Vegetables in the typical western diet are pretty much missing. And, seaweed is a vegetable with tons of nutrients. For one, it has anti-inflammatory properties. It lowers blood pressure, improves blood circulation (vital to good health), a natural detoxifier (awesome for you liver, worked well when I tried a detox diet a few years ago), good source of magnesium, iodine (good for thyroid), phytochemicals (anti-aging), and good for your number 2 (seriously, if you are constipated, start eating this stuff at your meals and it will make you a believer). I could go on, but overall, seaweed will make you beautiful - nails, hair, skin, organ health, energy...
How should you get a hold of seaweed? Well, if you eat sushi, that is one way - but the amount is not that significant given all the rice you end up consuming. So, I recommend buying dried seaweed algue (ito-wakame). I find it at the Korean grocery store (H-Mart for all you fans). Maybe if you ask for the Korean seaweed that they use in soup, that is one way to find it. Or, just look for a package of dried seaweed with Korean words and a picture of soup with thicker cut seaweed floating, that might get you there too. The one that I show here is made by Wang.
You also need Miso (they come in bags or containers, it will take some trial to find the right one for you (I like the darker color)) and sesame oil.
My seaweed preparation goes like this (Tina's seaweed recipe). Take the seaweed, cut with scissors how much you want to eat (it expands like 3x). Add some water (maybe a cup, you don't want too much water), then put in miso and breakup miso. Let it sit for ½ hour (or longer is fine, you can study, go cook other things or take a nap), then boil for about 15 minutes until tender. Add lots of sesame oil. The more the tastier. You can make enough for the day or for multiple meals over 2 days. It is good hot, warm or cold.
Super easy. And super good for you.
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