Tasty Fish Dishes

One option that checks a lot of boxes for meals is seafood. Offering nutritious protein, it is tasty and can be paired with so many cuisines and flavors. To encourage people to enjoy seafood’s benefits, the “Eat Seafood America” campaign offers these reasons to add it to your menus.

Seafood is available year-round at grocery stores. Of course, it’s good to buy local if possible, and the fall is a productive time for fishing in North Carolina. If you can’t buy directly from a fisherman, fish market or a pier, inquire at your local grocery or farmers market as to fresh or frozen NC fish.

Seafood works for a variety of cooking methods, such as these recipes for grilled Easy Shrimp Skewers and a stovetop One-Pan Dish. You can even use slow cookers and pressure cookers to prepare seafood-based meals in a pinch.

Research published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association” showed eating seafood 2 to 3 times per week can improve brain, eye, heart and prenatal health. Seafood also provides one of the best sources for omega-3 fatty acids, which are healthy fats essential to human health.

Purchasing seafood supports about 2 million American jobs for men and women.

You can find more ways to enjoy seafood at eatseafoodamerica.com and seafoodnutrition.org.