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7. Seaweed
You may be familiar with seaweed due to your obsession with sushi, but if that’s all you know about seaweed, you are in for a surprise.
Westerners have been slowly adding seaweed to their menus, albeit very slowly, but Asian countries have been reaping the benefits of seaweed for centuries.
Edible seaweed is a broad term for the many species of marine plants and even algae found in our oceans. You can eat the red, green, and brown varieties for their amazing sources of fiber, calcium, vitamins, and minerals.
Plus, did you know that nori contains as much as 47% protein?
Sea veggies are also low in calories (about 20 per cup).
Seaweeds like kelp may even help regulate hormones because they’re high in lignans, which “block the chemical oestrogens that can predispose people to cancers such as breast cancer. Dr. Jane Teas of Harvard University published a paper saying that kelp consumption might be a factor in the lower rates of breast cancer in Japan”.
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