You will now find that
seaweed extends beyond sushi and miso soup, and is now offered as a
healthy snack (
dried nori strips), as one of the main ingredients in soups and salads, and as an umami seasoning in many dishes.
The extremely
healthy foods that the Japanese in Japan eat that don't cause much flatulence include: natto (fermented whole soybeans), tofu (soybean curd with 90 % of the fiber removed), edamame (baby whole soybeans with about half of the flatulence - causing raffinose bred out), unsweetened soymilk (fiber removed), green tea, fish, shellfish, brown
seaweeds (wakame, kombu, arame, mozuku, and hijiki), red
seaweeds (nori and ogo), mushrooms (fresh shiitake,
dried shiitake, maitake, reishi, enokitake, buna - shimeji, bunapi - shimeji, hon - shimeji, hatake - shimeji, king oyster, nameko, hiratake, and matsutake), konnyaku slices (zero calories), shirataki noodles (zero calories), sukiyaki (uses shirataki noodles), brown rice, white rice, wholegrain buckwheat noodles, tomatoes, daikon (giant white turnips), and green vegetables.
A powerful antioxidant blend of
dried seaweed, cranberries, spinach, blueberries and more helps support the immune system and
healthy digestion, while rich sources of Omega - 3 and 6 promote a
healthy skin and coat.