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Flax Seed And Nut Granola (Low-Carb)

This recipe for Homemade Cereals was submitted by BethH on 2/10/2004. Click here to view the recipe.

Recipe number 1180.

Average Rating = 4 (out of 5)

By Cindy Sue

No oats at all?

Comment submitted: 7/30/2013 (#16215)

By Bonbon

Really would love to know the carb count... can anyone figure it out?

Comment submitted: 6/17/2012 (#14059)

By fridge-question

Does anybody know if I need to refrigerate this after I make it, so it'll stay fresh longer?

Comment submitted: 9/29/2011 (#12949)

By Letter L

Our body cannot process flax in its whole form, so, unless you grind the flax seed, you're not getting any of the great nutritional value. I would recommend grinding the flax (I do this in a coffee grinder, very easy) and adding at the end of cooking time (heat affects flax, as well).

Comment submitted: 11/18/2010 (#11579)

By C.C.

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

Great recipe - substituted pumpkin seeds for the walnuts and pecans and used almond slivers as well as whole almonds. Mmmmm... great with fresh fruit and dried. Next time, I will add the flax seed at the end of cooking as they burn fast.

Comment submitted: 8/27/2010 (#11135)

By husband32

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

This stuff is gross. It looks like bugs and the flax seeds get all slimy when you try and eat it with milk. This one was a NO-GO for me.

Comment submitted: 8/27/2010 (#11132)

By Annie

This is in Response to Mr. Guy. If you "knew" anything about how bad starch is for your overall health you would not have made the comment about butter as butter is not bad for you, but starch is!

Comment submitted: 8/24/2010 (#11123)

By warrick

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

Would you add milk to it or just plain? I have been eating it plain but have no serving suggestions.

Comment submitted: 8/7/2010 (#11022)

By Mr Guy

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

Why don't you just eat healthy food and not care about the carb count. Who gives a toot about carbs? Just eat healthy and you'll be fine. Low carb doesn't always mean healthy, what about a stick of butter? Try doing without that.

Comment submitted: 7/28/2010 (#10977)

By T2Diabetic

"Net Carbs" are carbohydrates minus the fiber. Protein is not subtracted from the carb count for the obvious reason it's a protein.

Comment submitted: 4/24/2010 (#10373)

By Konac

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

Wow this is great. U gotta great try it.

Comment submitted: 3/12/2010 (#10038)

By A.H.

So... what is the correct carbs for one cup?

Comment submitted: 1/9/2010 (#9426)

By dolphinlover

You aren't figuring it out right, you should figure out net carbs and you minus fiber and protein (which is very high) off the carb count so its even better for you.

Comment submitted: 10/14/2009 (#8843)

By jesha (Team Breakfast Member)

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

I love this. It's great to have "cereal" in the morning when I can't deal with cooking eggs, etc. I have just about 1/2 cup of this with a little kefir milk and it holds me until lunchtime.

In making this I substituted pecans for the walnuts (not a fan of walnuts) and didn't have chopped almonds on hand so used pine nuts. It was fabulous. Warning though: this does make a very big batch, so unless you have others who will want to help you eat it you might just want to make half. I made an entire batch and was eating it almost every day for several weeks.

Comment submitted: 7/25/2009 (#8452)

By curiousme

I spent lots of time figuring this out, so I thought Id share it with whoever is reading this and might like to know the nutrition info. I got all my calories and carb counts from thedailyplate.com

Ok so did the math and for ONE CUP of this granola its a whopping 937 calories but only 9.5 carbs.

For 3/4 CUP of thie granola it is 702 CAloroes and 7.1 Carbs. For 1/2 Cup it is 468 Calories and 4.7 Carbs.

Have a lovely day!

Comment submitted: 12/17/2008 (#7144)

By curiousme

Umm... anyone know the carbs on this? or does anyone actually have nutrition info (I try to watch calories and carbs) for a low carb granola recipe with flax seeds or meal? Thanks in advance!

Comment submitted: 12/16/2008 (#7138)

By Froggy

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

Couldn't find vanilla powder, so used regular vanilla and also changed the flax seed to flax meal. LOVED it!!! Makes a great change from eggs for us low carbers- would be nice to have the carbs per serving listed though.

Comment submitted: 10/13/2008 (#6584)

By GVDub

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

I think the serving size should be more like 1/4 cup, as 1 cup is over 1000 calories, a bit much for a breakfast or snack. It can get pretty dark pretty fast, so I'd recommend watching it closely for the last 10 minutes of the toasting time.

Comment submitted: 9/8/2008 (#6416)

By redhead logic

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

We enjoyed this very much. Could not find vanilla powder so added the same amount of vanilla extract to the melted butter and that seemed to work.

Comment submitted: 8/13/2008 (#6119)

By Teeter (Team Breakfast Member)

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

My husband, kids, and I love this recipe. We don't eat grains, so this was a great alternative. We love it on fruit with yogurt or coconut milk. My oldest son loves snacking on it plain.

Comment submitted: 6/26/2008 (#5612)

By jeanne

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

The nutritional content from a recipe calculator is as follows:
Calories 1,156.8
Total Fat 98.9 g
Saturated Fat 20.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 45.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 28.9 g
Cholesterol 41.4 mg
Sodium 38.3 mg
Potassium 1,193.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 50.2 g
Dietary Fiber 36.2 g
Sugars 3.8 g
Protein 32.2 g

So net carbs are about 14 per serving. Not exactly low carb. It's possible it's all the nuts, since nuts do actually have carbs and are therefore not recommended for induction.

Comment submitted: 4/22/2008 (#5103)

By Rozcb

It has 12 grams of carbs per serving not including the splenda.

Comment submitted: 8/19/2007 (#3407)

By Lstump

If you want to know how many carbs are in it, plug all of the ingrediants into FitDay.com and then divide it by how many servings there are. Be careful, fitday doesn't subtract fiber for net carbs, so if you're like me and go by net carbs, you have to do that yourself.

Comment submitted: 7/28/2007 (#3283)

By TEXAS

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

HOW MANY CARBS ARE IN A SERVING AND WHAT IS THE SERVING SIZE?

Comment submitted: 6/26/2007 (#3110)

By Suzy

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

Delicious and extremely filling. Lots of calories, but doesn't affect my blood sugar at all (I'm diabetic). I skip the Splenda and just use cinammon.

Comment submitted: 5/29/2007 (#2552)

By Tracy

Recipe Rating (out of 5):

I make this, and like it, but I tweak it a bit. I cook it at 275-300 for a bit longer, I add 2-3 egg whites in the beginning to make it all stick, and spray a bit of oil and add the flax at the end (heat isnt good for flax seed) then cook for a minute or 2. I use half the flax, and less splenda. Very good in low carb milk for breakfast!

Comment submitted: 3/2/2007 (#1705)

By Beth H

Did i miss it or where is the info on how many carbs per serving?

Comment submitted: 1/24/2007 (#1297)

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