Day 18
Cleanse Day 9
Today we take a look at adding fish and seafood into our healthy diet along with some great recipes.
Today’s Topic: Seafood
Seafood is a great choice for protein in your diet! It's delicious, with exceptional nutritional value, and can be served in a variety of ways.
Fish is the best source of Omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA's) that are essential for optimal health, but because they are not made by the body, they must be obtained from foods. However, as the levels of pollution in our waters has increased, there is some cause for concern now. Fortunately, the fish that suffer the least amount of toxic contamination are some of the best sources of good fat and nutrients. Here’s a chart that I find helpful in choosing seafood:
Personally, I purchase most of my seafood at Whole Foods Market because it’s probably the safest. Their staff is well informed and can answer your questions. Most of the time you hear about how bad farmed fish is and not to buy it, but Whole Foods is just one of the places that are now responsibly farming fish without antibiotics, pesticides in the water or feed, algaecides on the nets, and never genetically engineered - so -between their wild-caught seafood and responsibly farmed seafood, you can purchase good quality fish year round.
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Recipes
(Click on the photos below to view recipes.)
Check-in: How are you doing?
The better you follow the program the better your results will be, but I am all too aware of how challenging it can be to eat healthy all the time especially with our busy lives. Remember that it isn’t about being perfect, but about increasing awareness, moving in a more positive direction, and knowing that EVERY improvement makes a difference! As we become more and more conscious about eating healthy we can begin to find ways to support ourselves in making better choices.
Here's a sample of a daily food "plan":
Breakfast: Veggie Omelet (with avocado instead of cheese), potatoes (too many so I took 1/2 of them home), and fresh orange juice
Lunch: Detox Salad with Quinoa, Avocado, & Apple, with added chicken.
Snack: Beet Grapefruit Green Juice
Dinner: leftovers - Paleo Shrimp Scampi: Prawns (protein), Spaghetti Squash (starch), Garlic & Olive Oil Sauteed Green Beans, and fresh berries.
TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: WELL-BEING IS MY NATURAL STATE OF BEING!
Tomorrow we’ll look at including starchy vegetables in our healthy diet.
Feel free to email me or post a comment below to ask questions or share your thoughts and experiences ~ I’d love to hear from you!
Blessings, JoAnn