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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Why Eat Fish? Fish Meal For Healthy Eating-Healthy Living Part 5

By Haiyan Lai-Heskin

Eating too much fat, especially saturated fat,can have bad effecton yourcholesterol, which can increase your risk of coronary heart disease.

Fish, especially salt water fish, is high in Omega 3 fatty acids, which are heart-friendly, and excellent source of protein and, it contains essential vitamins and minerals, such as selenium and iodine. It has been suggested for an integral part of every consumer's balanced diet.

Attempting to drain off fish fats in cooking is unnecessary, unlike meats, there are very little fats will be cooked out of the fish.

Some fish such as perch, haddock, flounder, sturgeon, smelts, scallops are especially low in fat. Others like brook trout, porgy, cod, and croakers are somewhat higher in fat content, but are still quite low in fat content when compared with meats.

Shell-fish are outstandingly low in fat and cholesterol content. Lobster, shrimps, and crabs are ideal examples. Clams are next in line; oysters are a bit higher in fat content, but are still low in comparison with beef, lamb, or veal.

Tuna is considered a heart-healthy food since it is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. It is one of nature's best sources of high-quality protein called "Chicken-of-the-Sea Brand" and is particularly low in fat. Wild Salmon is also much higher in heart and brain healthy Omega 3s over farmed salmon.

The Food Standards Agency recommends that we should all consume at least two portions of fish a week for health, as they are proven to offer multiple nutritional benefits - they are high in protein, low in saturated fat and they contain many other nutrients that are important for proper growth and development.

Fish can be an important part of many children's diets and it's recommended they eat 2-3 serves a week of fish with low mercury levels. Eating fish once a week can increase combined, verbal and visuospatial intelligence scores by six percent, while eating fish more than once a week increased them by 11 percent, the researchers said.

Cooking fish is really quick and easy. Fresh sardines are especially tasty when barbecued because their skin goes all crispy. You can also cook fish in the oven which allows the fish to be infused with the flavours of other ingredients.

Fish is hugely versatile and responds well to a number of cooking methods. Whichever cooking method you use to cook fish, it turns from translucent to opaque (white) and flakes easily with a fork when it's ready to eat.

Learning how to "eat smart" is a long-term lifestyle choice. Eat fish at least once a week can help you control your weight and reduces your risk of coronary heart disease. - 17268

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