SEAWEED ANYONE?

Sea vegetables are a staple in Asian diets and are becoming more popular in the United States. They are great for people who want to introduce more raw/living foods into their diet. Sea vegetables provide all 56 minerals and trace elements required for our body's physiological functions in quantities greatly exceeding those of land plants.
These are the exact minerals that are found in human blood!

Sea vegetables are a very good source of the B-vitamin folate, and magnesium, and a good source of iron, calcium, and the B-vitamins riboflavin and pantothenic acid. In addition, seaweeds contain good amounts of lignans, plant compounds with cancer-protective properties.

These are some of my favorite things to do with seaweed:
1. Add a small piece of kombu to the water when cooking rice. This imparts all the nutrients to the rice. Yummy!
2. Sprinkle nori flakes in everything! It's a wonderful seasoning and can be used instead of salt.
3. Use nori sheets to make sushi and vegetable roll-ups. Delicious!

What do you do with your seaweed?

Re: SEAWEED ANYONE?

I have just become fully attached to seaweed! It's like a little ritual now - each day at lunch i get miso soup. It really relaxes me and the warmth is very comforting (it's Autumn going into Winter here in oz). My friend Michael swears by this shredded seaweed stuff in a beancurd pocket. I think the seaweed is fresh (not dried and then made wet). He said he gets this great feeling when he eats it. This is what I get with miso soup. The fantastic thing is also - miso soup is so cheap! it's like $1.50 and tastes so yum! There is only a little bit of seaweed in it but it tastes good.

I think i'll try some of your seaweed tips buffy :)

Re: SEAWEED ANYONE?

Hello All ~

I absolutely love seaweed!

It is one of my greatest nutritional allies - especially for the nervous system.

I recently added a section on seaweed to my website.

Here's a great seaweed article by Susun Weed.

And

Some yummy seaweed recipes from Susun's book.

For a super nourishing and detoxifying soup try this

 burdock miso soup with seaweed:

Chop a big burdock root into small peices.

Simmer in 2 cups of water until tender.

Pour off 1/2 the water and stir in a TB of Miso Paste

Add it back to the pot and stir it well.

Add a handful of your favorite seaweed.

Cover pot and let stand for a few minutes until the seaweed softens.

You can add in any other ingredients that sound good, such as grated carrot, bean sprouts, tofu, nutritional yeast, etc.

Enjoy it in a bowl or over wild rice or noodles.

xo

cree