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Is flax seed a grain?

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Is flax seed a grain?

Hi. I know this is a stupid question. I recently discovered that it's possible that nuts/seeds are stalling me. So I quit eating nut/seeds. The first day I cut them out I started eating flax. I was thinking of flax as a grain...but they're flax SEEDS....so I guess they really aren't a grain, huh? This is the 3rd day I stopped nuts and started flax. The scale was down maybe a smidgen this morning. I don't know how long it takes to start losing again once the stall culprit is removed. But I feel like I should cut the flax out too. So...they are in the seed family, not the grain family, right?

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No - I would say it is not a grain. check out this page and make your own decision.http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/flax

This one says it's an annual herb: http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/F/flax.html

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Interesting....Thank you! From these links it seems that flax is neither a grain nor a seed (as in nuts/seeds). That's good...maybe they won't have the same effect, then, as the nuts seem to have had.

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