Looking for a delicious way to entice your kids to try some new seafood choices? These tried and tested recipes are so tasty and fun to eat, kids don’t suspect they’re eating something good for them.
Low in saturated fat, seafood provides vitamins, minerals, and protein essential to good health and growth. Even better, preliminary research suggests that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish can enhance brain development and improve learning, behavior and vision.
Use your family’s favorite healthy, sustainable seafood in these quick, fun and healthy meal options. Check our species recommendations to see how your favorite fish ranks.
- Arctic char croquettes* - Val Warmer
- Arctic char with Blistered Tomatoes in Garlic Olive Oil* - Barton Seaver
- Avocado-Dill Soup with Smoked Trout* - Barton Seaver
- Baked Flounder with Roasted Tomatoes - marthastewart.com
- Baked Tuna Foldovers - cdkitchen.com
- Bread with anchovy and Butter* - Barton Seaver
- Broiled Shrimp Scampi - marthastewart.com
- Dad’s Gone Fishing Catfish - apples4theteacher.com
- Crab Cakes - parenting.com
- Creamy Clam Chowder - marthastewart.com
- Corn and Shrimp Chowder with Bacon - marthastewart.com
- Cornmeal-Crusted Fish Sticks - marthastewart.com
- Dungeness crab salad - Cal Stamenov
- Easy Paella - marthastewart.com
- Eating Pam the Clam - ittybittyfoodies.wordpress.com
- Extra-crispy pan fried oysters - Dylan Tomine
- Fish Fingers - allrecipes.com
- Fish Nuggets - allrecipes.com
- Fish Nuggets - cdkitchen.com
- Fish Sticks Enchilada - cdkitchen.com
- Fish Tacos - marthastewart.com
- Fish Tacos - marthastewart.com
- Fried Catfish - supatra.com
- I-can’t-believe-there’s-fish-in-there Spaghetti Sauce* - Paul Greenberg
- Jansson’s Temptation-Anchovies* - Nora Pouillon
- Kid Friendly Salmon* - foodnetwork.com
- Lemon-Parsley Fish cakes - marthastewart.com
- Linguine with Clam Sauce - family.go.com
- Macadamia-crusted Barramundi Recipe - kidspot.com.au
- Mackerel melt* - Barton Seaver
- Mini Flaky Pizzas - grouprecipes.com
- Mr. Mark’s Masterful Mini Pizza - grouprecipes.com
- Olive-Crusted Salmon* - kidshealth.org
- Oyster Burgers with Special Slaw* - Helene York
- Oyster Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Bacon* - Barton Seaver
- Panfried Shrimp with Green Curry Sauce - marthastewart.com
- Panko-Crusted Fish Sticks with Herb Dipping Sauce - marthstewart.com
- Quick, Easy and Flavorful Trout* - Charles Hudson, Sunburst Trout
- Quick Salmon Cakes with Corn Salsa - Sara Moulton
- Salmon Cakes with Dill and Mustard* - Barton Seaver
- Salmon Skewers with Smashed Potatoes - marthastewart.com
- Sardines with Heirloom Tomatoes and Herbs* - Barton seaver
- Seared sea scallops casesar salad with parmesan - Xavier Deshayes
- Sesame Orange Shrimp - marthastewart.com
- Sesame Shrimp and Noodles - marthstewart.com
- Shrimp & Chips Nachos - handstandkids.com
- Shrimp and Corn Pancakes - Allegra McEvedy
- Shrimp and Zucchini Tostadas - marthastewart.com
- Shrimp Pad Thai - marthastewart.com
- Shrimp Pesto Florentine - fisherboy.com
- Sicilian mussel fritters - Bart Van Olphen
- Skillet Shrimp with Couscous - marthastewart.com
- Smoked Salmon Spread - Colette Nelson
- Smoked Sardines with Heirloom Tomatoes and Herbs* - Barton Seaver
- Soy-Glazed Salmon - marthastewart.com
- Spaghetti with Shrimp and Bacon - marthastewart.com
- Spring-a-licious rolls (Baked Spring Rolls) - Handstandkids.com
- Terrific Tilapia Tacos - handstandkids.com
- Tuna Delight - cdkitchen.com
- Tuna Stroganoff - cdkitchen.com
- Wild Chum Salmon Tacos* - Robert Clark
*Features one of KidSafe Seafood’s Best Choice species
