Spirulina

A3SS said:

Tell me more about this. Anyone with experience in taking some.

It's been years since I encountered discussion of spirulina.

Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that grows
in dessert ponds. Hot fresh water. Under a microscope
it has a spiral shape and that's where it gets its
name from.

It is vegan and it has a form of B12, one of the few
vegan sources. I've read various opinions about how
well it is absorbed. It is very high protein for a
plant, and I have no idea how carby it is.

For folks who want high protein, it's a reasonable
food. Note that Atkins is not high protein so it
would be pointless for that purpose. On the other
hand if someone wanted to do a low carb program and
stay vegitarian, spirulina plus some vegan source
of fat would be an option.

It looks like green dust. When I tasted it, I
remember thinking it tasted like what I imagined
green dust would taste like. Too mild too damage
the flavor of whatever I mixed it with, too
intensely colored to look anything but strange.

On 13 Sep 2005 10:20:24 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>
insisted on the following.. :

Quoted message said:

A3SS said:

Tell me more about this. Anyone with experience in taking some.

It's been years since I encountered discussion of spirulina.

Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that grows
in dessert ponds. Hot fresh water. Under a microscope
it has a spiral shape and that's where it gets its
name from.

It is vegan and it has a form of B12, one of the few
vegan sources. I've read various opinions about how
well it is absorbed. It is very high protein for a
plant, and I have no idea how carby it is.

For folks who want high protein, it's a reasonable
food. Note that Atkins is not high protein so it
would be pointless for that purpose. On the other
hand if someone wanted to do a low carb program and
stay vegitarian, spirulina plus some vegan source
of fat would be an option.

It looks like green dust. When I tasted it, I
remember thinking it tasted like what I imagined
green dust would taste like. Too mild too damage
the flavor of whatever I mixed it with, too
intensely colored to look anything but strange.

Kind of where it took me. Another old fad without merit.

It came and gone quick.