OS sources of veggie-friendly EFAs

LizD_2

Is there an easier and cheap(ish) way to get essential fatty acids in a Veggie OS diet? Can I just check that they're the same as Omegas?!

I tried flax powder, but it's yucky and expensive. Plus I've read consuming it through the day is better than one dose.

newlywed

I thought walnuts were meant to be a good source of the essential fats, Omega 6 or something?

Tastes better than Flax seed

LizD_2

Sorry, had a brain fart there!

Pandora123_2

This is what I use:

Vegetarian Omega-3

It's made from algae. I stocked up a while back when they were half price and with free shipping I thought it was very good value.

Your body can make omega-3s from flax, walnuts and rapeseed oil, but it's not that efficient a process apparently. I use flax as well, in things like granola, bran muffins and banana bread, walnuts for snacking and rapeseed oil for cooking where olive oil isn't suitable.

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savingforoz

Despite all the excessive hype about oily fish in the press, there are several good sources of essential fats in the vegetarian diet (I say that as a qualified nutritionist).

Walnuts are indeed good sources, as are other nuts, and seeds - a mix of linseeds, sunflower, pumkin and sesame are all good. Plus green leafy veg have EFAs, as do Columbus eggs.

A ggod veggie EFA supplement is Biocare's Lipocare - if you PM me I'll let you have my trade discount code whcih gets you 20% off.

Hope this helps