05-06-2013, 14:16
I would guess that spoon is fine.
I take powdered herbs too, one of them being saw palmetto and it tastes NASTY! I usually put the herbs in water, stir really well and then pinch my nose and drink it. Fenugreek sticks to my gums and takes forever to get off if I try to just eat a spoonful of it. Ground flax isn't bitter though, it tastes like nuts.
With pinching my nose I barely taste any of it, only a little aftertaste when I let go and that's fine by me.
You don't need to buy something to grind the flax if you can't afford it. You can put the flax in a closed, clean ziploc bag and just hit it with something to break the outer shell. Or roll over it with a rolling pin. You could even gently hammer it if you want. Just make sure you don't damage your kitchen counter doing this.
I take powdered herbs too, one of them being saw palmetto and it tastes NASTY! I usually put the herbs in water, stir really well and then pinch my nose and drink it. Fenugreek sticks to my gums and takes forever to get off if I try to just eat a spoonful of it. Ground flax isn't bitter though, it tastes like nuts.
With pinching my nose I barely taste any of it, only a little aftertaste when I let go and that's fine by me.
You don't need to buy something to grind the flax if you can't afford it. You can put the flax in a closed, clean ziploc bag and just hit it with something to break the outer shell. Or roll over it with a rolling pin. You could even gently hammer it if you want. Just make sure you don't damage your kitchen counter doing this.