Eat Sardines
You heard me right.
If you'd told me three years ago--or even three months ago--that I'd be writing these words, I'd have laughed, too. In fact, recently my mother was visiting and came across them in my pantry. She was shocked and... well let's just say she wasn't excited or eager to open up a box. I told her not to worry and she'd soon read about my foray into the world of sardines.
Why:
You can thankthese ladies (Diane Sanfilippo and Liz Wolfe) for putting sardines on my radar as a health food. Yes, apparently sardines are incredibly nutritious! Further research revealed that they're rich in many vitamins and minerals. They contain vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, and even provide about 32% of your recommended daily intake of calcium and half the daily value for DHA and EPA, two crucial types of Omega-3 fatty acids. All this nutrition in such a tiny package... it's no wonder that they made it onto a 2008 New York Times Well list of The 11 Best Food…
If you'd told me three years ago--or even three months ago--that I'd be writing these words, I'd have laughed, too. In fact, recently my mother was visiting and came across them in my pantry. She was shocked and... well let's just say she wasn't excited or eager to open up a box. I told her not to worry and she'd soon read about my foray into the world of sardines.
Why:
You can thankthese ladies (Diane Sanfilippo and Liz Wolfe) for putting sardines on my radar as a health food. Yes, apparently sardines are incredibly nutritious! Further research revealed that they're rich in many vitamins and minerals. They contain vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, and even provide about 32% of your recommended daily intake of calcium and half the daily value for DHA and EPA, two crucial types of Omega-3 fatty acids. All this nutrition in such a tiny package... it's no wonder that they made it onto a 2008 New York Times Well list of The 11 Best Food…