WAYS TO ENJOY WAYS TO ENJOY

NORI

This is a red seaweed that’s dried into sheets. When you eat sushi, nori is what you’re eating. They’re also sold in packs to enjoy as a quick snack or crumble over rice and popcorn for a unique, umami flavor.

KOMBU

Instead of eating this brown seaweed, it’s mainly used as a flavoring agent for class Japanese broths and soups like dashi and miso soup.

WAKAME

Another brown seaweed, but unlike kombu, wakame is meant to be eaten. It’s also used to create miso soup, but is left in when served to be eaten. It has a slightly sweet taste, making it perfect for seaweed salad, like the image to the right.

Health Benefits

Contains a multitude of vitamins and minerals including: Vitamin A, D, E, C, and B along with calcium, potassium, magnesium, and iron.

Is rich in fiber and high in protein.

Early studies have found seaweed helps with high blood sugar.

Seaweed contains iodine which aids in thyroid health.

Four compounds in seaweed — fucoidan, fucoxanthin, astaxanthin and phlorotannin — provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.