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?


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Cheers,

Ken                         <*>
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