| | |  | Crackers | Home » » » » Foods Alive Golden Flax Crackers, Regular, 4-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | High Fiber 11 g. Gluten free. Omega 3. Live food! Vital nutrition in a delicious whole food snack! USDA Organic. Certified Vegan. Nature's perfect health food. No additives or preservatives. Just one taste will leave you saying: Wow I can't believe I like these! Dehydrated whole food. Foods Alive is dedicated to practicing and promoting a healthy and organic whole food lifestyle. By soaking our flaxseed in water and then dehydrating our flax crackers at a very low temperature, we not only preserve the living enzymes and vital nutrition, but the flaxseeds become brittle and can be easily crushed when chewed. This provides your body with the maximum benefits commonly associated with flaxseed. Our flax crackers offer a vast array of vitamins & nutrients that are essential to your body's health and well being. May scientific studies have shown flaxseed may help (just to name a few): Reduce the risk of certain cancers; Lower cholesterol; Control high blood pressure; Protect against heart disease; Control constipation; Fight prostate & menopause problems; Promote healthy hair, skin, and nails; Act as a lubricant for aching joints. Omega 3 Fats: 397 mg/serving; Omega 6 Fats: 124 mg/serving; Omega 9 Fats: 187 mg/serving. (These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.) | | | Features: | |
• Certified 97% Organic
• Excellent source of Omega-3
• High Fiber
• Wheat & Gluten Free
• Healthy & Convenient snack
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 24.0 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 10.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Great idea, but not too flavorful and unfriendly to teethOct 10, 2008
By Karina
I wanted to like these crackers, given the awesome nutritional profile and ingredients. I would say two and a half stars, and it's because the idea is great but the execution is not so good. I'm just unhappy that I'm stuck with five more bags of these things.
There are two primary weaknesses:
1) Lack of flavor. I think I need to try the other cracker flavors, because these are just whole flaxseeds with some Bragg Liquid Aminos (soy sauce, basically) and lemon juice, and the flavor is just not enough for me.
2) Awful chewing experience. When you eat one of these, the flaxseeds stick. Everywhere. Between your teeth. On the roof of your mouth. Lodged around your jaw. Really, it takes a long time to feel like you don't have flax embedded everywhere in your mouth. Not a very social snack, for this reason.
I hope they keep working on this, as the idea is good.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Educator3Sep 22, 2007
By C. F. Will
"nero"
Foods Alive makes the best flax seed crackers. The flavors are awesome. The crunch is terrific. They go well with peanut butter and spreads.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Gluten Free, Vegan, 0 Net Carbs!Sep 17, 2009
By ClarySage
Mmmmm....just got these today and decided to write this review. This is actually my first review on amazon ever! I found out about these crackers a few weeks ago, and have been calling all over to find them locally, but to no avail. Luckily, they are available on amazon!
If you like flax, you will like these. They have some patented process that keeps the flax whole, but makes it thin and crisp, so you grind them up in your mouth when you chew (flax eaters know that a whole, raw flax seed likely won't get broken apart when you chew it, and then you don't end up getting all the good stuff in flax!). The flavor on these is very slight, with only Bragg's liquid aminos and lemon juice on the ingredient list (besides flax). Bragg's liquid aminos is a great product, pretty much soy sauce with no gluten (it's 100% fermented soy, so in a sense, it really is a true soy sauce and has a similar flavor to all the soy sauces on the market), and I use it in place of soy sauce for lots of things, so that's another great product to check out, as well. The lemon juice isn't apparent, and doesn't taste lemony in the least. These crackers are gluten free and vegan, and are a good match for those on specialty diets. Also, with just 3 ingredients, they could probably be easily incorporated into rotation diets as well.
I tried one plain right out of the pouch, and they are slightly salty (from the Bragg's). Their texture reminds me of pumpkin seeds with the shell on. After sampling it plain, I put peanut butter on one, and the slight savory underpinnings of the cracker and the peanut butter go very well together. I'm looking forward to eating these with all sorts of things, and am very pleased I bought them, even though I had no idea what I was in for with a case of healthfood I'd never tried.
Flax is great for many things healthwise, and it is also unique in that it has 0 net carbs. That's right, all the carbs in there are 100% dietary fiber. Low-carbers should do a web search for the "one minute muffin" made with flax meal in the microwave....they're really good and totally versatile, and really do make a low carb bread or muffin.
The only issue I have with these is a little tiny warning on the bottom saying they use 99.99% clean flax, but sometimes a little stone may be in there. I'm not overly concerned with this, and have had 5 crackers with no issue (will post back when, if at all, I encounter one, and how many bags it took me to find it....would be interested to hear from others how big a danger this really is....), though a friend decided not to eat one based on this as she had recently had crown work, so just be aware that there is a remote possibility!
They have several other flavors, and I may try them one day, but I'm really pleased with these and so glad I found them!
UPDATE: I have consumed the entire case (6 bags) and did not find any pebbles or rocks. I did find a few (3 or 4 in the whole case, so not even one in every bag) very hard seeds (they were definitely flax seeds) that were not chewable and did feel like biting down on piece of something rock-like. All of these hard seeds were very dark, nearly black in color (burned? under-ripe? not shelled?), though not every dark seed was one of these hard seeds. I don't think that this is a reason to not consume these, but did want to offer an honest assessment of the "safety" of the product, esp. for individuals who have weak teeth.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Crunchy good.Nov 05, 2008
By Donna MacDonald
"Nolamire"
Nice crunchy texture with soup or chili. Flavor is pleasant but not strong enough to over power the flavor of the foods eaten with them...and SO healthy!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good taste, all natural, but Italian Zest flavor more yummyApr 20, 2008
By KarateLady
Excellent price! Got these when Amazon out of Italian Zest flavor. I liked it OK, but the kids missed their Italian Zest & refused to eat this. I must admit I like the Italian Zest better too - nice italian-y taste. The Regular flavor here has a good flavor w/out being too spicy or garlicky (no garlic here!) - good if you're adverse to heavy seasoning or spicy-ness. Excellent way to get your fiber & fatty acids - a no-guilt snack! Dehydrated at low temps to preserve the raw goodness. Also, if you are on a rotation diet, or just like things simple, this one has a VERY short ingredient list - just flax, Bragg's liquid aminos (has soy but NO gluten) & lemon juice! Both flavors can be brittle & the occasional seed may get in your teeth. Do be sure to protect the bag somewhat or else you'll have a bag of seeds instead of crackers. (The seeds are yummy too, though!)
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