Five Benefits of Eating Agar-agar


    Agar or agar-agar is a plant-source seaweed that is closest to its animal-based gelatine counterpart. Tasty, soft agar-agar can be a delicious snack for everyone. In fact, eating agar-agar can be a fun way to enjoy your holidays or simply eaten as a delicious guilt-free snack. Traditionally agar-agar was popular during birthday celebrations and party-makers. 


                                        

Agar is delicious

    However, nowadays agar-agar is an easy delight in many functions and even day to day eating. Apart from its traditional recipes, agar is now widely used in vegetarian cakes, sweets and pastries.


                                     

Agar is a beautiful combination with party food and is super easy to prepare. 


Five  reasons why agar is good for you

1.     Agar can fill up your stomach. Hence, it is a good snack for those who are dieting. Add fruits, berries, nuts and even boiled glutinous rice to add flavour, variety and taste to your agar! Agar has a gel-like quality to it. Hence,  agar when consumed stimulates bowel movement and prevents constipation. Agar can also be consumed by people with gastric as it 'cools' down the system and reduces gastric-induced pain caused by air trapped in the stomach. Agar can be added to boiled sago and consumed for bloated stomach.

Agar-agar sago recipe

Ingredients.

Agar-agar
sago
sugar/honey
pinch of salt

Method.

Boiled sago till soft. Then add agar and boil till the mixture thickens to desired consistency. Add sugar or honey to  taste. Chill. Enjoy!

2.     The good news is agar comes from non-animal source and therefore an ideal food for vegans, vegetarians and even for people who want to abstain from non-vegetarian food for humanitarian and ethical reasons. Whatever the reasons are, agar is here to stay.
People use agar as thickening agents, ice cream and even in traditional desserts. Agar is also used with coconut milk and panda leaf to create delicious coconut milk agar-agar. For those who are on diet, the sugar can be substituted with berries and fruits for natural sweetness. Agar is an easily digestible food and thus is extremely suitable for old people and children. Here is a wonderful recipe using agar, and coconut milk from my tube channel.  

Coconut Milk Agar-agar Recipe |Traditional Snacks: pot2belly u-tube channel

This recipe is super easy to make and is healthy and totally free  from animal products.

3.     Agar is a diabetes friendly food. Agar has zero calories, carbohydrate, fat and sugar. Therefore people with diabetes can include agar into their diet as agar is also rich in fibre and can keep the stomach full longer. 
    Agar has manganese, magnesium, iron and some calcium, potassium, zinc, copper and choline in it. Many people also believe that coconut milk based agar recipe helps ease stomach problems by keeping the stomach lining healthy.
Agar can also keep  blood sugar under control. Adding a pinch of salt and some lemon/kaffir lime/lime juice to any no-sugar agar recipe can enhance flavour


Lemon, lime and kaffir lime juice with salt can enhance agar flavour.


4.     Consuming agar can also reduce skin dryness. Many  cosmetic products use agar in helping keep  the skin healthy and moist. Agar can also be applied as face pack to keep the skin moist and soft. 

5.     Agar is a good weight loss food to  include in your diet programme.  Why? As mentioned earlier, agar has no calories and at the same time helps you feel full for a longer time. Be innovative in your diet recipes. Add fruits, berries, and nuts into your agar recipe. Eat your fruit agar with salad  and baked chicken breast and together with your exercise programme see your weight vanishing!

    So why wait? Go grab a packet of agar strips today and innovate your recipes....agar goes great with chicken, salad, juices, sago, cakes, pastries, sandwiches, ...

With lots of love,
VSK @ Kala's Cove

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