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.
Happy Halloween weekend! I have been concerned for years that I might one day turn in to that dreary lady who hands out apples to trick-or-treaters. And yesterday I actually had a passing thought that canned tuna would be quite a convenient treat... But rest assured, I'm not passing anything out because as usual we'll be at a costume party. My costume is a surprise, but I bet when I post a picture next week, it won't be too surprising at all!
With all the costume scheming, I didn't feel like putting much effort in to dinners this week. So I made a simplified salmon dish on Wednesday. I just 1) plopped a couple fillets in a hot olive-oiled skillet skin-side down, 2) sprinkled a generous amount of jerk seasoning on the top, and 3) flipped until both sides were brown and crisp. I then 4) moved the fish to the oven for a few minutes with the potatoes that were almost done roasting. The perfect creamy sauce for both the fish and potatoes is a couple tablespoons of light sour cream, the juice of half a lemon, salt, pepper, jerk seasoning, and chili powder.
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
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