This was the first ingredient I purchased from my local health food shop when I first got into healthy eating and a more plant-based diet. I did some research and found out about the many health benefits it provides… Spirulina has an amazing nutrient and vitamin profile! I love it for it’s deep green colour and incorporate it into many of my breakfast bowls! Read on to find out why spirulina is a superfood!
What is it?
Uses:
What is it?
- A type of blue-green algae used as a dietary supplement
- Rich in protein (60-70% complete protein which provides essential amino acids), vitamins (including B vitamins and Vitamin E), minerals, carotenoids (organic pigments with a role in cancer prevention and offer protection from heart disease) and antioxidants (compounds that neutralise free radicals that can harm our cells)
- Source of iron (multiple times more than spinach)
- Richest source of Vitamin B12 which can often be lacking in a plant-based diet - Vitamin B12 is vital for the formation of red blood cells and for the proper functioning of nervous tissue
- Comes in powder or tablet form... I use the one pictured below
Uses:
- Chia puddings - add up to a teaspoon* to the recipe
- Overnight oats - add up to a teaspoon to the recipe
- Smoothies
- Granola - I add it to my Greenola as pictured here
- Baking - I’ve seen it used in muffins
- Raw desserts - such as my Secretly Green Raw Brownie which you may have seen in posts like this one… Recipe is coming!
