Nutritious Fish On a Fast Track ; Healthful Doesn't Have to Take Long
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 11, 2006
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If your schedule is packed as tight as your jeans the day before a diet, you may think you don't have time to cook healthful meals. Juggling the right combination of ingredients to produce a nutrient- packed meal can seem daunting. But if you start with fish and seafood, you can prepare healthful and delicious meals in minutes.
In fact, you should include fish on your menu once or twice a week because of its benefits, say nutrition experts. Substituting fish and seafood, which are low in calories and saturated fat, for high-fat red meat makes sense, says Alice Lichtenstein, professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University in Boston and an expert on heart health.See the full content of this document
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Nutritious Fish On a Fast Track ; Healthful Doesn't Have to Take Long
Compare a four-ounce naked hamburger with the a baked red snapper fillet of the same weight. The burger delivers about 300 calories and 20 grams of fat. The fish has half the calories and one-tenth the fat, a total of 2 grams.
Take an extra step and add fatty fish such as salmon, sardines and her...See the full content of this document
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