Don’t be afraid of fish
April 18 2012
The health benefits of eating fish have been well documented throughout the years by nutrition experts. Most agree that folks should eat a minimum of one portion of fish a week, while many say eating fish at least three times a week has been proven to be extremely beneficial to our overall health. Yet, most North Americans don’t come close to eating fish that often.
Are we afraid of fish? Is it a lack of knowledge of how to cook fish?
There have been two recent articles about fish and fish consumption that have tackled these questions. This article wonders if the reports of the negative health effects of mercury have people scared to even try fish. While this article thinks it might be a simple case of not knowing where to start when it comes to buying and cooking fish. Well, here’s where MealEasy comes in. With over 300 hundred recipes featuring fish as a main ingredient, all with clear and uncomplicated instructions, we take the mystery out of cooking fish. It’s simple to plan healthy meals using MealEasy.
There are no rules when it comes to cooking fish. In fact, there are a few recommendations in the “Afraid of cooking fish?” article which I don’t agree with; I do like to use olive oil when searing fish and, depending on the fish, think some fish are best served rare or thereabouts. But overall these guidelines are worth following. There’s a riddle I like to ask every new cook I meet: “How many chefs does it take to screw in a light bulb?” The answer: “10. One to screw it in the other 9 to say: “That’s not the way I would have done it.”” My point being, there are as many techniques as there are chefs. The best way is to try different methods and see what works best for you.
Cooking is not an exact science so have fun and don’t be intimidated by new ingredients, especially something as healthy as fish.
