Squid is eaten worldwide. Depending on where squid is hunted and prepared the types of meals that can be made by them can vary significantly. They may be steamed or fried and eaten alone or mixed into a salad.
These are some interesting nutritional facts:
- Squids contain sufficient copper that fulfills the 90% of the body’s requirement. Copper, being a trace mineral, is essential for absorbing, storing and metabolizing iron and stimulating the formation of red blood cells.
- Individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis are often found to have low selenium levels in their blood. Since squids have an abundance of this mineral, it helps in relieving symptoms of arthritis and controlling damage caused by free radicals.
- Squids contain large amounts of phosphorus, similar to fish and shrimps. This mineral is necessary for stimulating calcium and building the bones and teeth.
- Squids help in stabilizing sugar levels in the blood due to an increased supply of vitamin B3 to the body.
Check these 30 healthy recipes, you´ll find new ideas to prepare squid.
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Fantastic, I didn’t know squids contained so many beneficial nutrients! You, don’t happen to know of a healthy recipe for Calamari curry, do you? It’s one of my favorite types of curries.
Calamari curri recipe: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/calamari-curry
Let me know if this one could work for you 🙂
Thanks Chape, that looks good for me!
Welcome!
thanks for the recipes…I’ve never tried squid and may get adventurous and see if I can find some. 🙂
You´re welcome 🙂
Squid and octopus are very popular dishes where I live. In my opinion, both of them are delicious 😀
Hope you can find them at a reasonable price!
Big hugs,
David