Did you know that shrimp is one of the world’s healthiest foods? It is super low in calories, high in protein and perfect for low carb diets. You can eat shrimp cooked raw as a shrimp cocktail appetizer or you can bake, fry or boil it. Tonight’s dinner was delicious and I wanted to share how I like to cook and prepare shrimp so that you can try it out. A few summer’s ago my husband, brother in law, cousin and I went on our very first vacation to Ocean City, Maryland. It has some of the best seafood in the USA and one thing they are known for is their crabs made in Old Bay Seasoning
*When I make dinner I usually make a protein source (chicken, fish or red meat), a green vegetable and a salad. I do not eat pork and don’t consume carbs at dinner time.
At only 7 calories per shrimp, we can eat a relatively large amount of this shellfish without using up too many of our daily calories. For example, a person eating 1,800 calories per day could consume 20 shrimp and only be “spending” about 8% of his or her daily calories. This very low calorie cost would not be so remarkable if it were not for the fact that shrimp provides us with significant amounts of so many nutrients. Tonight’s dinner was a complete meal of a hearty salad, snap peas (green vegetable) and baked shrimp. This is a low carb dinner option and ketogenic 
To make old bay seasoned baked shrimp:
- buy 1 large bag of large sized shelled and deveined shrimp
- put them in a large bowl and rinse with luke warm water
- make sure to let them thaw for a few hours if they are frozen
- take off the tails (and legs if they are still on)
- spray a large cookie baking sheet
with Trader Joe’s coconut oil spray
- spray the shrimp with a bit of coconut oil as well
- dust with Pink Himalayan sea salt
- use a generous amount of Old Bay Seasoning
on both sides of the shrimp
- cook in the oven for 20 minutes at 385 degrees
Health Benefits
We don’t usually think about seafood as a source of antioxidants, but shrimp features at least three unique antioxidants in its nutrient composition: the xanthophyll carotenoid called astaxanthin, and the minerals selenium and copper.
Astaxanthin is the primary color pigment in many shrimp, and it helps provide their tissue with its red and orange shades. In animal studies, astaxanthin has been shown to provide antioxidant support to both the nervous system and musculoskeletal system
In the world of antioxidants, few enzymes are more important in our body than glutathione peroxidase (GPO). GPO helps protect most of our body systems from unwanted damage by oxygen-containing molecules.
At nearly 26 grams per 4-ounce serving, shrimp ranks as a very good source of protein and provides over half of the Daily Value (DV) in each serving.
You can choose to eat the shrimp hot or cold, over salad or over vegetables – both are amazing options! For salad I add so many ingredients and colors that it is a pretty picture isn’t it?! I love black olives (any olives actually and they are a good fat too for keto dieters), roma tomatoes (because I can’t eat soft ones and these are usually really hard), artichoke hearts, cucumbers and I love Greek dressing because it is high in fat and has no sugar (unlike most low cal or low fat dressings!)
I hope you enjoy adding more shrimp to your diets with recipes like this one.
Old Bay Seasoned Shrimp Recipe Nutrition Facts |
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|---|---|
| Servings 1.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 72 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 1 g | 2 % |
| Saturated Fat 0 g | 1 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 936 mg | 39 % |
| Potassium 88 mg | 3 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 1 g | 0 % |
| Dietary Fiber 0 g | 0 % |
| Sugars 0 g | |
| Protein 13 g | 27 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 0 % |
| Iron | 8 % |
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