Flaxseed and Omega 3 Substitutes

Flax seeds are the richest source of omega 3 essential fatty acids. They are also the most inexpensive source of omega 3 fats per gram.

But if you can't muster the thought of eating ground flaxseed every day, the two highest-quality substitutes would be salmon and walnuts.

To substitute for 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseeds (which have 3.1 grams of Omega 3 fats) you'd need to eat about 1/3 of a cup of walnuts or almost six ounces of Chinook Salmon.

Other fatty fish also have high levels of Omega 3's and are very good for you. To see some other fatty fish options, check out the Cook's Thesaurus. This is a fabulous site with beautiful photos of thousands of ingredients. If you have run out of some ingredient that you need for your recipe, they make suggestions as to which foods would make the closest substitutes. The photo of the Chinook Salmon above was borrowed from their site.