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In Korea, it is traditional to eat seaweed soup on our birthdays. Do you know why?
The soup is rich in iodine, iron, potassium, and calcium and helps cleanse the blood. After a baby is born, the mother eats seaweed soup to replenish her body's vitamins and minerals to help her quickly recover after childbirth.
When the baby breast feeds, that means that through their mother's milk they are kind of eating the seaweed soup too as that is the source of nourishment. So, eating this soup on our birthday is symbolic of that time.
Anyway, why am I talking about seaweed soup? Because today is my birthday 
See you when I get back! 
Megan
I used to hate it when I was young....then as I grew up, I start looking for those traditional korean food..lol
Well..great to see hot korean women on the board and HAPPY BBBB DAY MEGAN...
The soup is rich in iodine, iron, potassium, and calcium and helps cleanse the blood. After a baby is born, the mother eats seaweed soup to replenish her body's vitamins and minerals to help her quickly recover after childbirth.
When the baby breast feeds, that means that through their mother's milk they are kind of eating the seaweed soup too as that is the source of nourishment. So, eating this soup on our birthday is symbolic of that time.
Anyway, why am I talking about seaweed soup? Because today is my birthday
See you when I get back!
Megan
I love seaweed and often snack on dried kombu seaweed. Currently, I drink a couple fruit smoothies through the day (no dairy, but fresh fruit blended with ice cubes in my vitamix). Im going to try this seaweed soup for a dinner over the weekend I think. Thanks for the tips. Looks like I found someone who loves healthy food as much as me 
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Hope you have a fabulous day! Enjoy your seaweed soup and whatever else you do to celebrate