Grain Valley News
  • Home
  • About
    • Submit Your News
    • Contact
  • News
    • Online Puzzles
  • Community
    • Events Calendar
    • Parade
  • Support
    • Advertise
    • Become A Sustaining Member
  • Home
  • About
    • Submit Your News
    • Contact
  • News
    • Online Puzzles
  • Community
    • Events Calendar
    • Parade
  • Support
    • Advertise
    • Become A Sustaining Member








​news

Choosing Seafood—Responsibly

4/9/2020

 
Picture
by Amanda Emilee Moder, RD, LD
 
​     Easter is Sunday, April 12, which means Hy-Vee stores are filled with flowers, fun crafts and supplies to make colorful decorations. This year, you might be considering some new social-distancing-safe backyard adventures for Easter.
     One idea is to make scavenger hunts a “glow-in-the-dark” evening activity using flameless tealight candles inside the hidden prizes for kids.
     Easter approaching also means that this is the last week of Lent. During Lent, many Christians (especially in Catholic traditions) choose to fast on designated days.
     The practice serves two main purposes: 1) to shift the focus of those who fast off of their surroundings to hope in Christ and 2) to remind them that faith is a process – the continual renewing of the heart and mind.
     One of the foods people often fast from during Lent is meat, which makes seafood a popular source of protein this time of year.
     As a dietitian, I love that this time of year means more people are open to increasing seafood intake. Seafood (especially salmon and tuna) offers omega-3 fats, and research shows that these types of fat promote heart health.
     The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends eating at least two servings of fish per week. Keep in mind, four ounces is typically considered one serving for fish; visually, that’s about the size of one deck of cards. It’s also noteworthy that deep-fried fish options wouldn’t count towards the AHA’s recommendation (delicious as deep-fried fish may be).
     To reach two servings of seafood per week, break it down to one seafood option with lunch and one seafood option with dinner each week. For example, choose salmon as your protein with dinner one evening, and include tuna in a sandwich or wrap with lunch (my favorites are the “infused” tuna varieties, with flavors like sundried tomato or basil).
     Whether or not you’re avoiding meat on Fridays for this last week of Lent, it’s a great time to add seafood to your menu.
     One thing to consider when purchasing seafood is sustainability. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about the source of seafood you’re buying. “Responsible Choice” is a label given to seafood that indicates it’s from sources that can maintain or increase production in the long-term without jeopardizing the environment or other marine life.
     Hy-Vee has made great efforts to ensure that sustainable seafood options are available and are labeled as such in its seafood cases. Making responsible seafood purchases can play a role in ensuring a healthy supply of seafood for generations down the road. 
     Whatever your beliefs are and whatever spring traditions you celebrate, I think we can all get behind the idea of making informed decisions to set up for a better tomorrow while promoting heart health today.
 
Amanda Emilee Moder, RD, LD, is a Hy-Vee dietitian in the Kansas City metro area.
This information is not intended as medical advice.  Please consult a medical professional for individual advice.
 
Picture

Comments are closed.

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Burton Kelso
    Business
    Cathy Allie
    Celebrations & Transitions
    Census
    City Of Grain Valley
    Columnists
    Community Profile
    Covid19
    Covid-19
    Economic-development
    Education
    Elections
    Financial-health
    Fitness
    Food Inspections
    Good News
    Good-news
    Grain-valley-assistance-council
    Grain-valley-fair
    Grain Valley Historical Society
    Grain-valley-partnership
    Grain Valley Schools
    Health And Fitness
    Health-and-fitness
    Home And Garden
    Jackson County
    Ld
    Local News
    Looking Back
    Lorne-meinershagen
    Missouri House Of Representatives
    Missouri Senate
    Musings From The Middle
    Neighborhood View
    On The Job
    Pets
    Police Blotter
    Quick-news
    Rdn
    Recreation
    Sally-whitaker
    Seniors
    Senior-send-off
    Sports
    Technology
    Tracey Shaffer
    Transportation
    University Of Missouri Extension
    Waynes-world

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018

Grain Valley News

Grain Valley News is a free community news source published weekly online. 
(c) 2022 Grain Valley News

Contact Us

PO Box 2972
​Grain Valley MO 64029

Privacy Policy
Picture