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 …