Sardines Are Good For You…Who Knew?
July 2, 2008 by Scott Wharton
Filed under Men's Health
According to Men’s Health Magazine Sardines are actually good for you. We all know that fish is a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids, but did you know that sardines are a top source of it and even have more Omega 3’s than salmon! I would have never really thought of them as healthy because they are always packed in a can with some kind of oils. I’ll eat them anyway because I like sardines but now I have an excuse when my wife complains about them giving me fish breath. Here is a little tip they tell you though: Look for them packed in olive oil.
Sources Men’s Health gave for finding healthy sardines is Whole Foods and http://thebetterhealthstore.com. They even tell you a few ways to eat them.
“How To Eat The
Straight from the can, of course. For a more sophisticated approach, go ahead and wrap a sardine around an almond-stuffed olive. Or you can chop sardines and stuff them inside a peppadew fruit, which looks like a cross between a cherry tomato and a red pepper.”
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I LOVE sardines, but, like you, I have a spouse that doesn’t care how many articles or posts I quote. They just think they’re stinky. Never even thought about combining them with peppadews – I can get them sometimes when I’m lucky at our farmers market. Thanks!
I never even heard of these peppadews. I like sardines and saltines. something about that combo that makes for good snacks, especially when your drinking a few cold ones.
The sardines I bought in India were the same brand as the sardines I buy in New York. Thanks, King Oscar.
I saw plenty of cows walking the streets in India, but I never saw a sardine swimming in the tap water. Did I miss something?
What are saltines? I’m from Scotland and I’ve been told the best sardines are John Smith’s but there so expencive, I usually buy them in tomatoe sauce and put them on toast. The people at my work and college dont really appreciate it when I make it for my lunch though lol but stuff them it’s lovley.
I just started eating sardines and they’re lovely, in sauce and without. And they are so good for you, everyones a winner!
I have always sort a liked sardines. It is something that you begin to appreciate when yo get older.. now that I am.. and trying to get my health back, Im flabbergasted how good sardines are for you. this is excellent. I have a can about 5 days a week now days. Love them in olive oil or in tomato. I have lost 50 lbs in the last 8 months. my blood pressure is much imporved and so is my blood sugar. Doc is about to cut back on these meds. My diet has been a no sugar cereal or steel-cut oatmeal that I have made myself, big emphasis on the oatmeal, a fairly big lunch, just about anything I want but portion controlled.. and yup, a can of sardines for dinner with low-salt crackers. Thanks