Hi, Velia!

Flax is not one of the cereal grains.  It is not related to
them.  According to my Webster's dictionary, flax is "any of a genus (Linum
of the family Linaceae, the flax family) of herbs; esp : a slender erect
annual (L. usitatissimum) with blue flowers commonly cultivated for its
bast fiber and seed..."  Linen is made from the fiber, and flaxseed/linseed
oil is made from the seed.

Hope this helps.

Jane


At 03:19 PM 1/15/03 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi.  This is a probably a dumb question.  Since I started paleo again
>recently I've been taking a spoonful of a good-quality flaxseed oil at
>breakfast and dinner.   But it occurred to me, if grains are nonpaleo, and
>if flax is a grain, then why is flaxseed oil ok?
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>Thanks,
>Velia
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