Flax Seed

If you don't use flax seed in your recipes, you've gotta start! It's got your omega 3-oils, fiber, and is trans fat free. You can use it as an oil or egg substitute. 3 Tbs. Flax seed can replace 1 Tbs. fat or oil. 1 Tbs. Flax seed + 3 Tbs. water can replace 1 egg. Pssst: this info is right on the side of the box.

I do the substitutions a lot. For the Fiber One cookies I may just take out 1/2 the oil and do the other half Flax Seed (the cookie probably needs a little oil to hold it all together). It's not a lot of oil in the first place, but you can never go wrong making something a little bit better.

I always put Flax Seed in my Honey Whole Wheat Bread, and here's another recipe that I like:

Banana-Cinnamon Waffles

Top Waffles with fruit and yogurt!

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (I do the whole thing in wheat flour and it's fine)
1/4 cup buckwheat flour (if you don't have it, just add more regular flour)
1/4 cup ground flax seed
2 Tbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups fat free milk
3 Tbs butter, melted
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 large ripe banana, mashed
cooking spray

Mix it all like you should and make it into a waffle in your iron.