Seafood is one of the healthiest foods. But unfortunately, still play a minor role in the daily diet. Seafood is mainly consumed in Mediterranean countries and in southern Europe.
Seafood - a rich source of protein, vitamins and minerals. They contain unsaturated fatty acids omega-3 family, which prevent atherosclerosis, reduce cholesterol and are involved in maintaining normal blood pressure.
The health benefits of seafood have been opened in the 60s of XX century, when it was established that Eskimos, whose diet mainly consisted of fish, rarely suffer from heart disease. Since fish is valuable for its nutritional quality is recommended by all doctors and nutritionists.
Seafood - it is a source of easily digestible protein. A great advantage of this group of products is their low calorie, than successfully used by people who are overweight and obese. In addition, they contain vitamin PP, B12, B1, B2, and a number of minerals, such as:
● Iodine - is necessary for the production of thyroid hormones;
● Selenium - keeps all cells, prevents the formation of cancer;
● F - essential for healthy teeth and bones;
● Iron - responsible for physical activity, concentration and mental performance. Iron deficiency causes anemia, appetite disorder, and decreases immunity;
● Magnesium - strengthens the muscles, calms the nerves, its deficiency may cause insomnia and fatigue;
● Zinc - is involved in bone mineralization, accelerates wound healing, effect on the immune system, is responsible for the normal secretion of insulin by the pancreas;
● Calcium - an essential building material of bones.
Customers' favorite seafood
1. Lobster
And looks like a crawfish. During the preparation of its shell changes color to red. Lobster meat is white, tender and lean. It is cooked, quenched, baked and subjected to freezing.
2. Crab
shops are the most common crabs frozen. Their edible part - the white meat in the claws and dark in the shell. Prepare the crab in a souffle and often served in salads. Sometimes you can find in the store crab sticks that simulate crab meat.
3. shrimps
Gray shrimp are the most popular, but pink and red - more palatable. Depending on the size distinguish small cherry shrimp and large - king or the king's. On the market you can find boiled or frozen, peeled or in the shell, whole or tails. As their dish served cold or hot. As an additive shrimp are ideal for soups, salads, pancakes, omelettes, pastes and mousses.
4. mussels
Sales mussels often smoked, pickled or frozen. Their meat is rigid and has a specific taste. Mussels are cooked soups, make salads and other dishes.
5. oysters
Sold live in closed shells. Oyster meat juicy and creamy. In the food consumed fried or boiled.
6. Octopus
Meat octopus elastic, with the smell of the sea. It produces delicious salads and soups, can be put out with vegetables and served with noodles. The shops and the market is already cleaned octopus or cut into large pieces, found in the frozen form.
7. squids
They are usually fried in deep fat or oil, baked on the grill, stew or cook them soup. Squid meat is tender, with a sweet aftertaste. The shops sell squid frozen, whole or cut into rings.
8. Fish
One of the many representatives of the seafood is, of course, fish. This is the most purchased gift sea. Nutritionally not inferior to fish, and sometimes ahead of other seafood. The protein content in the fish varies. For example, salmon meat about 15 g per 100 g of the product contains 12 g. herring Fish dishes - a storehouse of essential amino acids, so the fish is a component of a vegetarian diet.
The fish meat of large amounts of vitamins A, D, and influenza B and minerals potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and sodium. Marine fish contains all the essential fatty acids to omega-3 health, whose effect on the health of the heart and the condition of the blood vessels is undeniable. In addition, they lower bad cholesterol that has a huge impact on the prevention of atherosclerosis.
