Shrimp

idiocracy
idiocracy Posts: 275 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
How healthy is shrimp? Is it a good choice while watching calories?

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  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
    It is very low calorie, low fat, but I believe it contains a bit of cholesterol. I had shrimp and clams last night.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Goodness yes! Loads of protein for few calories, low fat and darn tasty!

    I always keep a bag of frozen prawns (as we call them in the UK) in the freezer - they defrost under running cold water in about 10 minutes, perfect for risottos, stir fries, pasta sauces.

    I rustled up a rather marvellous meal this week using a tin of little shrimp: I added them to some leftover sweet potato mash, gave it some Thai flavouring with chili and fish sauce, formed little patties and fried. Wow, they were good!
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Excellent choice! Shrimp is high in protein and low in calories!
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    My only issue with shrimp is that it can be pretty high in sodium
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    My only issue with shrimp is that it can be pretty high in sodium

    ? Three ounces of shrimp (about a dozen large shrimp) has about 120mg of sodium.

    It also has 17 grams of protein, 10% of your daily iron, and only 90 calories and 1g of unsaturated fat. If you're not a vegetarian, it's about one of the greatest things you can eat.
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