SUPER SEAWEED
When you think of seaweed, what first comes to mind? Is it the slimy stuffyou see on the beach? Or are you like me and see a super-nutritious ingredient full of awesome health benefits that deserves to be included more regularly in your diet?
As a surfer, I’m a bit of sucker for any flavour or texture that comes from the ocean. Add to that the fact that seaweed is one of nature’s most nutritious (and oldest) plants and imparts a delicious salty, umami flavour to everything it touches and I’m sold on the slimy stuff.
NUTRITIOUS & SUSTAINABLE
One of the world’s most sustainable food sources, seaweed represents up to 15 per cent of the average diet in Asian countries such as Japan. Yet in Western societies, such as Australia and the US, we’re really only just catching the current on the true health benefits of seaweed.
Rich in iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron — as well as vitamins, antioxidants, phytonutrients, amino acids, omega-3 fats and fibre — just one serving of seaweed can provide your body with many key nutrients our modern diets lack. It can also be used as an alternative to salt because it provides a salty flavour with more nutrients and a smaller percentage of sodium.
While there’s no denying it packs a punch in flavour and nutrients, the other really cool thing about seaweed is it’s a future food — one that’s available in the
