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on the rise: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

What we eat and how it is produced a ects sustainability often promote fair treatment, whenever possible. Learn the source of your
more than just our health. It also impacts safe working conditions, and better wages. seafood and then fi nd out if it was sustainably
the health of the planet. That’s why it’s This is one reason sustainable seafood costs raised by checking trusted online sources for
important to think about sustainability a little more than conventional options. farmed and wild seafood.
when making food choices. Some ways to support sustainable seafood Advocate. Stores and restaurants are more

Seafood might not be the fi rst thing include: likely to o er sustainable products when
that comes to mind when considering Mindful Purchasing. The Monterey Bay customers request them. You help shift the
sustainability. Fish naturally reproduce, so Aquarium’s nonprofi t organization, Seafood demand toward better choices by showing
it seems they should fi ll the Earth’s waters Watch, has a guide that lists the best choices of interest and asking questions.
forever. But pollution, overfi shing, and fi sh and other foods based on environmental Seafood can be a healthy part of your diet,
damage to ocean habitats have made it sustainability. Download this document onto but it’s worth thinking about how your
harder for many marine species to thrive.

your cellphone or carry it with you when you choices a ect oceans, workers, and marine life.
Choosing sustainable seafood is one of the shop or dine in restaurants. Supporting sustainable seafood is a small step
most e ective ways anyone can help protect Learn about seafood processing. Most that can make a big di erence for your health

the marine environment. Look for wild or people don’t know how our food ends up and the planet.
farmed seafood raised and caught in ways in our local grocery store. Some common Source:
that don’t endanger marine life. practices are bad for the environment. For https://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-basics/
Sustainable seafood also supports people. example, the United States imports 90% of its what-is-sustainable-seafood
Around the world, many workers who catch seafood. This food must travel for days before https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/
and process seafood face unsafe conditions it even reaches a wholesaler in this country. nation/2025/01/28/shrimp-fraud-gulf-coast-
and low pay. Producers committed to Try to choose local or in-season options restaurants/77993551007/

spotlight on superf€ds:
COCONUT

Not long ago, coconuts were considered a Coconut meat is a good source of carbohydrates,
rare treat. Today, they add a creamy flavor to fiber, and important minerals like manganese,

breakfast, lunch, and dinner. copper, and iron. This combination makes the
fruit helpful for bone health and red blood cell
Despite its name, the coconut is not actually a
nut. It is a fruit grown on palm trees. A mature production. The kernel also boasts antioxidants
coconut has a hard, brown shell that contains that can protect cells. Even though coconut

heavy, white meat, also known as the kernel. water is mostly water, it contains a significant
An unripened coconut has a sweet liquid in amount of potassium. Coconut meat and oil
the center known as coconut water, which has are full of fat, so use them in moderation.

become a popular drink in recent years. Many Coconut flour is a good alternative for people

co ee drinkers choose coconut milk as a dairy- with gluten allergies. Because it’s not traditional

free option to smooth out their morning brew. flour, it's best to practice baking with it before
using it for a special occasion.
Though they sound similar, coconut water and
coconut milk are very di erent in composition With so many di erent forms, the coconut

and use. The first consists almost entirely of o ers numerous ways to bring an exotic touch

water naturally, and the second is created when to your life.
water is added to grated coconut meat.
Source:
The distinct flavor of coconut oil makes it a https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/

welcome ingredient in smoothies, curries, and coconut-nutrition
baking. Strips of unsweetened coconut meat https://www.verywellhealth.com/is-coconut-
are great to nibble on alone or as additions good-for-you-8575856#toc-health-benefi ts-of-
to granola, oatmeal, baked goods, salads, and coconut
other dishes that can use a chewy kick.