BY: Andrea Nakayama
DATE: 2012-01-28
(That means Happy Chinese New Year.) |
P.S. Are you ready for a pleasant pause? |
There’s no need to be scared of seaweed. Really. It goes well beyond sushi with myriad possibilities for flavor sidestepping the salty sea. Seaweeds are a natural way to boost your immunity, cleanse your body of toxins and protect you from heart disease and cancer. And not that I’m a calorie counter, but you can make a no-to-low cal. something to satisfy your afternoon snack attack. Agar-agar has no calories at all! |
ingredients: |
Heat the 4 cups of water in a pot to boil. Add the agar flakes and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring to allow the agar flakes to dissolve.
Allow the agar water to cool slightly and then pour the contents of the pot into a blender. Add remaining ingredients. Blend on high until liquified.
Taste the warm blended mixture to make sure it meets your taste requirements. Add more spice or sweetener to taste.
Pour the liquid into molds, Jell-o cups, or a flat glass dish. Sprinkle with nutmeg if you choose. (If choosing the flat glass dish, allow the jelly to harden and cut it into squares or shapes with a cookie cutter.)
Agar is a vegetarian gelatin. It’s made from red seaweed that is processed into bars, flakes or powders. You may find the bars labeled as ‘kanten’. |
By: Andrea Nakayama, FxNA Founder & Functional Medicine Nutritionist
Functional Nutrition Alliance provides the comprehensive online Functional Nutrition training in the Science & Art of the Functional Nutrition practice. Learn to address the roots of your clients’ suffering with client education, diet & lifestyle modifications.