Delve Into 12 Seafood Giveaway

There are few things that I love more in the world than a tuna salad sandwich on toasted bread. Add a slice of cheese to make it a tuna melt and I'm in heaven. But when I was pregnant, I was scared by reports of high mercury in tuna and gave up my lunchtime treat. I went online to research which fish were safe to eat but was overwhelmed by the species list. Just to be safe, I abstained from eating fish during most of my pregnancy.

I went to an interesting luncheon during BlogHer hosted by an organization promoting maternal nutrition. I learned that by trying to play it safe, I was really depriving my baby of important nutrients found most easily in fish. And I'm not alone in having made that mistake. There have been so many reports about the dangers of mercury in fish that women are staying away from fish in droves. But popular fish such as salmon, white tuna, and canned light tuna are packed with omega 3s and DHA. 3 ounces of salmon has a whopping 1238 mg of Omega 3 DHA fats and canned white tuna has 535 mg; both have average mercury levels under the FDA average mercury limit.

The results speak for themselves. Studies showed that women who ate fish 2-3 times a week while pregnant had babies that reached key milestones more quickly.

I'm hosting a giveaway today to bring attention to the importance of having enough fish in our diets and to challenge you all to work 12 ounces of fish into your weekly menu plan, or "Delve into 12."

GIVEAWAY
The giveaway package is worth $60 and includes the following items:
* A variety of fish and seafood samples
* Recipe cards for fish and seafood meals
* A durable melamine mixing bowl to use while cooking
* One stainless steel fish turner
* Fish seasoning from Penzey’s Spices
* A lunch box container for on-the-go fish favorites
* One copy of A Seafood Lover’s Guide to Eating During Pregnancy
* One copy of Nancy Piho’s book, “My Two-Year-Old Eats Octopus: Raising Children Who Love to Eat Everything"

To enter to win, please leave me a comment about your favorite fish to cook before Friday, September 31. I'll select the winner at random that night.

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**** Congrats to Steph - comment #25 - and a very dedicate retweeter of this contest - she is the winner as selected by random.org! ****