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AARPTeri
Community Manager
May 29, 2020

Week 2: Healthy Eating Contest: Mood Food.

  • May 29, 2020
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Week 2: MOOD FOOD: Include one omega-3-rich food in your diet every day this week, June 8-14, 2020.

 

Omega-3 fatty acids are important for the structure and function of the nervous system. Deficiencies in omega-3s are connected to cognitive and mood disorders. Include omega-3-rich foods such as mackerel, salmon, herring, oysters, anchovies, flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts in your diet every day to give your brain a boost.

 

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72 replies

Contributor ⭐⭐
June 14, 2020

Eating hardy porridge (buckwheat, oats, chia, flaxseed) topped with walnuts, yogurt and honey

Kre8art
Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
June 15, 2020
So good for fiber🍚
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Contributor ⭐
June 14, 2020

Enjoying "mood food" with this delicious grilled salmon, rice and a salad.Mood Food

Kre8art
Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
June 15, 2020
You can’t go wrong with salmon. I love it!🐟
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Contributor ⭐
June 14, 2020

Love fish tacos!  I switch up the fish - salmon, tuna, perch, bluegill - always use shredded cabbage then mix up my veggies - tomato, cucumber, leeks, radish, greens etc. depending on whats in the frig. so delish!

 

 


 

Kre8art
Contributor ⭐⭐⭐
June 15, 2020
I have never tried fish tacos. Maybe I will try it.🐠
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vd6349
Contributor ⭐⭐
June 13, 2020

I love salmon patties with lemon dill sauce. A great source of omega-3.

Contributor ⭐
June 13, 2020

I love finding recipes that are delicious and a little off-beat.  When I saw this recipe for sardines and celery salad, with jammy eggs, I ordered sardines (in soybean oil) in bulk (6 tins) for delivery by a warehouse store, and went to work!  Not only did I make this recipe, but I recollected that my mother used to saute onions, hot green peppers and soy sauce with sardines -- which was a terrific Korean dish to serve with rice -- and made that as well.  Omega-3 never tasted so good!

Contributor ⭐
June 13, 2020
 

There truly is nothing so versatile in all your dishes, anywhere anytime! SOOOOO HEALTHY!!!

 

Omega rich.... Avacados

c330392l
Contributor ⭐
June 13, 2020

My daughter and I are currently on a 40 day fast and fish and salmon of the omega-3 fatty was the healthy eating group we selected!!! The plate consist of glazed strawberry salmon, garlic asparagus, and mushrooms😋 Dr. Leigh

 

Carolyn J Leigh
Contributor ⭐
June 13, 2020

I'm exploring new foods and adding salmon to my dinner tonight and working hard to eat better and stay healthy for my kids and family I already eat plenty of fruits and veggies easily but anything in the water I just hate the taste of so I'm trying something new thank you

EileenC50604
Contributor ⭐
June 13, 2020

My go-to food for a super quick energy boost is dolmadekia - grape leaves stuffed with rice. I get them from a nearby restaurant supply store with about 70 of them to a can. A single serving of stuffed grape leaves contains 120mg of Omega 3 and 20.7mg of Omega 6 fatty acids, in addition to a huge amount of other vitamins and minerals. I like to joke that to get more iron in my diet, I'd have to eat a box of nails. Grape leaves are also rich in magnesium (good for diabetics) and zinc (to keep away the 'Rona). They are fine cold, or you can zap a plate of them for 1 minute in the microwave.

 

Grape leaves are usually served with a dipping sauce called tzatziki. It's very easy to make your own - just take a small container of plain yogurt and mix in a half a teaspoon of minced garlic. For additional zing you can also add a pinch of black pepper or a splash of lemon juice.

Contributor ⭐
June 13, 2020

Salmon grilled shrimp with shredded cabbage & colored peppers