Health & Nutrition Professionals

As a nutrition or health professional, you know people are often overwhelmed or confused about how best to prepare a tasty seafood dish. The Seafood Nutrition Partnership can help! These resources can assist you in answering their questions and inspiring customers to make healthier choices for themselves and for their families.

Fish Finatics is an influencer program specifically for Registered Dietitians who love delicious seafood and have a passion for sharing tasty tips. Just like you, we’re committed to healthy eating.

That’s why we’ve created Fish Finatics, a group of nutrition professionals to work collectively with us to help educate people about sustainable seafood. Become a part of the exclusive community, where we’ll host fun events, contests and challenges while also sharing resources to help make your job easier.

Once you participate in challenges, you’ll earn points for the chance to win seafood swag, like cookware, kitchen accessories, cookbooks, tasty treats and more. LEARN MORE

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Communications Toolkit

Including:

Reasons to Eat Seafood (to print or share: spread or 1 pager)
The Ultimate Guide to Buying Seafood (spread or 1 pager)
The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Seafood (spread or 1 pager)
Tour Talking Tips (spread)
Three Steps to the Best Demo (spread)
Guide to Answering Customer Questions (spread or 1 pager)
Benefits of Different Species (1 pager)

Fun Ways to Use the RDN Toolkit

TAKE IT TO THE SUPERMARKET — tour a seafood counter at a local market with your client and make selections for tonight’s dinner.
IN THE KITCHEN — try recipes together, teach cooking techniques and show them how easy it can be.
BE CREATIVE — take tried and true recipes from your client’s own kitchen and make them special with seafood.
TALK ABOUT SEAFOOD — tell your followers and share the seafood news in articles and blogs.

Delicious quick, simple, no-cook recipes:

2018 Monthly Calendar and Toolkit

Monthly health observances present an opportunity to educate the public, energize co-workers and community members, and promote healthy behaviors.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide you with tips, helpful hints, recipes and more to share among your networks as you celebrate seafood. This content is meant to inspire you and provide resources for:

Grocery Store Tours + TV
Social Media Engagement
Newsletter Content
Recipe Ideas
Community Events
Worksite Wellness Programs

2018 Seafood Communications Calendar from FMI

The Food Marketing Institute’s seafood council developed a monthly Seafood Calendar to highlight opportunities to educate consumers about seafood and its health benefits.

Which Fish Is Richest in Omega-3s Chart

Seafood Nutrition Partnership created a one-page resource highlighting best choices when it comes to omega-3 in various species.

Health organizations suggest an intake of at least 250 to 500 milligrams of omega-3 EPA+DHA per day. Find out which seafood has the most omega-3s:

Good fats include omega-3 foods including salmon, tuna, sardines and walnuts

WHAT DO SALMON, WALNUTS, AVOCADOS AND OLIVE OIL HAVE IN COMMON?

Find out about #TeamGoodFat

SNP Programs

As you look for ways to create a culture of health and wellness and teach Americans about the importance of seafood nutrition, tap into our fun and interactive programs to support your efforts!

The lessons are a perfect fit for organizations to use within their existing curriculum, afterschool programming, community outreach, or to implement as a new program. The online programs reinforce key elements of chronic disease prevention, nutrition, and the importance of seafood for overall health and wellness.

Eating Heart Healthy

Eating Heart Healthy, an interactive cooking and nutrition workshop, is Seafood Nutrition Partnership’s signature program developed in partnership with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Roxbury Tenants. The program is offered in a 1-session and 4-session format. Here are links to the:

Dietary Guidelines for Americans Presentation

This presentation includes key messages from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, highlights the seafood recommendation, and provide ways health and nutrition professionals can help individuals make healthy shifts to their diet. Click to download the presentation PDF.