What’s The Best Seafood?
When it comes to choosing the right seafood for you and your family’s health concerns, it’s important to remember that all fish and shellfish contain omega-3 fatty acids and all seafood is beneficial for a healthier lifestyle. If you’re on a low-fat diet, cod and crabmeat are ideal replacements for protein foods higher in saturated fat and lower in calories. Oilier fish like salmon, tuna, mackerel and trout are higher in omega-3s. With fish and shellfish, the possibilities are endless for healthful eating, and at the same time ass variety and great taste to your everyday meals. Try substituting fish or shellfish for meat and poultry in your favorite casseroles; stir fries, Mexican dishes, salads, soups and pasta recipes. Win you meat-loving family and friends over by serving them “meatier” types like tuna, marlin, swordfish and shark. Start gradually by substituting one fish-meal a week and then work your way up to several seafood meals each week for optimum health. Ask you local fish
