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.
I am going out of town Wednesday night for a weekend of fun followed by a week of work. The fun part is a couple of days in Las Vegas for my little sister's 21st birthday. The work part is meetings in Washington, including the third meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Though I am always hesitant to leave Oahu, both travel stops should actually be entertaining in their own right.
Since I'm going to be gone for a full ten days, I've halted all grocery shopping and am getting creative in making use of what we already have in the house. Yesterday for lunch, that resulted in a baked potato topped with salmon crumble. I started with the idea to pair a leftover baked potato with a salmon burger, but because I added too much citrus juice, the burger fell apart. Hence the salmon crumble topping. Turns out the final dish was comforting and delicious - who needs Bacos?
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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