The United States Department of Agriculture says twice a week, make seafood the protein on your plate. Increase the amount and variety of seafood consumed by choosing seafood in place of some meat and poultry.
Upon arriving back home in Hawaii over the weekend, a trail of evidence (empty McDonald's cup in the car, frozen dinner boxes in the trash, all lunch meat and mayonnaise missing from the fridge...) led me to believe my husband's eating pattern took a nosedive while I was gone. Sure enough, today he confirmed that he's been so busy with work (and so dependent on my meal planning and cooking, according to my theory) that things got ugly over the last seven days. He also shared that just a week of suboptimal nutrition has left him feeling not-so-hot, and he's REALLY glad I'm home. Two morals of the story here: 1) The correlation between what we eat and how our bodies feel can be shockingly direct, and 2) The weekly "Chef Lloyd" dinners we used to do, in which Lloyd cooks once a week, need to come back pronto for skill maintenance purposes if nothing else. I made our meal last night to get back on track - SO easy and tasty; add some sliced jalapeños to the fish for extra pizzazz - but today is Lloyd's turn. Here's the full week's supper plan:
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Monday |
Barramundi in tin foil with soy, ginger and onion Jasmine rice with garlic, ginger, and cilantro
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Tuesday
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Chef Lloyd |
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Wednesday |
Turkey meatballs with quick and spicy tomato sauce and whole-wheat spaghetti
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Thursday |
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Friday |
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I am a registered dietitian with the National Fisheries Institute, so fish is my nutrition forte. I earned my BA in Communication from Southwestern University, just outside of Austin, TX. During college, one of my very favorite evening outings was a leisurely trip to the grocery market. My passion for food was undeniable, so I combined both of my interests by earning my MS in Nutrition Communication from Tufts University in Boston, MA. As well as my Registered Dietitian (RD) credential through the University of Delaware.
Beyond reading scientific studies about docosahexaenoic acid and selenium, I love to entertain, travel, watch reality TV, grill outdoors, and go to spin class. I live in Kailua, HI on the island of Oahu where my husband serves as a US Marine Corps JAG.
People in Hawaii eat more fish and shellfish than average, but over 80 percent of typical Americans don't eat seafood at least twice per week. Doctors and dietitians like me say that's the goal, so BlogAboutSeafood is here to show you just what plenty of seafood looks like in an RD's real-life diet.
Photo by Marco Garcia
