6 Healthy Reasons to Eat Market Pride
Sydney Fish Market has made it even easier to nourish our bodies with the essential health benefits of fresh, high quality seafood, with the introduction of the Market Pride take-home seafood range. These deliciously simple, restaurant quality meals combine market fresh seafood with the convenience of pre-packaged, ready-to-cook meal options. This provides Australians with an easy way to prepare the National Heart Foundation recommendation of 2-3 seafood meal servings per week.
1. Seafood is low in fat
Seafood averages less than 2% fat. For slimmers, seafood is all good news – it’s low in kilojoules, with fewer kilojoules than even the leanest meat or chicken. And of course, with seafood you don't need to trim any fat. Just grill, barbecue, bake, steam, poach or microwave seafood to keep a low kilojoule count.
2. Fish is low in cholesterol
Cholesterol is an essential part of all living animal tissue. However, levels of cholesterol can be too high if we eat too much saturated fat. Seafood has very little fat of any kind and what it does have is mostly unsaturated fat. Eating fish two or three times a week can help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
3. Meals are high protein, low carb
Seafood is an excellent source of quality protein and compares favourably with meat and chicken. Unlike many other take-home seafood products, Market Pride® products are packed with seafood, without excess carbohydrates. The seafood sausages contain a very high seafood content of between 91-93% fish, while the fish cakes contain 91-94% fish per serve.
4. Seafood is high in vitamins and minerals
Seafood is an excellent source of many important minerals, including iodine, zinc, potassium and phosphorus. It is also rich in many vitamins, especially the B group.
5. Products help to prevent heart disease and stroke
Fish and shellfish contain Omega 3 Fatty acids, which are a type of polyunsaturated fat and are essential nutrients that play a critical role in our bodies. Long chain Omega-3s help keep the arteries healthy, prevent blood clots in the heart and also helps to reduce blood pressure. This is why people that eat fish tend to have fewer heart attacks and strokes.
Market Pride products high in Omega 3 include Asian inspired dishes such as the Seafood Laksa and Szechuan Pepper & Salt Squid, European inspired dishes such as Atlantic Salmon & Silver Warehou Sausages and Seafood Chowder, Mediterranean inspired dishes such as Seafood Gazpacho, Mediterranean Seafood Hotpot and the traditional Aussie Silver Warehou & Atlantic Salmon Fishcakes. For more detailed information on Omega-3s, visit The Omega-3 Centre's website at www.omega-3centre.com
6. Gluten Free
Finding gluten free pre-packaged meals can be difficult for those with celiac disease or wheat allergies. All Market Pride products are made from gluten free ingredients.