Breakfast held me over so well! I was surprised because I didn’t have pumpkin or cottage cheese (my key players) but I did have a little extra fat from coconut butter and flax. You lose some, you gain some [satiety] 😉
Just broke for a noontime lunch of….
SARDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINES!
I opened those “fancy” $2.50 sardines – Mediterranean flavor – to make a simple sardine salad for lunch. Gotta get in my weekly dose of omega-3, vitamin D and calcium!
Chopped up carrot, celery and sun-dried tomato –
One tin of sardines [DON’T LOOK!] I decided sardines remind me of clams and butter. They are really buttery!
With added olives, capers, mustard and a tsp of light mayo –
Served over baby spianch
I haven’t had Popchips in ages!!! I figured my salad was dense enough that I could have a side of air 😉
However, just noticed soy lecithin in the ingredients list. While it may be “all natural” and a healthy when eaten in whole form, added processed soy is not cool Popchips, not cool.
And some fresh organic strawberries I picked up from Earthfare!! Sadly, they are not quite up to par yet. And about 25% of my container was rotten 👿 But still good once I cut away the bad spots.
Have a terrific Tues!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
wow those ARE fancy sardines! worth the extra $$$?!
Kath says
So far, yes!
Mama Pea says
Mmm, stankerific!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
I have never tried sardines! But I do love anchovies. 🙂
Sara says
Wow, I NEVER thought about sardines….I might have to try that! Your lunches are always so inspirational and colorful…Love it!
Gabriela says
I’ve always been scared of canned sardines, but the way you doctored yours up looks delish! And that’s disappointing about the Popchips, I’ve only had them a few times but never looked too hard at the ingredients. Have a great Tuesday!
Ameena says
I have had a package of sardines in my cupboard for months now but I cannot find the courage to open them up and see them in their near-original state!!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
I miss sardines!!! I loved eating them on toast before I went veg!
Ugh– I feel like soy lecithin is in EVERYTHING 🙁
Kath says
Technically tofu is processed soy, but I still consider it a whole food.
Soy added to foods that are not from the soy bean doesn’t make sense to me.
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
I have a few cans of sardines that I haven’t known what to do with.. great idea!
I just used the last of my fresh strawberries last night.. mmmmmm!
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen says
Still haven’t caught the sardine train…soon, though. Maybe?
Cristen says
I’ve always been nervous about trying sardines. I do not like anchovies and just equate sardines with them. However, now that you mentioned that sardines remind you of clams and butter I may just have to give them a try!
Hannah says
Yum yum yum! Sardines are so good and buttery – gotta love all those omega 3 oils! And I think your mashing-up idea is good for the squeamish… though even as a kid I never minded seeing all the bones in my sardines. 😛
Kelly says
every time you talk about Earthfare I wish I had one. and a Trader Joe’s, sighh. At least I have a Whole Foods, my poor mother up in Buffalo doesn’t have any of the 3!
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
I hate when strawberries are half bad. That’s why I tend to only buy them at the farmer’s market. I’ve had too much bad luck at the grocery.
Lindsay says
Kath,
thanks for bringing the health benefits of sardines to the limelight! They are a bit intimidating/strange/ugly in the can, but seeing you try them out and vouch for their taste/nutrition helped me overcome their less-than-ideal looks. And boy, do they taste good !I used them as a substitute for canned salmon in your “Dinner-In-A-Flash Salmon Pasta” recipe. Sardines make a great substitute and taste amazing! Who’d a thunk it? Thanks for demystifying these little nutritional powerhouses for the rest of us!
Kath says
Thanks Lindsay! The push for me was reading about their health benefits over and over and over in food and health magazines. They must be worth it!
Lauren @ Eater not a runner says
I love sardines! Those look delicious 😉
Lauren says
I still don’t know about those sardines. We’ve fried whole little fishes with the head on, and I’ve peeled off chunks of meat and eaten that, but something about sardines gives me the heebies.
Carolyn @ lovinlosing says
Can’t say I’ve ever tried sardines. I suppose I would try them under the right circumstances.
RhodeyGirl says
Do they have eyes?
Kath says
NO EYES!! Or heads. Just bodies 🙂
RhodeyGirl says
Thanks. Maybe I will buy some for PB’s lunches! My dad loves sardines and also this other little fish, but it has eyes. I don’t like those but might like these!
shannon (the daily balance) says
I’m with RhodyGirl — DO they have eyes?!
Sundried tomatos are hands-down the best mix-in EVER!
melmo says
this salad looks delicious. I looove sardines. I should try it definitely.
Rebecca @ How the Cookies Crumble says
Wow! I love sardines but never thought to serve them over a salad! I can’t wait to try that! The green soup from last night looks amazing too!!!
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
Can someone remind me why we don’t want to eat processed soy? Is tofu processed soy?!! HELP! 🙂
cara says
I might have to give those sardines a try, but boy am I nervous!
Becky @ flybynyght says
sneaky soy lecithin…sneaks into everything doesn’t it…
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
Everything has soy lecitihin these days. Even my organic endangered species chocolate I love so much and am eating now. It’s just there, but I guess so long as it’s organic and no GMO it doesn’t bug me.
I had tuna fish for lunch! No where near the omega-3’s but it’s something more for my palate 😉
Ashley says
ACtually i’ve never ever had sardines before! I do love a can of tuna fish tho 🙂
jaclyn@todayslady says
That sucks about the strawberries and the popchips! Soy lecithin is super sneaky!!
Kim says
I am so tired of finding processed soy in foods I like! Yuck!
Rhapsody says
strawberries?! I thought you did intelligent shopping! Of course they weren’t good — strawberries aren’t in season yet!!
maya says
i actually did love sardines when i was like little 5-12 years old !!! 🙂 haha..on pizza! ah people thought i was so odd 😉 looks really good, and pop chips=air(nice 😉 and yeah not cool at all bout the added soy! Hope u had a great tuesday 🙂
xx
maya
Simply Life says
wow, I’ve never actually seen sardines look appetizing before this!
Lisa @bakebikeblog says
Argh – that is frustrating re the strawberries – becuase the colour is so vibrant!
Lauren says
Thank you! They put soy lecithin in EVERYTHING!!! It is very annoying considering I’m allergic to soy. Most people never notice that, so thank you! 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Never thought sardines could sound so good! 🙂
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
The sardines looked much better in their mixed salad form, rather than the can. Your funny, Don’t look 🙂 🙂 hahahahaha
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
I can’t get enough of sardines – plain ones mashed with basil and dark pepper are DELICIOUS!
lux says
I like sardines, but I can’t stand the bones. It’s hard to find boneless sardines around here and picking out the bones just seems like a hassle. Question… do you eat the bones? or pick them out?
For some reason crunching on a bone just grosses me out a bit.
Kath says
Lux,
The bones in sardines would be impossible to pick out. They don’t crunch at ALL and you really can’t even see them or know they are in there. Perhaps you are talking about a different fish?
kate says
I think Sardines are a little fishy (haha!) but I just read that they are the #1 food you should be eating but probably arent! Go Sardines!
Jill says
Lecithin is actually a really GOOD thing- it’s a phospholipid ! Not that the amount in pop chips would mean much supplementally, but it protects cells from oxidation, and is composed mostly of B vitamins, phosphoric acid, choline, linoleic acid and inositol. I know you’re somewhat anti-supplement, but it’s a very beneficial thing to take, especially for the brain.
Kath says
I just don’t like it as an additive – and soy is in enough things already! If it were egg lecithin I probably would be more forgiving.
Jill says
Haha- I know what you mean, and yeah, the soy form is used because it’s cheaper. I think soy is completely overused and overrated as a food- I’m still a closet tofu-eater sometimes, but in my work, I try to steer people clear of consuming so much of it, cuz it’s allll over the place now.
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Looove pop chips but you are right, they are all air!
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl says
I try not to eat much fish these days but I have had sardines quite a few times. I almost always ate them on top of salad or prepared like tuna salad, etc. They ARE really delish and loaded with fantabulous benefits!
And I love me some spinach!!! 😀
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
YUMMY! you have the best salads…you should open a salad shop where you have custom made amazingness like that bad boy you had for lunch 🙂
Ashley says
I’m SO with you on the soy lecithin. Organic products don’t even have to use organic soy lecithin which is just sickening b/c it’s all GMO. It’s in almost ALL chocolate..even the good brands and also in KIND bars. I noticed it’s in POP chips too and really don’t eat them anymore…I know people say it’s such a small amount, yada yada..but all those “exceptions” add up. About the only exception I continually buy are the KIND bars…and I probably average eating 1 every 3 weeks at most. I have found a few brand of chocolate that don’t contain it. Anyway…..hehehehe 😉 You know my disdain for processed soy! Sorry bout the strawbs..hopefully they’ll get better soon. I haven’t tried any out yet. One year I found a FROG in the container…it was ALIVE…luckily I was still at the store when I noticed…INsane!
Kath says
My gosh…
Lisa says
i, too, bought a HUGE container of strawberries this weekend. disappointed, they LOOKED super red and juicy, but lacked flavor. 🙁
cant wait for june to come- those strawberries will be deeLISH!
Foy Update - Cook. Garden. Write. Repeat. says
I learned to like sardines from a British girl I met in Panama. I wish they didn’t have such a bad reputation in the us. Although I still don’t eat any seafood much.
Richard says
Since you brought up the soy lecithin in the popchips, I have a question about this. My favorite green tea (Bigelow Green Tea with Lemon, either natural or decaf) has only three ingredients: (1) green tea, (2) lemon peel, (3) natural flavor (soy lecithin). I’ve always wondered about the soy lecithin part of this, since it’s apparently used for flavoring. Should I be concerned about this? Should I avoid it?
Kath says
Hmm that’s a tough call. I think it depends on how much you love the tea and how much soy is in other products you eat. If that’s the only one, don’t worry about it (kind of like me with ketchup and HFCS)
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
I eat fish several times a week, at least 4 or 5 times. I just LOVE tuna, salmon, sardines—all seafood really! 😀
I was going to buy some PopChips at Target one day, then I noticed the sodium content was TWICE as much as other chips and put them down. Why all the sodium PopChips? I was sad! 🙁
Jenn
jessica says
Even Scharffen Berger chocolate has soy lecithin 🙁 It’s Non-GMO but still…. How annoying!
Amy @ Running in Pink says
I love the look of your salad, i always buy tinned mackeral but i really should try sardines. They are alot cheaper but don’t they have bones in the tin?!!!