ACTION PLAN: INCLUDE SEAFOOD IN YOUR WEEKLY MEAL …...After you’ve established the habit of...
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ACTION PLAN: INCLUDE SEAFOOD IN YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLAN Since you just started serving your family seafood regularly, you might find it helpful to do a little extra planning to help stay on track. This week, when you sit down to make your meal plan, take a few extra minutes to think about how you can include seafood and what extra ingredients or preparation you might need in order to prepare a seafood dish. If you aren’t already making meal plans each week, this is a great opportunity to start! Follow these steps: Find a recipe you’d like to try. • There are some simple, kid-friendly recipes at www.seafoodnutrition.org, or you might have found one you liked earlier in this lesson. • Take a few minutes to save or print the recipe so you’ll have it handy at mealtime. • On the lines below, write down what recipe you want to try, and the ingredients you’ll need. • Also think about what kind of side dish you might like to serve and include those ingredients as well. Recipe: _______________________________________________________________________________ Side Dish: _____________________________________________________________________________ Ingredients I need: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Choose a day to try this new seafood recipe. • Keep your family’s weekly schedule in mind. Even though many seafood dishes don’t take long to make, it’s always a little more challenging when you’re trying something new. • Consider choosing a night when you’ll have extra time to read the recipe over and can prepare the dish without feeling rushed. • On the line below, write down which day you will make the new recipe. Day I’ll make the new recipe: ___________________________________________________ 2
Transcript of ACTION PLAN: INCLUDE SEAFOOD IN YOUR WEEKLY MEAL …...After you’ve established the habit of...
ACTION PLAN: INCLUDE SEAFOOD IN YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLANSince you just started serving your family seafood regularly, you might find it helpful to do a little extra planning to help stay on track.
This week, when you sit down to make your meal plan, take a few extra minutes to think about how you can include seafood and what extra ingredients or preparation you might need in order to prepare a seafood dish.
If you aren’t already making meal plans each week, this is a great opportunity to start! Follow these steps:
Find a recipe you’d like to try. • Therearesomesimple,kid-friendlyrecipesatwww.seafoodnutrition.org,oryoumighthave
foundoneyoulikedearlierinthislesson.• Takeafewminutestosaveorprinttherecipesoyou’llhaveithandyatmealtime.• Onthelinesbelow,writedownwhatrecipeyouwanttotry,andtheingredientsyou’llneed.• Alsothinkaboutwhatkindofsidedishyoumightliketoserveandincludethoseingredientsaswell.
Recipe:_______________________________________________________________________________SideDish:_____________________________________________________________________________IngredientsIneed:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Choose a day to try this new seafood recipe. • Keepyourfamily’sweeklyscheduleinmind.Eventhoughmanyseafooddishesdon’ttake
longtomake,it’salwaysalittlemorechallengingwhenyou’retryingsomethingnew.• Considerchoosinganightwhenyou’llhaveextratimetoreadtherecipeoverandcan
preparethedishwithoutfeelingrushed.• Onthelinebelow,writedownwhichdayyouwillmakethenewrecipe.
DayI’llmakethenewrecipe:___________________________________________________
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Afteryou’veestablishedthehabitofservingyourfamilyseafoodeveryweek,lookupnewrecipesandaimtopreparefishorotherseafoodtwiceaweek.Youwillbegivingyourfamilythegiftofbetterhealthandwellness,whileenjoyingdeliciousmealsthataretastyandeasytoprepare.
Plan the time. • Lookattherecipetoseehowlongthedishwilltaketomake,
anddecidewhattimeyou’llneedtostartpreparingit.• Nowaddthenameofthedish,andyourpreparationstarttime,
toyourmealplanorcalendar.• Considercreatinganalertatthetimeyouwanttostartpreparing
thedishsoyouwillbesuretogiveyourselfplentyoftime.
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Create a shopping list for your next trip to the grocery store. • Lookinyourpantryandrefrigeratortoseewhichofthe
necessaryingredientsyouwillneedtobuy.• Rememberthatmanydishescanbemadewithyourchoiceoffresh,frozen,or
cannedseafood,andoftendifferentkindsoffishcanbesubstituteddependingonyourpreferenceortheprice.
• Checksalesfliersandcomparisonshoptoseehowthepricesstackup.• Don’tforgettoaddtheingredientsforsidedishestoyourshoppinglist,too.• Fillouttheshoppinglistonthenextpageandtakeittothestorewithyou.
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Plan to add another new seafood recipe to your next shopping trip. Remember,newdishesbecomeeasiertopreparewithpractice,andseafoodrecipesareoftenveryquickandeasytomake.
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Give your family the gift of
better health and wellness
Create a menu that uses a seafood meal. Write down all the ingredients you’ll need to make your meal. Remember to think about how to use leftovers!
Create a shopping list for the week that includes your seafood meal, and any ingredients you’ll need to use the leftovers. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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SEAFOOD WEEKLYMEAL PLANS GROCERY LIST
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think about how to use leftovers!
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seafood meal, and any ingredients
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MEAL PLANS GROCERY LIST
Create a menu that uses a seafood meal. Writedownalltheingredientsyou’llneedtomakeyourmeal.Remembertothinkabouthowtouseleftovers!
Create a shopping list for the week that includes your
seafood meal,andanyingredientsyou’llneedtousetheleftovers.
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