad as flax oil. Also it takes too many flax oil pills to get enough. The oils are a lot cheaper and you will get used to it after a while.
a tablespoon of flax is 14g and 120 calories…it’s usually listed on the bottle.
spectrum and barleans are very good u may beusing to much if u taste it try just one or 2 tablespoons
There is a custom blend protein place on the web, based out of NJ. They have found a way to powderize flax seed oil ( I think they blend it with a protein and spray it so the droplets will dry ) anyway, you may want to check it out the web address is www.proteinfactory.com
Dude - flax is just flat out nasty - anyway you cut it. It’s just one of those things that we have to do to ‘pay the price’ of a healthy lifestyle and optimum health. I agree with the rest of you cats - the very best thing to do is shoot it with a shot glass or take a swig rt out of the bottle (albeit unmeasured swig)- and chase it with something strong. Ohh, and try to avoid breathing thru your nose - that helps me quite a bit. In fact - hold your breath until you’ve shot it and chased it. I tried some hemp oil and that is just as nasty…it tastes like some kind of funky, nutty,slimy weed juice - udo’s does taste better, but is more expensive - all we can really do is grin and bear it.