I love seafood.  As a girl with many dietary limitations, this is one food group that I can eat FREELY from - any form of seafood is lean and easy on my intestines to digest, DOUBLE WIN.  What it's not easy on is my wallet, or my brain, when I realize the disgusting quality and conditions some of the sources of sea food we eat in America come from or the farming practices.  I'll spare you the details, but let's be clear, when you are eating sea food, you want it to be sustainable - we only get one earth and we need to treat it right and we only get ONE body, so we want to make sure we put only the best ingredients in it as well! Our goal should be to eat better fish, and a company that's changing the sea food game, one table at a time AND is providing my readers with a 20% off their order coupon code (excluding sale items) is:

Sea to Table Starter Pack Breakdown - THE LOW DOWN ON WHAT'S IN THIS BOX:

• Six full size servings, meaning the hubs and I get three different meals to try with our new fish!
•  Northwest Pacific Cod --> a mild white fish that is naturally low in fat with flaky meat
•  Alaska Coho Salmon --> MY FAVE FISH - high omega-3 oil content of make
•  Wild Gulf Shrimp --> Peeled and de-veined - ready for stir fry!​
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There is also dry ice inside the box, please be careful to NOT touch the dry ice and let it melt before discarding!

One of the neatest features of the fish packed was the traceability sticker on the back, that told me where the fish was caught, by which vessel and even HOW the fish was caught (all about sustainability here!)

HOW TO ENJOY YOUR SEA TO TABLE FISH 
FIRST--> USE AMBER20 FOR A 20% OFF YOUR ORDER! 
Once you receive your box, you should keep the fish frozen until you plan to prepare it, and then use within 2-3 days upon being defrosted. (On the bottom of each package, it gives an approximate of 8-10 hours to defrost).  Fun fact: their fish is flash-frozen once it reaches the landing dock, and then is delivered to you-- still frozen to ensure top quality taste and texture.   Then cook as you please!  Their blog has tons of recipes and tips to help you, and I'll be sharing some of my go to recipes below to use!

HOW I WILL ENJOY MY SEA TO TABLE FISH
I plan on spacing out three delicious fish meals over the course of the next few weeks for my husband and I to try out, I have NEVER had salmon with the skin on so I will NEED to follow this blog post on how to keep the skin crispy and hopefully not gross myself out ;).  I'm a pretty plane Jane when it comes to cooking, so salt and pepper with a little olive oil is my favorite go to method of cooking fish, but below are some past recipes I've made and loved that you could try out with your own order!

• Teriyaki Salmon
• Tomato Topped Salmon
• Peach Mango Shrimp (used with store bought salsa)
• Lemon and Garlic Shrimp​

Any sort of success requires ACTION - and often times that action is NOT easy.  Someone who I connected with a few years ago, knows this to be all too true!  Jenna from My Bebox is one kick butt woman who started her OWN meal prep container company from the ground up!  I am honored to have been able to watch her baby idea grow into an actual product to purchase and help others lead a healthy lifestyle with her meal prep container and meal prep plans she offers!

IF YOU MEAL PREP OR LIVE THE TUPPERWARE LIFE - THESE CONTAINERS ARE FOR YOU:
MEASURABLE: holds up to 4 cups with measurement ticks on the bottom of container
STACKABLE: stack multiple containers into one
COLLAPSIBLE: collapse your container to half the size to save space when storing
ADJUSTABLE: screw on dividers and customize your portions or prevent food from touching
PORTABLE: easily transport your meals with the handle
DURABLE
MICROWAVE, DISHWASHER, AND FREEZER SAFE
BPA FREE, FOOD GRADE SAFE
 
What REALLY sets these containers apart though are my two favorite features:
1. Ability to CHANGE the portion size, to two or three, with adjustable measurements - most tupperware containers have pre-determined spots for food, which I hate, because sometimes I want more or less than the container allows.
2. Collapsible - HELLO SPACE SAVER! 
And of course, I LOVED that it came in pink - two other color options, neon green and a cobalt blue are available as well!

You can check the Bebox mealprep container out here: http://flyt.it/Ambereats
AND 
View Jenn'as provided Meal Plans here:  https://mybebox.com/product/do-it-yourself/
​Also, follow @mybebox on instagram for product updates!
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I LOVE food, therefore I HATE wasting food.  
So, in my attempt to keep things as fresh as possible or make sure I make the most out of anything I cut, cook, or prepare, I am constantly using saran wrap, aluminum foil, or plastic baggies to save things in my fridge or store it in my Isobag when I am on the go.  

My food may stay fresh, but I feel as if I'm wasting money on constantly buying these products, that I know aren't so great for the environment...the impact may not effect my environment now, but as an educator, I'm constantly thinking of our world's future for generations to come..okay, got a bit side tracked, BACK TO THE FOOD ASPECT.  Plus, saran wrap tends to leak for me, and aluminum foil falls off easily, so the seal is never tight enough to keep your food as fresh as possible, which leads to waste. Did you know, the average American Household THROWS AWAY 30% of the groceries they buy?

SO
​If you love your food, give it a hug, with food huggers!  Clever and cute reusable silicone food savers that keeps your food fresh, saves you money and come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

​As a Meal Prepper - I was eager to receive my shipment, not only to keep my cut up veggies fresh, but more importantly to save any canned good items I used to flavor my meals through out the week.
Diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and plain greek yogurt are constantly teetering at the top shelf of my fridge, just waiting to spill with their flimsy aluminum foil lid.  

Food Huggers allowed me to simply slip the cover over the can or container and voila - food stays fresh and spill proof! PLUS it's easy clean up because they are dishwasher safe - lazy preppers rejoice!
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I use tomatoes daily as slices for my wraps, so it was awesome to have something to keep my tomato fresh through out the week but I think my favorite uses for this product is actually not for produce....

I personally loved being able to use the "tomato" sized hugger to keep my mini container of greek yogurt fresh for my chicken salad this week and the "banana" saver as a top to my tomato puree can.

Interested in other keep fresh items, check out their product page for bowl huggers, spice savers, and a variety of colors to pink from!


​Food Huggers was kind enough to send me an avocado saver as well.  There are two sizes to make sure you can save avocados both big and small, and it comes with a pit pocket that can easily be pushed out or in, dependent on whether or not the half you are saving has a pit.  Since avocados are high fodmap, I typically only enjoy them once in a while, and haven't eaten one since my shipment but trust that this product will work as awesome as it appears in the video.