Posts Tagged ‘fish’

Improve Your Cooking Methods, Improve Your Health

My kitchen gets a workout during cold weather when we tend to crave hot savory foods: soups, stews, and roasted dishes. Plus, we end up cooking more meals because the groups of friends and family in the house are larger. This is also when I like to make and share special foods that taste good on almost everything and make great gifts (like my favorite …

The Family Dinner Recipe: Soy Good Maple-Glazed Salmon

Breastcancer.org is proud to present recipes from The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time by Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt (Grand Central Life & Style, 2010). Laurie is a very special friend and champion of Breastcancer.org. We’re pleased to share Laurie and Kirstin’s delicious, healthy recipes as part of Think Pink, Live Green!

[Editor’s Note: If …

Fish Benefits Made Easy

I’ve written two Think Pink, Live Green columns on fish: Fish: Landing the Healthiest Choices
and Salmon and Tuna: How to Make the Healthiest Choices of These Popular Fish.

To recap, you might have heard mixed messages about fish. One news report says that fish is good for you because it can reduce the risk of heart disease and promote brain development. But then …

Salmon and Tuna: How to Make the Healthiest Choices of These Popular Fish

If you’ve ever tried to make the healthiest choice at the fish counter without breaking the bank, you know it’s tough. Retailers have to tell you whether fish is wild or farmed, and domestic or imported. But what about the type of fish? Fresh? Frozen? Canned? Here are some tips to help you make the healthiest selections.

Wild versus farmed: Most of us want to …

Fish: Landing the Healthiest Choices

Are you hearing mixed messages about fish? One article says that fish is good for you and another talks about the risks of eating fish. It’s enough to confuse anyone. On one hand, eating fish can help reduce the risk of heart disease and promote brain development, and there’s some research that suggests certain types of fish may even help reduce the risk of breast …