Sea Moss is the latest “trendy’ mucilaginous food to have social media in a frenzy. Other well known mucilaginous foods are okra, aloe, fenugreek seeds, and flax seeds. Although, it was recently made popular by the late great Dr Sebi. Sea Moss has actually been used for years in the Caribbean islands and along Atlantic and Ireland coastlines. It is known to contain 92 of the 102 important minerals the body needs. The other 10 minerals can be acquired by adding burdock root.
Sea Moss has a wide range of benefits to support optimal health. Some of the more popular benefits are:
- Boosts Energy
- Aids in immune and digestive health
- May improve fertility
- Rids the body of excess mucus
- Supports healthy iron levels
- Improves recovery time post surgery
- Antibacterial/Antimicrobial
- Promotes collagen production
- Protects from radiation
As always, it’s best to do your own research. I have personally been making my own sea moss gel for at least the last year. I use it on my skin as a face mask to help with firmness and brightness and I also use it as an addition to smoothies and soups to make it thicker and of course more nutritious.
To Make Sea Moss Gel:
- Wash 6oz of authentic fresh sea moss thoroughly, preferably with distilled/alkaline water to get rid of impurities
- Soak overnight with lemon or lime slices
- Place in blender with 32 oz of distilled/alkaline water preferably
- Blend until smooth and add to mason jar
- Place in refrigerator overnight and it will turn into a jelly like substance
- Now add to smoothies, soups, or POPSICLES
With COVID-19 in full effect, I am doing my best to keep the whole family healthy. Be sure to check out my recent blog post on an immune boosting recipe for Fire Cider. As a nurse and a mom, I am always thinking of creative ways to get nutrients into my children who have a very low food preference range, especially my Ava.
What I know for sure is my children love fruit—all kinds of fruit. But, what do they love even more than fruit? Fruity popsicles! So, with the hot and humid weather down here in Florida, I thought sea moss would be a great addition to popsicles! Plus, for those parents who have a difficult time getting their child to tolerate the consistency of the sea moss gel, I found that adding it to a frozen popsicle is pretty much impossible to detect.
How to Make Seamoss + Fruit Popsicles:
- Choose your fruits: We chose mangoes, pineapple, blueberries, kiwi. Fresh fruit is always BEST, but if you only have frozen use what you have.
- We had 6 popsicle molds so I placed about a cup of each fruit into separate bowls to create layers for the popsicles.
- Add each bowl of fruit separately to the blender, adding a spoonful of sea moss each time (No sugar or water added but if you MUST have sugar added its best to add fresh Dates or date syrup)
- After each fruit is blended, add to popsicle molds creating layers with the different fruits.
- We placed ours in the freezer for 6 hours and upon removal we rinsed the molds under warm water for 20 seconds.
- ENJOY!
Watch the full Sea Moss + Fruit Popsicle demonstration video on Youtube and then try it for yourself! I promise that you will be surprised by the results!
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