What Are the Benefits of a Pescatarian Diet?

What are the benefits of a Pescatarian Diet?  

What does Pescatarian Diet mean? A Pescatarian diet is a diet that includes seafood, vegetables and nuts. Pescatarian's do not eat meat (pork). Basically, you substitute meat for fish. Let's say that you want to be a vegetarian but you still want to eat seafood. So, you become a Pescatarian. Pescatarian eating is a plant-based diet. This diet is good for you if you have diabetes or heart disease. People have chosen to start the Pescatarian diet because of their beliefs. Some Pescatarians don't agree with the slaughtering of animals nor farming practices. To minimize Global warming and greenhouse gas, people have turned to the Pescatarian diet. 

What foods Pescatarians DON'T eat? 

 Beef, Chicken, Port, Lamb, Turkey or Wild Game. 

What foods should Pescatarians eat? The seafood must be low in mercury, (light tuna, salmon, catfish, pollock or shrimp). You are advised to Always eat Wild Caught seafood. Nuts (Flax seeds, pseudo grains, hemp seeds, quinoa, buckwheat, chia, nut butters). Legumes, Tofu, hummus, and pinto beans. Whole grains (oats, wheat, corn, and rice). Zucchini noodles, spinach, squash, shrimp, broccoli and fruit. Shrimp tacos just like the picture depicted on this post.

PROS: 

• It increases weight loss.
  It's good for your heart health and it is loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids. 
  It lowers your blood pressure.
  It prevents plaque build up in your heart arteries. 
  A Pescatarian diet may prevent Colorectal Cancer.
  A plant-based diet can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. 
  Plant based diets are high in antioxidants and it is anti-inflammatory. 

CONS:

• Fish farming can damage the water ecosystem. 
  Fish farming can produce invasive species.
  Fish farming can cause diseases and overcrowding. 
  Fish does have a risk of being contaminated because it might come from a body of water that may be contaminated.
  You'll need to take Vitamin B12 supplements.

People who adhere to just a strict vegetarian diet are at risk for Vitamin K and D deficiencies. 

If you are pregnant monitor your mercury intake. You should stay away from seafood that are high in mercury. Foods high in mercury can affect brain development and more. Avoid eating shark, swordfish, tilefish, ahi tuna, big eye tuna, croaker (white pacific), perch, sea bass, mackerel, sablefish, tuna (Albacore and yellow fin), orange roughy, marlin, grouper and blue fish.    

Helpful Tips:

Checkout Pinterest for Recipe Ideas Low-Carb Pescatarian Recipes on Pinterest.

Pescatarian Cookbook from Amazon. 

Also, checkout YouTube there are plenty of Vloggers that post Pescatarian cooking videos.  

Pescatarian Cooking Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/c/chantellshomecooking