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May 21, 2012
Shopping For Fish? Pack Your Seafood Pocket Guide!
Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, RD
You’ve heard fish is good for you—but are you picking fish that’s good for the ocean, too?
You hear these terms all the time ...
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Omega-3s, protein, healthy hearts and healthy brains.
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PCBs, mercury, dioxins and health risks from nerve damage to increased cancer-potential.
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Wild, farmed, line-caught, sustainable, and over-fished.
Confused? It’s easy to be!
So how can you make a choice that you can feel good about and that's healthiest for you?
If you don’t already know about one of the best resources out there, you do now: it’s the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Since 1999 when the Seafood Watch program began, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been working to protect the ocean and its inhabitants as well as make us more aware of—and equipped with tools on—how we can help.
While there is sad news regarding many species that are overfished and whose existence is endangered or threatened, there’s some good news, too. Many companies and individuals are helping by making choices from the seas, at the market, and at restaurants that are better for you and better for the environment and its sustainable future, too.
Let us help you be more responsible when choosing your seafood options with this nifty Seafood Pocket Guide, Sushi Guide, and a super-helpful 2012 Culinary Chart of Alternatives.
Recipe Reprieve: It's getting hot out there! Feel the freeze! There's nothing better than a cold snack on a hot Summer day. Fight the smoldering Summer heat by cooling down with the below pretty fresh fruit ice pops. They're so easy to make that you'll enjoy making them just as much as tots will enjoy eating them!
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