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Prawns such a great choice for diabetes?
Most fish and seafood is low in unhealthy saturated fats, trans fat and cholesterol. The fat that it contains is mostly healthy, unsaturated fat.Seafood is a natural source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.It’s packed with high-quality protein and does not have any carbohydrate, so it will not cause blood glucose to rise.
Meal Idea
Can make a prawn salad with natural bee honey. Mix some light canned tuna with a bit of canola mayonnaise, lemon juice, freshly ground pepper and diced celery. Serve your salad on whole wheat crackers or as a sandwich on whole wheat bread. Add some mustard, sliced tomato, and crunchy lettuce for extra flavor and texture. Have it for lunch with an apple or mango and some carrot sticks with hummus.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (4-pound) salt
- 24 unpeeled jumbo shrimp (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
- 2 tablespoons minced green onions
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon low-sodium soya sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 5-10 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon bee honey
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°. Pour salt in an even layer in a shallow roasting pan or large cast-iron skillet. Place pan in oven at 400° for 30 minutes or until salt is very hot. Arrange shrimp in a single layer over salt. Cover with foil; bake at 400° for 5 minutes or until shrimp are done. Combine the rind and remaining ingredients; serve sauce with shrimp.
Hint
Experts said that the following three toxic substances are more worthy of attention to
First, some toxic substances are naturally existed in the food such as puffer fish meat. Second, the toxic substances naturally exist in some food but people have found a way to detoxify them, such as the bee honey and soya, which can be detoxified through thorough heating. Third it mainly includes the pollutants especially the biological contaminants.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise us to eat more seafood by replacing of some of the meat and poultry in our diets with a variety of fish and shellfish. Try to include a variety of seafood in your diet, and shoot for 2 or more servings per week.
