Mind Your Mercury Level
If keeping tack of the mercury and PCB content in your favorite fish is getting your frustrated, there is an answer. As of September 2005, Henry Lovejoy, founder of the ocean-friendly company EcoFish has launched the Seafood Safe program. 
Designed to let you know how many four-ounce servings of such favorites as tuna, wild salmon, and mahi mahi are safe to consume in one month, the label will appear on fresh, frozen, and canned fish. Look for Lovejoy’s products at Wild Oats, Whole Foods, Earth Fare, and other natural food stores. The label shown here:
will be on fresh fish cases, so keep your eyes open to the labels and mind your mercury levels. For updates on this check, Sea Food Safe’s website.
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Earthly Eating Recipe:
The meal plan that has it all: (Source: Good Health)
Breakfast:
1 cup Cheerios
1/2 cup berries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup fat-free or low-fat milk
1/2 whole-grain English muffin, toasted, topped with 1 teaspoon light natural butter or margarine
Coffee (if desired), or juice
Mid-Morning Snack:
5 pieces dried apricot
1 cup tea with lemon
Lunch:
Sandwich: one 6-inch whole wheat pita, spread with 1 teaspoon light mayo (flavored with 1/2 teaspoon horseradish) and stuffed with 2 ounced deli-style roast beef or veggie meat, 1-ounce sliuce of reduced-fat Cheaddar cheese, 3 tomato slices, and lettuce.
6 baby carrots
1 banana, sprinkled with cinnamon
Afternoon Snack:
8 ounces fat-free plain or light yogurt (any flavor)
3 vanilla wafers
Dinner:
3 ounces grilled or broiled salmon (brushed with honey mustard and 1/2 teaspoon fried dill weed before cooking)
2/3 cup brown rice (garnished with 1 teaspoon toasted nuts)
3/4 cup sliced asparagus spears, steamed or microwaved, sprinkled with 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese
Salad: 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves topped with 1 tangerine, peeled and sectioned; 2 scallions, chopped; and 1 tablespoon chopped alomonds; drizzled with 1 tablespoon sesame seed vinaigrette salad dressing
1/2 cup light ice cream (any brand that’s about 100 calories for 1/2 cup)
Water or other no-cal beverage.
The key here is to eat most of the carbs and calories during the day and toward the night(of course depending on your schedule) to eat less calories and carbs before bed so they don’t set heavy in your stomach. Your body slows down at night so help it out by eating less heavy, calorie laden foods in the evening.
Happy Eating!
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