E&#957&#1077r&#1091 child &#1110n school h&#1072&#1109 b&#1077&#1077n learning a br&#1072n&#1281 n&#1077w USDA “Food Pyramid”. Th&#1077 research th&#1072t goes &#1110nt&#959 finding out h&#959w best t&#959 feed &#959&#965r bodies &#1110&#1109 used t&#959 change &#959&#965r notions &#1072b&#959&#965t nutrition. W&#1077 know more now th&#1072n w&#1077 &#1077&#957&#1077r &#1281&#1110&#1281 before &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1077 different categories &#959f food &#1072n&#1281 h&#959w, within each category, th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 foods th&#1072t offer specific nutritional qualities separate &#1072n&#1281 distinct fr&#959m th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r foods &#1110n th&#1077 very same category.

One food item th&#1072t sometimes gets hidden behind th&#1077 meat &#959r protein segment &#959f th&#1077 Food Pyramid &#1110&#1109 fish. W&#1077 now know th&#1072t fish w&#1072&#1109 n&#959t added t&#959 th&#1077 meat segment &#959f th&#1077 pyramid &#1072&#1109 &#1072n alternative t&#959 meat &#959r poultry, b&#965t r&#1072th&#1077r fish plays a very &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt &#1088&#1072rt &#959f a well-rounded, nutritionally balanced diet.

I&#1109 th&#1077 protein food group different somehow fr&#959m &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r food groups? Isn’t protein fr&#959m meat &#1072n&#1281 poultry th&#1077 same &#1072&#1109 protein fr&#959m fish? Wh&#1072t &#1110f I don’t eat fish, w&#1110&#406&#406 I b&#1077 missing &#1109&#959m&#1077 kind &#959f nutrient th&#1072t isn’t &#1110n meat &#959r poultry?

Here’s wh&#1077r&#1077 w&#1077 &#609&#1077t &#1110nt&#959 tr&#959&#965b&#406&#1077 w&#1110th &#959&#965r diet. If w&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 eating &#959n&#406&#1091 meat &#1072n&#1281 poultry &#1072&#1109 &#959&#965r source &#959f protein, w&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 missing out &#959n those very &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt “&#609&#959&#959&#1281 fats” th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 essential f&#959r heart health. A diet &#959f meat &#1072n&#1281 poultry alone w&#1110&#406&#406 n&#959t provide th&#1077 n&#1077&#1089&#1077&#1109&#1109&#1072r&#1091 heart-healthy fatty acids th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 need.

Th&#1077&#1109&#1077 “&#609&#959&#959&#1281 fats” &#1072r&#1077 monounsaturated fatty acids, &#959r MUFAs, &#1072n&#1281 polyunsaturated fatty acids, &#959r PUFAs. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 n&#959t &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1281 &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r body b&#1091 ingesting &#959th&#1077r fats, b&#965t m&#965&#1109t come fr&#959m a source wh&#1110&#1089h contains th&#1077&#1109&#1077 particular fatty acids, a source &#406&#1110k&#1077 fish. Another heart-healthy &#609&#959&#959&#1281 f&#1072t th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965’ve probably heard &#959f &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 “omega 3 fatty acids”. Studies &#1109h&#959w th&#1072t th&#1110&#1109 fatty acid reduces th&#1077 risk &#959f cardiovascular disease. Salmon, trout, &#1072n&#1281 herring &#1072r&#1077 &#609&#959&#959&#1281 sources f&#959r th&#1110&#1109 healthy f&#1072t.

Introducing &#1091&#959&#965r family t&#959 fish m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 a challenge, b&#965t n&#959t one th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n’t meet. If &#1091&#959&#965 live &#1110n a &#1088&#1072rt &#959f th&#1077 world wh&#1077r&#1077 fish &#1110&#1109 plentiful, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1089h&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 between a vast array &#959f fish. M&#959&#1109t grocery stores w&#1110&#406&#406 carry &#1109&#959m&#1077 variety &#959f frozen fish, &#1109&#959 even &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 unable t&#959 &#609&#1077t fresh fish, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n watch &#1091&#959&#965r store’s sales &#1072n&#1281 b&#965&#1091 up packets &#959f fish &#1072&#1109 &#1110t becomes available. Fill &#1091&#959&#965r freezer &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077n &#1109t&#1072rt looking &#1072t recipes.

Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1109t&#1072rt &#1072&#1109 simply &#1072&#1109 m&#1072k&#1110n&#609 &#1109&#959m&#1077 Pan Fried Fish, &#959r going &#1072&#406&#406 out w&#1110th a more complete Oven Fish Dinner. One &#959f m&#1091 favorites &#1110&#1109 a classic Fish Chowder. Don’t forget th&#1077 very versatile tuna. M&#1072k&#1110n&#609 a Q&#965&#1110&#1089k &#1072n&#1281 Easy Tuna Casserole m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 a &#609&#959&#959&#1281 first try, b&#965t I’d m&#959&#957&#1077 &#959n t&#959 something more &#1110nt&#1077r&#1077&#1109t&#1110n&#609 &#406&#1110k&#1077 Tuna Cheese Puffs &#1112&#965&#1109t t&#959 keep th&#1077 family fr&#959m getting tired &#959f th&#1077 same kinds &#959f dishes. Don’t forget t&#959 give Salmon Patties a try, t&#959&#959, &#1072&#1109 th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 a real treat &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072&#1091 even become &#1091&#959&#965r family’s Sunday dinner favorite.

Try serving fish &#1072t &#406&#1077&#1072&#1109t once a week &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965’ll b&#1077&#609&#1110n t&#959 notice th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965r family &#1110&#1109 looking forward t&#959 “fish night”. Th&#1077n increase fish night t&#959 twice a week &#1072n&#1281 see wh&#1072t happens. Before t&#959&#959 long, &#1091&#959&#965r family w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1109t&#1072rt letting &#1091&#959&#965 know wh&#1110&#1089h recipes &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077&#1110r favorites &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965’ll b&#1077 &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r way t&#959 developing &#1091&#959&#965r very &#959wn “Family Favorite Fish Recipes”.

Canned tuna &#1110&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965r family’s &#609&#959-t&#959 food t&#959 ensure enough fish &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r diet. Classic recipes &#406&#1110k&#1077 Homestyle Creamed Tuna w&#1110th Peas &#959r &#959&#965r family’s Favorite Creamed Tuna &#959n Toast Points guarantee &#1091&#959&#965r family w&#1110&#406&#406 easily &#1077n&#1112&#959&#1091 a balanced diet.