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Week 2: Healthy Eating Contest: Mood Food.

AARPTeri — Fri, 29 May 2020 11:31:57 GMT

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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Re: Week 2: Healthy Eating Contest: Mood Food.

JanR130345 — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:44:12 GMT

for my Mood Food I enjoy tuna salad with apple, Greek yogurt and some nuts--for dinner my go to is salmon with asparagus and almond sliver's-

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rs88904040 — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 17:57:37 GMT

Lemon pepper fish broiled with chia seeds in salad dressing on the side.

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Constantitan — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:24:00 GMT

I always keep a variety of nuts and seeds in the pantry. I buy the ground flax seeds to easily mix them in my foods. I add flaxseed meal to my almond milk, smoothie or plain yogurt. I like to eat my walnuts in salads, with vegetables, and with some cottage cheese in the morning. I usually pair it with sunflowers seeds as well. Chia seeds are also very versatile and can be sprinkled in almost anything. They can also be used in baked goods like whole grain muffins, or used to thicken a dairy free hot chocolate. I even tried a recipe that used chia seeds to make a pudding base by leaving them overnight in the fridge in some almond milk.

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jz5892 — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:48:16 GMT

I love a nice salmon filet!

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Boddy53 — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:05:13 GMT

I love salmon with different veggies to lift up my mood & the thought of wine !

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TheresaG241662 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:31:06 GMT

I enjoyed this healthy challenge.

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c7867j — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:42:40 GMT

Forgot to take photo but had baked Pollack fish last night , lightly breaded with Italian bread crumbs and dredged in egg wash and topped with Parmesan cheese. Backed 400 oven . Was a little crisp as my husband was late getting home , so good !🐟

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rkosully66 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:47:37 GMT

Fresh veggie spring rolls with walnuts

I made fresh vegetable spring rolls and included walnuts in the filling. They were healthy, crunchy, refreshing, and delicious!

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AndrewZ479660 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:25:58 GMT

Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! A few Omega-3-rich anchovies on homemade pizza are great!

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dh3342857 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:38:09 GMT

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EdmundA294687 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 14:59:16 GMT

I really enjoy salmon and other fish. I eat oysters, but not weekly. I like anchovies and enjoy it on a pizza.

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c7867j — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:31:23 GMT

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JanR130345 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 20:19:48 GMT

looks intersting

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lh25078031 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 20:41:09 GMT

I try to integrate chia and flaxseed daily. Eating fish is not sustainable and too polluted for wild fish, and farmed fish have antibiotics added and cause water pollution from fish farms, and animal protein causes inflammation and multiple health issues. Fish get their Omega-3 from ALGAE so just eat the ALGAE and skip the earth-hogging animal products. You will be healthier and more pain-free! Imagine pain free joints and lower back! YAY!

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mmazzur — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:17:51 GMT

I love salmon. Here we had it with a nice salsa!

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im6497 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:36:35 GMT

I have been eating all kind of fish. This picture shows a salmon with avocado salad, asparagus and baked potatoes. This is helping me with energy and eating healthy is helping me to stay active and with energy

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ImaBridgeNut — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:44:59 GMT

As a Bavarian-American, I love left-over german potato salad tossed with romaine lettuce, hard boiled egg and tuna. A Nicoise that even the French can appreciate.

Waldorf "salad" made with Splenda sweetened plain yoghurt is a really filling dessert.

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JuliR971240 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:32:43 GMT

We had broiled whitefish for dinner with brown rice/quinoa mixture, and mashed potatoes. Didn't get a pic, but did get one of the smoked trout before dinner! Was a real Lake Michigan dinner.

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LynnT729413 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:57:21 GMT

I incorporated week 1 and 2 by making my own Greek yogurt and homemade granola with walnuts,Golden flaxseed, whole oats-serving for breakfast every morning/ delicious and healthy