* Why Salmon is good for you.

Salmon is low in calories and saturated fat, yet high in protein, and a unique type of health-promoting fat, the omega-3 essential fatty acids.  As their name implies, essential fatty acids are essential for human health but because they cannot be made by the body, they must be obtained from foods.  Fish contain a type of essential fatty acid called the omega-3 fatty acids. Fish like salmon, are higher in omega-3 fatty acids than warm water fish.  In addition to being an excellent source of omega-3s, salmon are an excellent source of selenium, a very good source of protein, niacin and vitamin B-12, and a good source of phosphorous, magnesium and vitamin B6.

The omega-3 fats found in salmon have a broad array of beneficial cardiovascular effects.  Omega-3s help prevent erratic heart rhythms, make blood less likely to clot inside arteries (the promicate cause of most heart attacks and stroked), improve the ratio of good cholesterol to bad choleserol, and prevent cholesterol from becoming damaged. (Only after cholesterol has been damaged does it clog arteries.)

Remember you are what you eat.

* Did you know!!

Chicken is A Very Good Source of Protein
People who are meat eaters, but are looking for ways to reduce the amount of fat in their meals, can try eating more chicken. The leanest part of the chicken is the chicken breast, which has less than half the fat of a trimmed Choice grade T-bone steak. The fat in chicken is also less saturated than beef fat. However, eating the chicken with the skin doubles the amount of fat and saturated fat in the food. For this reason, chicken is best skinned before cooking.

Chicken is a very good source of the cancer-protective B vitamin, niacin. Components of DNA require niacin, and a deficiency of niacin (as well as other B-complex vitamins) has been directly linked to genetic (DNA) damage. A four-ounce serving of chicken provides 72.0% of the daily value for niacin.

Chicken is also a good source of the trace mineral, selenium. Selenium is of fundamental importance to human health.


Chef Luciano.

source: WHFoods.org.