Flaxseeds aren’t ideal to eat on their own, as our bodies aren’t equipped to break down whole flaxseed and subsequently digest all of those health benefits. You can buy it pre-ground in the form of flaxmeal (think: flaxseed is to flaxmeal as coffee beans are to coffee grounds), but a coffee grinder easily transforms the whole seeds into a more usable form. Any difference between golden flaxseed and brown flaxseed?