Karen Weber, Pat Streicher, and Ellen Illig, from The Jewish Hospital Cholesterol Center, have some great tips and delicious recipes for a healthier lifestyle. The dietitians offer time-saving tips and techniques to help you adapt your favorite recipes. Most of us have a hard time including fish in our diets. Fear of the unknown may be the reason. We don't know which variety to buy, how to tell if it's fresh, or how to prepare it.
Fish can be a low fat alternative to meat and poultry.
There is no benefit, however, to having fried fish instead of red meat. There also are some fish that naturally contain fair amounts of fat or fish oils. This fat is actually essential to good health. These fish oils are called Omega-3 fatty acids. Good sources are mackerel, salmon, bluefish, halibut, and herring.