Recipes and Posts Tagged seafood
Go Fish! 5 Tips for Getting Kids to Take a Bite
How to get your kids hooked on fish and lure them toward a lifetime of healthy eating. By: Jodie Shield, RD Is your family eating seafood twice a week? According to the most recent Dietary Guidelines, eating about 8 ounces of a variety of seafood each week is healthy for ... more
Read moreThe Truth About Fish Oil Supplements
Reeling in The Facts on Fish Oil Supplements Guest Post By: Lisa Schrader, Dominican University Nutrition Student Does the recent debate on fish oil supplements have you feeling like a fish outa water? The current 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest that eating at least 8 ounces of seafood each week is ... more
Read moreCooking With Fin-Esse
Tips for Buying and Preparing Seafood By: Jodie Shield, RD It’s Lent. And I’ve had several requests for fish stories and recipes. Some of you even confessed that you’re hesitant to cook fish because it’s too complicated. Let me try to reel you in. Fish takes only minutes to cook ... more
Read moreFishy Business – What’s the Deal With Seafood and Mercury?
By: Jodie Shield, RD In my last blog, you read all about the health benefits seafood has to offer you and your family. But when it comes to mercury and food safety, things starts to (pardon the pun) smell a little fishy. Here’s why. Nearly all fish and shell fish contain traces of methylmercury – the ... more
Read moreEat Fish and Reel in the Health Benefits
By: Jodie Shield, RD Most of us regard seafood as grown-up food, but studies show that kids can benefit from eating fish, too. Seafood provides an excellent source of high-quality, easily digestible protein that will help your child grow and stave off infections. Seafood is also low in calories, ... more
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