Sip your smoothie like a mermaid with this creamy, delicious, and nutritious seaweed mixed berry smoothie recipe. Packed with star nutrients, this healthy, gluten-free, vegan smoothie is a combination of your favorite fresh or frozen berries, kale, carrots, flax seeds, plant-based milks, and edible seaweed. Plus, this smoothie is fruity and delicious. Best of all, you can whip up this smoothie recipe in seconds in a small or large blender. It’s perfect for any season because you can use frozen berries when fresh berries aren’t available, and it includes cool-weather produce like carrots and kale.
What is edible seaweed?
The cool thing about this smoothie is that it contains seaweed, and I am a huge advocate of including seaweed in a healthy plant-based diet. sAlgae are actually brown, red or green forms of marine algae and have been an important food source for coastal communities for thousands of years. Common seaweeds include dulse, kelp and nori. Throughout history, people around the world have understood how important harnessing seaweed is to their survival. Asian countries have used seaweed in dishes such as sushi and salads for centuries. Pacific Islanders mix it with vegetables. In the British Isles, seaweed is eaten with oatmeal. What’s really interesting is that seaweed provides a rich, sustainable food source that can be grown without the need for land, irrigation or chemicals.
Nutritional value of seaweed
While each type of seaweed has slightly different nutritional profiles, in general they contain fiber, vitamins A, C, E, and K, calcium, folate, iodine, iron, magnesium, niacin, omega-3 fatty acids, and protein . One of the biggest benefits of seaweed is that it can help you meet your iodine needs throughout the day. Seaweed also has unique nutrients such as enzymes, sulfur and antioxidant compounds linked to health benefits. Studies show that seaweed can help reduce inflammation and reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, and obesity. Learn more about diving into seaweed here.
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Sip like a mermaid with this nutritious, creamy, and delicious seaweed mixed berry smoothie with the sustainable health benefits of consuming seaweed.
- 2 tablespoons (15 grams) Dried seaweed (i.e. dulse, kelp, nori)
- 8 ounces Fresh or frozen mixed berries (i.e. blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries)
- 1 cup Coarsely chopped kale
- 1 Medium (approx. 3 ounces) Carrots, unpeeled, cut into chunks
- ¼ cup ground flax seeds
- 1 ½ cup Plant-based milks, unsweetened, unflavored (i.e. soy, oat, almond)
- Place seaweed, berries, kale, carrots, flaxseed, and plant-based milk into the container of a blender.
- Process until very smooth (2-3 minutes).
- Pour into two large glasses (about 1 ½ cups each).
- Serve immediately or refrigerate in a covered container until serving.
notes
Seaweed can be found in most well-stocked supermarkets, online or in Asian stores.
Kale can be substituted for other leafy greens such as spinach, chard, or beet greens.
- Preparation time: 7 minutes
- category: Smoothies
- gourmet food: American
Nutrition
- Serving size: 1 serving
- Calories: 217
- sugar: 10 grams
- sodium: 349 mg
- fat: 12 grams
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- carbohydrate: 15 grams
- fiber: 8 grams
- protein: 12 grams
Keywords: Edible seaweed, mixed berry smoothie
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