Chef Tom at Eastern CT State College holding his flu fighter recipe.

I recently attended an event at Easter College of CT where their chefs work to incorporate more seaweed into the menu making it accessible to the students on campus there. One of the smoothie recipes developed is especially timely given this nasty flu season so I wanted to share it. Stay healthy!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup soy milk (oat or almond also work)

1/2 cup spinach

1/2 cup kale

1 kelp cube (1/2 cup if using fresh kelp)

1/2 oz chopped ginger

1/2 cup ice

1/2 cup frozen banana

1/2 cup unpeeled apple

Image courtesy of” https://www.doctoroz.com/recipe/mint-chocolate-chip-seaweed-shake

Seaweed, bananas and mint reduce bloat - seaweed and spinach contain all the iron - and seaweed and bananas have potassium for days (which is an electrolyte #positvelychargedions ) so this is an awesome way to start your day OR to finish a workout.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (handful) of raw sugar kelp (rinsed) or one kelp cube

• 1 handful spinach

• 2-3 tbsp fresh mint

• 1 Tablespoon of water

• 1 cup nut milk (oat milk was AMAZING for this smoothie)

• 2 ripe or overripe bananas (frozen is prefered)

• 2 tbsp cacao nibs or powder (you can replace with morsels if needed but review sugar content on packaging)

• 2 tsp vanilla

Directions

Put the seaweed, spinach and mint in a blender and chop until very fine. Add one tablespoon of water if you need help breaking the greens down.

Add in the rest of the ingredients and blend together. Enjoy!