Seafood

A guide to sustainable seafood

Erica Sagon — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:30:00 -0700

Warmer nights have us thinking of fish for dinner. Whether you're ordering off a menu or buying raw fillets to cook at home, choosing sustainably raised and caught fish is as important as deciding how to prepare it.

Sustainable seafood for every day

Katherine Martinelli — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0700

Being eco-friendly extends far beyond simply separating paper from plastic. Our food choices also make a huge impact on the earth, and overfishing is threatening the existence of many types of fish and seafood. Learn which varieties are sustainable and what you may want to reconsider.

Shark fin ban in California

Michele Borboa, MS — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:45:00 -0700

The debate over shark fins is getting deeper in California. The Huffington Post recently reported that California's Legislature sent Governor Jerry Brown a bill seeking to ban the sale, trade or possession of shark fins on Tuesday. This was met with opposition from two senators who call the measure racist because of shark fins being used in Asian cuisine.

Seafood: The perfect protein choice?

Christina Caldwell — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:33:00 -0800

Meats are a main staple of the human diet, from fast food to gourmet meals. Aside from being delicious, meat gives us the essential proteins that help repair and restore muscle tissue, bones, cartilage, skin and blood. But meats like beef and turkey are high in saturated fat. Seafood, on the other hand, might be the perfect protein alternative.

Why should kids eat seafood?

Christina Caldwell — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:01:00 -0800

Seafood has long been a protein source for athletes and body builders to aid in sculpting their bodies into perfection, but how can it impact little bodies that are still growing? Picky eaters might be your biggest barrier in getting your wee ones to chow down on more seafood, but if they do, there are numerous benefits. Here are a few expert reasons why children should get their weekly intake of seafood.

Heart health: Eat Mediterranean to reverse heart disease

Karen Hawthorne — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:38:00 -0800

After losing her father to his second heart attack and fearing that her husband would suffer the same fate after his first, Dr. Janet Bond Brill, a nutrition expert in Pennsylvania, was inspired to write Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease. The book offers health tips, a two-week eating plan and recipes – tools to help people eat their way to good health.

Discover Key Biscayne

Kristin Larson — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:40:00 -0800

Key Biscayne, the southernmost barrier island of the US, just south of Miami Beach, may not be as famous as the Florida Keys -- but don’t let its low-key reputation stop you from traveling to the paradise island. Here are our picks for Key Biscayne accommodations, dining, spa treatments and vacation activities.

FDA debates genetically modified salmon

Meagan Morris — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:04:00 -0700

A Massachusetts company wants to bring genetically modified salmon to seafood counters around the United States. Will it be as tasty as regular salmon?

Eco-friendly seafood

Diana De Cicco — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:16:00 -0700

Seafood can be a tricky subject when it comes to being green and eating a sustainable diet since some types of fish are certainly more eco-friendly than others. Here is our list of the best and worst seafood choices and tips to make sure you are getting the most eco-friendly fish at the market.

Pairing seafood and wine

Ralph Brennan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:23:00 -0800

Recent decades have seen an ever-burgeoning number of wine-savvy Americans. Likewise, the number of different wines available to them is constantly increasing, as wine makers continually come up with new ideas for every step of wine production, and vineyards take root in parts of the world that were previously devoid of viniculture. For those reasons and others, many of the old rules in the world of wine are constantly being updated. Particularly, the conventional rules of pairing seafood and wine are changing, giving you more choices than ever to please your palate and impress your dinner guests.