Salmon (the new tuna) Sandwich

First I want to wish all of our readers a belated Happy Mother's Day. I hope you each had the chance to relax and spend some quality time with your family. We celebrated mother's day with my in-laws in Virginia. It was rainy here on Sunday so we spent most of the day inside, eating. My father-in-law packed us a dogie bag to take home that included some lovely poached salmon, which he had ordered from Whole Foods.

Yesterday I opened the fridge to make Baby Flava's lunch and decided that the leftover salmon would make a great sandwich. I took out a piece of Ezekial bread (this is a new favorite product of ours) and cut it in half. In a small bowl I mashed a few oz's of the fish; ours was very moist so there was no need to add anything but you could add a little organic mayo to fish that is dry. After spreading the fish on half the bread I layered on a few slices of ripe avocado. Then I closed the sandwich and sliced it in half. As a side I washed a few blueberries, which thanks to Baby Flava's new molars, she enjoys tremendously. It was as healthy as a quick and easy toddler lunch can get!

My husband and I often talk about what a shame it is that canned tuna is so high in mercury. Recent studies say that a child can safely eat canned (chunk light) tuna only once every few weeks and some say that children under five should not consume tuna at all. Growing up we used to eat tuna four or five times a week. It is sadly ironic to me that eating canned tuna for lunch has become a real treat in our house. However, I don't think our kids need to miss out on tasty fish sandwiches. Once BF gets a little bit older I will start buying canned salmon and preparing it as I would a can of tuna. Salmon is canned with small bones that can be mashed up, so until she is a bit older we will only use leftover fresh salmon for her sandwiches. It is a very tasty alternative to tuna and the best part of serving salmon is that your little one enjoys all of the benefits of the fish's high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

In my opinion, salmon is the new tuna!

- Mama Flava -