Can anyone tell me:
What lecithin is
What its benefits are
How you use it -- raw (added to salads, smoothies?) cooked (baked in breads?)
How to store it -- fridge? cupboard?
Thanks for your help.
I just posted a link to a page all about Lecithin... Its super for heart health for one... Put it in whatever.. Sprinkle on cereal, put it in a drink or just take it.. It is dry granuales... Mine sits right on the counter...
Linda CNC
I don't know exactly what it is. An all natural chemical I think. The Benefits of Lecithin include Increased IQ, and better and generally better and more developed memory than those who have a lower Lecithin intake. How is it stored? I have no idea. I just know that certain foods are good sources of it.
Google is your friend. (even though it was founded by members of the C.I.A, and the C.I.A happens to secretly torture prisoners...)
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Lecithin is good for you. How good? Each tablespoon (7.5 grams) of lecithin granules contains about 1700 mg of phosphatidyl choline, 1000 mg of phosphatidyl inositol, and about 2,200 mg of essential fatty acids as linoleic acid. It also contains the valuable fish-oil-like, omega-3 linolenic acid. It is the rule, not the exception, for one or more of these valuable substances to be undersupplied by our daily diet. Very good for your heart.
Probably the best way to get a lot of lecithin easily is to take lecithin GRANULES. Stir the granules quickly into juice or milk. They won't dissolve, but rather will drift about as you drink. Lecithin granules can also be used as a topping on any cold food. Ice cream comes to mind. Also, they are not bad if stirred into yogurt. If you put lecithin granules on hot food, they will melt and you will then have liquid lecithin.
By the way, the correct pronunciation of LECITHIN is "LESS-A-THIN. This is easy to remember because you are probably less-a-thin than you used-to-a-be.