The name of the recipe – Seaweed Pie – makes heads turn. Everyone automatically thinks that it contains actual seaweed and that it tastes awful. The truth is that there is no seaweed whatsoever in this recipe and it is the most delicious tasting dessert. Plus it is easy to prepare and doesn't take long to set.

Seaweed pie

• Serves: 12
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

• 1 Angel Food Cake
• 2 pkg. Pistachio Pudding mix
• 4 cups of milk
• Whipped cream
• 2 Crispy Crunch bars

Instructions

Crumble the Angel Food cake into small pieces. Spread the pieces in the bottom of a rectangular glass baking dish.

Mix the pistachio pudding with the milk with an electric mixer on high speed.

Pour the pudding mixture over the Angel Food cake pieces.

Put this in the refrigerator to set for about 30 minutes.

Cover the pudding with Whipped Cream.

Crush the Crispy Crunch bars (or your favorite candy bars) and sprinkle on top of the whipped cream.…

Many companies now tout the benefits of seaweed extract for your hair and body. These uses are excellent, but there are other ways to use the nourishing characteristics of seaweed. When used as a fertilizers, seaweed extract and ground seaweed create larger, healthier fruits and vegetables in your garden. They also produce stronger, showier flowers and potted plants.

Add seaweed extract and seaweed meal to your garden soil and starter pots to produce fantastic growth and health. The alginic acid in seaweed increases soil's water retention, meaning that you water less often. Seaweed also helps to improve the structure and stability of the soil. As the organic components of seaweed meal break down, they provide nutrients for plants and increase the nitrogen content of the soil.

Use seaweed and its extract as natural fertilizers to avoid chemicals that may help your plant but hurt your body. Seaweed provides B vitamins, like B1 and B12, as well as E, K, and folic acid, which are taken up by plants grown in such enhanced soils. Trace elements, especially iron and calcium, exist in seaweed extract in their chelated forms, which plants can absorb more readily than from plain dirt.

Adding seaweed extract increases the amount of chlorophyll in the leaves of plants. Seaweed also contains plant hormones that encourage the growth of foliage. The various compounds absorbed replace some of the water in plant cells making them more resistant to drought and frost damage as well as increasing the shelf life of …

Organic seaweed fertilizer is becoming increasingly popular among people looking for alternatives to chemical fertilizers. Not only are organic fertilizers better for the environment and your yard, but they are also closer to the fertilizers that nature provides for uncultivated plants, grasses and trees. Seaweed fertilizer is rich in nutrients while providing a safe place for your family to relax.

Some seaweed fertilizers are extracted from ascophyllum nodosum, a brown seaweed known as knotted wrack. This seaweed is found commonly on North Atlantic shores, along the coast of Canada. The seaweed is freshly harvested, dried and then carefully ground and milled into fertilizer.

Seaweed fertilizer is compatible with most other lawn products, such as fungicides, insecticides and other fertilizers. This fertilizer should be worked into the soil or growing medium as soon as possible in the spring. If you have perennials, work the fertilizer in at the end of the dormancy period. Seaweed fertilizers can be found in liquid, powder or granule form.

Building Stronger Plants

Seaweed fertilizer has been known not only to increase the growth of your plants, but their ability to stand up to hardships as well. Since seaweed is a plant just like those you’re trying to grow, seaweed fertilizer contains growth hormones that strengthen your plants, crops or lawn. This increases resistance to disease, adverse weather conditions, and other abuses.…

If you could use a little skin nourishment and want to soak away the cares of the day, a seaweed beauty bath may be just what the doctor ordered. Seaweed is a rich source of minerals as well as an excellent source of vitamins including A,C, D, calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, and magnesium. Seaweed is also said to act as a gentle detoxifier and is thought to promote better circulation, although this is based on more on anecdotal evidence, not controlled scientific studies. Nevertheless, many of the toniest spas offer seaweed wraps, baths, and skin care treatments that receive rave reviews from their customers. A warm, seaweed beauty bath at the very least should help to wash away the worries and stresses of the day. Here's how to take a soothing seaweed beauty bath:

Gather your supplies.

You'll need a source of seaweed for your seaweed beauty bath. This can usually be purchased at your local natural food market or health food store. There are a variety of types of seaweed to choose from including kelp, bladderwrack, and dulse, among others. Although you can choose any of the sea vegetables you wish, kelp and dulse seem to work particularly well for a seaweed bath. Why not buy both and combine them in your bath? These seaweeds are usually available in their dried form and will expand significantly when water is added. For a single bath, you'll want four to five ounces of dried seaweed.

Prepare your seaweed.

Fill a large …

You know that apples are awesome and veggies are virtuous. But did you know that seaweed just might be one of nature's healthiest snacks? It might even help you lose weight, according to researchers at Newcastle University. They discovered that it reduces fat digestion by more than 75 percent, and are experimenting with adding seaweed fiber to bread to see if they can cook up foods to help you eat and lose. In the interim, however, seaweed ranks as a healthy snack, according to health experts. Learn more about how to savor this salty vegetable from the ocean.

Wakame, which has a salty-sweet test, contains calcium and magnesium, nutritionist Gilliam McKeith told Oprah magazine. In addition, it acts as a diuretic and improves insulin resistance. In addition, it burns fatty tissue. It's available from Eden Foods. Another option, Nori, contains protein and fiber, as well as vitamins C and B12. It's frequently used to make sushi and is available at many health food stores as well as some conventional grocery stores. Kombu contains iodine, magnesium, and a wide range of antioxidants, according to the Dasman Diabetes Institute. Try adding a strip of Kombu to chicken broth and enjoy with raw veggies for a healthy snack.

Got time to experiment in the kitchen to make some super seaweed snacks? Mao Shing Ni, author of Secrets of Longevity, suggests making your own sushi. Cover a sheet of nori with brown rice, topping with shredded carrots, thinly sliced avocado, and other raw …

Seaweed is a very interesting thing to talk to your students about. Many of your students may not know that many people eat this around the world. Here are some great activities to incorporate into your lesson plans all about seaweed.

A great activity about seaweed is to have your students make sushi. Purchase some seaweed at the grocery store along with some cream cheese and some sort of meat. Then show your students how to make seaweed. Show them how you place all the ingredients on the seaweed and then using a mat you roll it up into a log. Then you slice it into pieces. When you are all done making the sushi have your students try it by giving them each a piece. Then they can go home saying they tried seaweed!

Another great idea is to have your students make tissue paper seaweed. Give them some different colored tissue paper to draw seaweed on. Then they can decorate it and then cut it out. Next you can have your students place it in your classroom on a counter or you can have them hang it from your ceiling. Let them be creative in where they hang it. It will make your classroom look really cool once they are finished finding a place to put it.

Another great idea is to do a seaweed collage. Have your students look through magazines to find things that live in the sea. Then have them cut it out and place …