If you’re looking to add some extra nutrients to your diet, sea moss can be a great supplement—but what’s the best way to eat it? As it turns out, you can enjoy this variety of seaweed by blending it into many of your favorite treats as a gel. In this handy guide, we’ll show you all the possible ways you can mix sea moss gel into your diet, whether it’s part of your breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even dessert!

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Prepare or purchase sea moss gel.

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Add sea moss to smoothies.

  1. Sea moss becomes a tasteless (but healthy) ingredient in fruit smoothies. Blend it together with any of your other favorite smoothie ingredients for a quick nutrient boost. It’ll pair seamlessly with any smoothie because it has such a neutral flavor on its own. Mix and match smoothie ingredients including (but not limited to) apples, bananas, blueberries, kale, mango, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries, or spinach.[3]
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Make a tasty sea moss juice.

  1. Stir a tablespoon of gel into your juice of choice. Any kind of juice can be combined with sea moss, from pineapple to orange and even lemonade (either fresh or made from powder). Simply grab a glass, measure out 1–2 US tbsp (15–30 mL) of sea moss gel into the glass, and then pour in the juice. Mix them until the juice and gel are well-blended, add some ice if desired, and enjoy.
    • If you want to get fancy with your juice concoctions, sea moss and watermelon juice is another popular choice, with a few mint leaves and lime as garnish.
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Use sea moss in soups and sauces.

  1. Gelatin-like sea moss gel is a fantastic thickening agent. Get creative and add sea moss gel when you're making your favorite sauce, soup, stew, and even curry recipes! Add a couple of tablespoons of sea moss to thicken the soup up and make it more creamy. You can even use the gel in soups to replace regular gelatin (which is made from animal parts) for a healthy vegan gluten-free option.[4]
    • Add about 1  tsp (4.9 mL) of gel per 1  c (240 mL) of broth when making soup.[5]
    • For sauces, add 2  tsp (9.9 mL) of gel per 1  c (240 mL) of broth (since they tend to be thicker).
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Sprinkle sea moss powder into drinks instead.

Expert Q&A

  • Question
    What are the health benefits of purple sea moss?
    Jalpa Sheth
    Jalpa Sheth
    Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist
    Jalpa Sheth is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist and the Founder of Jalpa Sheth Nutrition & Wellness. With over seven years of experience, she specializes in weight management, medical nutrition therapy, sports nutrition, vegetarian and vegan nutrition, and wellness nutrition. She holds a Master’s degree in Health & Nutrition from Brooklyn College, CUNY, and a Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, CDR.
    Jalpa Sheth
    Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist
    Expert Answer
    Pigmented foods (like purple sea moss) bring different kinds of antioxidants and isoflavones to your body, so they definitely have a good role to play in your body (even in small amounts).
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This article was co-authored by Jalpa Sheth and by wikiHow staff writer, Glenn Carreau. Jalpa Sheth is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist and the Founder of Jalpa Sheth Nutrition & Wellness. With over seven years of experience, she specializes in weight management, medical nutrition therapy, sports nutrition, vegetarian and vegan nutrition, and wellness nutrition. She holds a Master’s degree in Health & Nutrition from Brooklyn College, CUNY, and a Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, CDR. This article has been viewed 58,325 times.
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