Omega-3 Treats in Town
We found some nice places in Berkeley Springs that help you
NIX THE SIX AND EAT THE THREE
with foods that balance vitamin-like omega-3 and omega-6 nutrients.
"Straight from the Bay" offers fresh steamed crabs and shrimp to take home and enjoy. The "Broiled Seafood Combo" at Temptations Cafe has shrimp, scallops, fish and crab. A "Ceviche Shrimp Cocktail" greets you at Ambrae House. The "Seafood Pizza" at Tony's Pizza has been joined by new"Omega-3 Pizzas". Tari's provides "Pasta Chesapeake" as one of many omega-3 rich dishes. The Earth Dog Cafe has an "8oz. Grilled Tuna Steak with Salad".
For more Omega-3s, you can eat beans (green, kidney and pinto), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cucumbers, flax meal, greens (collard, mustard, turnip), kale, spinach, squash (acorn, Hubbard, summer), turnips, cantaloupe, mango, papaya and seafoods (anchovies, bluefish, calamari, clam, crab, halibut, herring, mackerel, oysters, salmon, sardines, shrimp, squid, trout, tuna) to balance the excess Omega-6s that are in other foods.
Use your "Morgan County Menus" booklet (get your copy at the Morgan County Library or the WVU Extension Office) and Omega-3 Balance Scores to build your own personal Morgan County Wellness Project and design a winning entry for the "Omega-3 Pizza Contest" or Special Award in the Very Short Video Contest.