Buy ground flax seed and add it just before you eat it. Not sure what the long cooking would do to the "healthy stuff" in flax seed.
Linda C

I do as Linda C suggested. I put it on my cereals, porridge, yogurt etc just before eating.

You can find ground flax seed in the baking section.

I put it on my oatmeal, mix it in and then eat.

Whole flax seeds act like a laxative and offer very little of the nutritional value available from the seeds when they are ground into flaxmeal. In order to get the health benefits from the seeds you need to pulverize them, which is easy to do in a coffee/spice mill. Your choice, add the flaxmeal to the cereal while it's cooking, or add it when served and just stir it in.

By milling your own, you not only save a lot of money but you are assured you have the freshest meal possible. Once the seed coat (bran) is broken, the oils are exposed to oxygen and they quickly degrade, go rancid and become a free-radical, which voids all the health benefits. FRESH IS BEST! Personally, I'd avoid using commercially-milled flaxmeal and opt for milling your own.

Once milled, you can keep a small user-friendly amount in the freezer (enough for a few days). Freezing it will slow down the loss of nutrition and the oil degrading, but freezing will NOT completely prevent it from happening. I mill and use 1 cup of flaxmeal every 2-3 days and store it in the freezer. I add it to all our baked goods and smoothie each morning.

Another good add-in would be chia seeds which do NOT need to be pulverized before using them in order to get the nutritional boost from them.

-Grainlady

Definitely research chia seeds and virgin coconut oil.

I used to grind my own flax seeds into oatmeal or yogurt, in order to make sure I was getting the highest nutritional value from the seeds. But since I discovered chia seeds, I only use those now. They've got everything you need, and you don't need to grind them. I prefer the taste too.

Just get an electric coffee grinder, and grind it, unless you buy the ground flax seed.

Then, add the ground stuff in the morning. You get the best health benefits from ground.

Moni

Susytwo, does our Bulk Barn carry the chia seeds? That's where I buy my flax seeds and yeast, and I never thought of looking for the chia seeds.

Thanks to all who responded! I actually went to Amazon and ordered some Bob's Red Mill chia seeds.

Here's something of interest: Order straight from Bob's and you may have to pay a lot for shipping. If you're not in a hurry, you can order Bob's products from Amazon, and if your order is greater than $25 it's free (albeit slow) shipping.

jasdip, I don't about Bulk Barn, but I buy them at Country Bulk, across from the St. Jacobs Farmers Market. I get a 500g container for about $12. It's the most convenient location for me, so I've never looked anywhere else for them.