Sardines are tasty and good for you!
After the devastatingly negative press sardines received from the new movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, I began to wonder if my high esteem for sardines was old-fashioned, or perhaps just plain nasty. But I should have known: none of my friends eat sardines.
So I had to try them out again just to get a fresh opinion.
Sardines rock! They’re so good. All you have to do is dump them in a bowl, add a lot of mustard, mix it together, and put them on some toast and you have a beautifully tasty meal. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think people who don’t like sardines just haven’t tried them with mustard (mustard is a good approach to hiding strange flavors, as you may have gathered from the liver mcnuggets post.) Also, if sardines aren’t packaged or processed right their flavor will really suffer. You can get good sardines at Costco, or online at Vital Choice seafood.
Sardines are high in omega-3 fatty acids. They are low on the food chain, and thus are very low in mercury. Not only do they contain a lot of omega-3, sardines also contain a lot of iron, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, phosphorus, potassium, protein, and coenzyme Q-10. Sardines are good for your heart, brain, joints, and pretty much everything else. Yes, sardines are very good for you! You can read more about sardines at Associated Content, or better yet, at whfoods.org.
Sardines can have a lot of histamine, which isn’t a problem unless you’re sensitive or have urticaria or hives. Check out an article about histamine avoidance if you’re curious.
If you get quality sardines and you like fish, you’ll probably love them right out of the can. But mixing them with mustard has never failed at making them a hit for me. I have not tried them on the kids yet because we haven’t yet incorporated them into our routine like we have with salmon. That’s on my agenda, and I’ll let you know what they think by posting a comment.
A tin of sardines
I posted a really good sardine spread recipe today.