Are you the one who does most of the cooking for your family? It can get monotonous to cook the same family favorites day after day, especially if you have little ones or other picky eaters who won't try new foods. It can be frustrating, can't it, when you're dying to branch out, but you have your families needs to consider as well? It may seem like you're going to be stuck with macaroni and cheese and baked chicken for the rest of your life, but that just isn't true. Why not give a smoked salmon meal a try?

Of course, your first question is how in the heck you can get your picky family, who never wants to try anything, on board with a smoked salmon meal. But we'll leave that question for a minute, and first talk about the surprising health benefits of smoked salmon. It's true, smoked salmon is a great and healthy protein. In fact, there are significantly less calories in smoked salmon than in the same amount of baked chicken. If you're a calorie counter, this makes it a great centerpiece to any meal!

There are other health benefits to a smoked salmon meal as well. Smoked salmon is one of the best natural sources for omega three fatty acids. You may be wondering what those are, but it's likely that you've heard of them before, on the news or in the paper. Omega three fatty acids, found naturally in salmon, are essential for your heart health, which makes them extra important for the adults in your family. This makes smoked salmon a great centerpiece to a healthy meal.

One of the reasons that smoked salmon meals are such a great family meal is how easy they are. Because smoked salmon is already cooked, it's also easy to introduce after other pieces of the meal are done, meaning you can leave it out of you've got someone who isn't ready to try. But it can take up to ten tries before a toddler is ready to eat a food regularly, and some studies show that they reject up to half the foods that their given, so perceiver! Their palates will thank you later.

Smoked salmon meals are great because they're simple to make, and delicious. One of the easiest by far is smoked salmon alfredo. All you'll need to whole wheat pasta, cooked al dente, a low fat alfredo sauce, and smoked salmon. Simply mix your pasta and sauce together, and on the top, leave chunks of smoked salmon for your family to mix in themselves. It's a great and simple family meal!

Smoked salmon meals are a great way to bring your family around the dinner table with a healthy meal to share! It's a food that they're sure to enjoy, you you'll enjoy knowing that you've giving them a healthy choice for dinner. So what's the hold up? Try a smoked salmon meal today.