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.
For those who think military wives are anything less then fiercely independent, look at the dinner my girlfriends not only cooked last night, but reeled in from the ocean just a few hours earlier!
The original plan for girls' dinner was bring-your-own brown-bag. But there were late-breaking instructions to leave our leftovers at home. Two of my friends (a special education teacher on fall break and a stay-at-home mom) went out for a day of sea fishing, and came back with...dinner.
It was delicious. SO good. The fish was a 20+ pound ulua, also known as trevally. Its naturally rich taste was absolutely perfect butter- and ginger- seared with a minted passion-orange vinagrette and mashed Okinawan sweet potatoes, Caesar salad, and rice on the side. If you don't happen to have skilled fisherwomen friends like I do, you can substitute store-bought jackfish, pompano, snapper, or grouper for the ulua.
P.S.,
I just bookmarked Roy's Fish and Seafood cookbook. It seems almost wrong that the whole thing is available online, but I'll be taking full advantage. These recipes look fantastic.
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.
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