The myth of expensive seafood
The Myth of expensive seafood
It is a myth that seafood is expensive. Seafood is like any other quality food; you pay for what you get, and WILD caught seafood is clean, green and natural and more nutritious that any other meat; so seafood is definitely value for your dollar.
When compared to other meats Seafood is the better choice. ..And with seafood you are not paying for fat or bone.
Just look at these price comparisons:-
|
QUALITY MEAT |
Per Kg |
QUALITY SEAFOOD |
Per Kg |
|
Beef Steak Sirloin Beef Steak Scotch Beef Steak Rump Beef Steak Sirloin Porterhouse Beef Steak T Bone Beef Fillet Steak Lamb Cutlets Frenched Lamb Cutlets Lamb Fillets Lamb Loin Steak Lamb Loin Frenched Rack Lamb Rack Roast Pork Fillets
|
$21.99 $28.99 $24.99 $26.99 $23.99 $36.99 $34.99 $24.99 $38.99 $34.99 $33.99 $24.49 $24.99
|
Crimsom Snapper Mackerel cutlets Spanish Mackerel Trevally fillets Saddletail Snapper Yellow Fin Tuna Goldband Snapper Mahi Mahi Mudcrabs each Sea Scallops Ex Large Cooked Prawns U15 kg Large Cooked Prawns 10/20 kg Medium Cooked Prawns 21/30 kg |
27.99 24.99 32.99 19.99 28.90 37.90 34.80 29.80 $15 – $35 $34.99 $30 – $35 $28 – $32 $24 – $28
|
Source: online major supermarket shopping. Sept. 2008
Fish is a healthier alternative to meat and according to the Australian Dietary Guidelines we should be eating more of it – two or three fish meals a week.
- Fish is an excellent source of protein
- It contains essential vitamins (particularly A and D) and minerals (such as iodine)
- The more oily types of fish are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids that are good for your heart (see Omega-3 basics)
- Unlike fatty meat products, even oily fish is low in saturated fat.
