In our continual quest to stay as healthy and active as possible, baby boomers are increasing the amount of seafood in their diets to as much as twice a week. In a report by the National Fisheries Institute, John Connelly reports that "(A)s baby boomers become increasingly health conscious, they are listening more and more about how to prevent--not just treat disease. Doctors, dieticians and other medical professionals are encouraging Americans to eat fish twice per week because of all of its health benefits. The seafood community is the natural beneficiary of the baby boomers becoming more interested in a healthy lifestyle and diet."
If fresh seafood isn't convenient for you to prepare, Gorton's has a nice lemon herb grilled fillet priced around $4 for two servings and a salmon fillet as well. They also have "beer battered" fillets but that's sort of counter-productive if you're aiming for health benefits. In 2005 seafood consumption was up 4% though it's still lagging way behind the more traditional choices; Americans are still eating 70 pounds of poultry, 65 of beef and 50 of pork per person, per year. Hard to imagine isn't it?
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