I’ve gotten great recipes and advice so far for meals, and some for snacks too from everyone here so thank you all for that!
Wanted to get input on seaweed as a possible snack option on MD – things like what’s pictured but perhaps different brands (or even made at home!). Thoughts?
by CollectedMosaic
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I eat them as a snack. Definitely within the diet.
Does anyone know if they are good source of B12? The nutrition label says yes but I’ve heard mixed things.
I tend not to eat them because of the added oil – they aren’t satiating enough for the calories, for me. And I don’t like the extra plastic packaging they often require. But they are tasty and there are worse snacks out there.
I do eat a fair amount of seaweed, though. As for B12, chronometer seems to think it’s high in B12 but I’m a little wary of it too. I just found [this article ](https://veganhealth.org/vitamin-b12/vitamin-b12-plant-foods/#chlorella) that explains the science of B12 in sea vegetables pretty well. It doesn’t look promising tbh
The traditional Japanese and Korean diets (both of which feature nori) are the other two diets with longlividgy benefits. MD is recommended in the West rather than them because it’s difficult to source some of the ingredients and most people don’t want to eat Korean/Japanese food.
I eat lower sodium so I personally would avoid salted nori but it’s certainly MD compliant and delicious. Kelp & seaweed are fantastic ingredients generally too, highly nutritious and most provide similar umami to mushrooms.
Crazy about seaweed. It’s my go to when I’m feeling weak and want a chip.
The gimmie brand has the best flavors but Costco has their seaweed packs and they’re way cheaper and a larger pack.
Before seaweed snacks were a thing, my brother & I would just eat nori sheets. I switched my kids to them too after seeing all the oil and salt in them. It’s also cheaper.