Did you know that many ingredients in our foods and household products contain seaweed? Did you know seaweed is actually algae? Did you know there is seaweed in milk? Did you know that kelp forests (brown algae) provides home and food to many different types of organisms? Did you know that seaweeds are a good source of some vitamins (particularly B12), minerals, fiber, and antioxidants?

Yeah, that stuff that tickles your leg while you’re in the ocean and freaks you out is actually all around you!!

In November, I had my students make or buy a dish that included seaweed in the recipe. The assignment was simple: find a recipe that included seaweed, make or buy the dish, and briefly explain the seaweed. I took this assignment from Merrilee and totally loved it. My students did as well!

Most of my students made the dish and some of them were pretty detailed. Once everyone presented, we all chowed down and got our daily vitamins and nutrients from the marine primary producer!