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01-21-2014, 09:06 AM | #1 |
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| Seaweed! High Value Treat at our house! So I bought a 10 pack of Kirkland's Roasted Seasoned Seaweed Winter Harvest because - well because I got a really good deal on it - like $4.00 for the ten pack. Had no idea what I was getting, but I thought, hey that's a lot of Seaweed . Little did I know that it came in little see through sheets that were business card size. Tried one on the way home and boy was I glad that I had my lemon tea with me. Talk about tasting the ocean. If I hadn't been in traffic I could have closed my eyes I could have imagined myself on a warm sandy beach - as I was already tasting and smelling it. Anyway, I figured that anything that tasted that nasty would have to be a hit with the furkids so when I got home I called out their favorite words -- who wants a treat? All five came barreling in and would have knocked me over, except they are only ankle high. I offered the weed and I almost lost some fingers. They were crazy wild about it. So, Kirkland's Roasted Seasoned Seaweed Winter Harvest is now a very high value treat at our house. It contains: Seaweed, corn oil, grape seed oil, sesame oil and sea salt. The only issue I have is that it is made in Korea - but since I am only giving it out in small amounts as a high value treat, AND it was made for human consumption, I think it'll be ok. |
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01-21-2014, 09:17 AM | #2 |
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| Hmmm, funny you should post this. Just last week my teenaged son was giving Rocco some of the roasted seaweed sheets I buy him at Trader Joe's, and I wondered if it would be ok for Rocco since it has salt. He absolutely LOVED it. I think Rocco would have vacuumed the house for me if he was able, just to get another bite! Anyhow, I've not given him anymore, since I was sure about it. And it only contains seaweed, oil and salt. Should it be ok?
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01-21-2014, 09:20 AM | #3 |
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| What's wrong w/Made in Korea? Korean people in Korea (& here too) are very health conscious & only expect the highest quality. The seaweed wraps are a staple in Korean side dishes, we wrap it over the rice. The Japanese use the plain ones for sushi. It's not too salty for the doggies?
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01-21-2014, 09:25 AM | #4 |
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| I would limit it due to the sodium, iodine, and possibility of heavy metals. My cousin's dog harasses her every time she eats sushi, yet he's not into most human food (peanut butter, waffles, eggs, etc). |
01-21-2014, 09:45 AM | #5 | |
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01-21-2014, 09:48 AM | #6 | |
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01-21-2014, 09:55 AM | #7 | |
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We also make seaweed soup, it's very yummy & soothing on a cold day...but the seaweed is kinda slimy & slithers down your throat. I would say it's an acquired taste.
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01-21-2014, 11:22 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | We eat seaweed here in Northern Ireland, don't think they do in mainland UK much though. We call it Dulse, and it is fresh purple seaweed dried out, there is nothing else added, you can see the sea salt like a powder coating on it. Dulse & Carrigeen Online I love it but never thought of giving it to Alfie.
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01-21-2014, 11:26 AM | #9 |
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| Korean seaweed is the best. It's called laver. People that don't know think anything from Asia is not safe bc China gave us all a bad name. I am Chinese and don't touch food from China. Korea, Taiwan, and Japan are VERY different and have high standard. Laver is very nutritious but I wouldn't give to the dogs bc of the salt. |
01-21-2014, 06:14 PM | #10 | |
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01-21-2014, 06:39 PM | #11 |
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| I figured it up and unless my math is wrong there is approximately 8.57 mg. of sodium in each little seaweed sheet. The package contained 35 little sheets and there were 5 servings per package. That means there was a total of 300 mg. of sodium in the 35 little sheets. So I divided 35 sheets into 300 mg. of sodium which equals the 8.57. I also did the math the easy way by simply dividing sheets of seaweed into 60 mg. of sodium (which represents one serving) and came up with the same answer. So now my question is -- dividing two sheets betweeb the five furkids is a total of 17.14 mg of sodium OR 3.43 mg. of sodium per dog. Is that too much sodium for an occasional treat? |
01-21-2014, 06:41 PM | #12 |
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| As far as I know, laver does not have a low sodium type. However, there are some that are 100% whole seaweed, depends on the type of seaweed/kelp though. There is a thick kelp called kombu which is used to make dashi, which is a fish/seaweed stock that is the base of miso soup and many Japanese dishes. (Yes miso soup is not vegetarian, just to let many of you guys know, even my vegetarian friend didn't know that) Look for kombu or sometimes spelled konbu in your Asian grocery store. This will NOT be the same as the roasted laver that Cindy posted about, nor is it the same as the japanese nori paper used for sushi. This is pure kelp leaves not chopped up, sold dry. You put it in almost simmering water for about 20 mins. You cannot boil the water otherwise the kombu will get bitter. Take it out of the water, cool it and cut into tiny strips. This will have very minimal salt on it. When the kombu is still dry, there is a fine white powder on it. That is seasalt. Now you can give it to the dogs. If you want to eat it yourself, douse it with some rice wine vinegar, ginger, garlic, eat cold. YUM If you want to make dashi stock, after you soak the kombu, add in bonito flakes and soak until they sink to the bottom and strain it out. I always keep dashi on hand and use it for my base as soup broth, even for packaged ramen noodles. Just adds extra depth to dishes.
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01-21-2014, 06:54 PM | #14 | |
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You would think that growing up near the ocean I would like sea food, but alas I'm not particularly fond of it with the exception of canned tuna. And perhaps an occasional Shrimp Jambalaya. ps. The girls also love their occasional treat of lean steak Last edited by chattiesmom; 01-21-2014 at 06:55 PM. | |
01-21-2014, 08:14 PM | #15 | |
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I'm allergic to shellfish, which stinks! But I love sushi-I just have to make sure they don't cross contaminate me. The place we go knows me well now and the chefs are really careful.
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