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.
Most street food is both finger and fast food (two of my favorite things). Unfortunately, the cities I've lived in lately are pretty sparse in the street food department. Actually, a new article from the travel website WorldHum ranked the top eight best cities for street food, and no American destination made the cut. I can see why - the competition is stiff out there. Here are some seafood highlights from the streets:
-Fresh octopus with lemon from Palermo, Sicily
-Lobster, crab claws, shrimp, barracuda, octopus and skewers of flopping fresh fish from Stone Town, Zanzibar
-Tiny shrimp stir fried with their shells on from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
It was a bit pricier and slower than the real thing, but last night I ate a street food-inspired burrito from our favorite Mexican restaurant in town, Perro Salado. It was filled with big chunks of mahi-mahi, pineapple, and lettuce.
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
