The best way to eat seaweed!

The consumption of seaweed has been increasing progressively in people's normal diet, due to the benefits it brings to our body. It is even a food that is being introduced into feeding programs designed for astronauts , due to its high nutritional value and easy conservation. They are a very common food on the Asian continent, being a main ingredient in a wide variety of recipes from Chinese and Japanese cuisine, mainly.

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In Europe, seaweed consumption is not as common as in Asia, but this is definitely a reality that is changing. Here, for example, more and more innovation is being made with recipes that incorporate algae, for example combinations of algae with other superfoods such as quinoa, lentils with rice, whole wheat pasta and even oatmeal cookies are already very common.

Superfoods that already combine with seaweed

Lentils with rice and seaweed Lentils with seaweed achieve a perfect combination for a diet rich in iron. The rice in this dish is essential, since it helps assimilate the iron, preventing it from being discarded through the intestines. Additionally, consuming this dish helps control blood glucose levels and insulin production.   Quinoa with seaweed The combination of quinoa with seaweed is recognized as an anti-cancer recipe, as it contains two vital substances to combat this disease, Fucoxanthin and Fucoidan, considered natural chemotherapy agents. And if you combine this recipe with fish you enhance its benefits even more, an example of this is ''Monkfish with quinoa and seaweed''.   Whole wheat pasta with seaweed A super delicious way to eat seaweed is with whole wheat pasta, an ideal recipe for people with a vegetarian or vegan diet due to its nutritional contribution to the body, although it is not only for vegans. Prepare a delicious white sauce with mushrooms, onion and olive oil and you will surely enjoy it. . . finger sucking!   Oatmeal and seaweed cookies AND. . . What a healthy and original combination, right? Oatmeal is one of the most nutritious cereals that you can incorporate into your diet and when combined with seaweed in cookies, they provide what is necessary to keep our body in shape. In addition, you can find them at Casa Perris ready to eat, they are sold as organic oatmeal and seaweed cookies. And if you're wondering where to find foods with algae? You don't have to worry anymore. There are many brands that already offer these products on the market. We recommend Algamar for selling certified organic dehydrated seaweed , which means that the seaweed conservation process is done with the necessary care so that the nutritional contribution that it gives us is not altered. Ask us when you come to Casa Perris!