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.
The red snapper with chunky tomato-bell pepper sauce I had planned for dinner Tuesday became cod with chunky tomato-bell pepper sauce for dinner Thursday. Our grocery store was out of red snapper, but this is never a reason to fret. Simply pick another remotely-similar type of fish. If you don't know what's similar, ask the fishmonger for a couple suggestions. Or if the preparation is as universal as the chunky tomato-bell pepper sauce, just wing it. That sauce would have been good on eel. I mostly followed the recipe, but substituted canned diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning for bottled tomato sauce. For me, opening up a can of diced tomatoes and tossing in my own seasonings is just as easy as opening up a bottle of premade sauce. Plus it's less expensive and I get more control over the ingredients (always looking for ways to exercise my control-freak tendencies!). This weekend we're going to the LOST premier in Waikiki, so stay-tuned for the scoop on the first hour of the first episode of the final season.
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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