On Wed, 19 May 1999 11:52:32 -0400, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On Mon, 17 May 1999, Susan Kline wrote: > >> Why aren't the Flax Seeds considered paleo? I've grown flax, and >> eaten the seeds directly from the plant. Very fresh, that way, too. >> Tasted great, didn't even need the sharp stick to harvest: just >> rub the seed capsule in your hands. > >Good question. I stand corrected. I had the mistaken idea that >the seeds needed to be ground up to be digestible. Come to think >of it, even that could be done with a rock. But isn't that true of other grains? Flax seeds are even smaller than grains - why would it even occur to a hunterer-gatherer to eat them? -- Cheers, Ken <*> [log in to unmask]