Health Food in a Can

For years my wife has reproached me for eating canned sardines, a favorite snack of mine that she cannot abide. Now, of course, the New York Times has come out with this:

Sardines: Dr. Bowden calls them “health food in a can.'’ They are high in omega-3’s, contain virtually no mercury and are loaded with calcium. They also contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese as well as a full complement of B vitamins.How to eat: Choose sardines packed in olive or sardine oil. Eat plain, mixed with salad, on toast, or mashed with dijon mustard and onions as a spread.

And the world's leading exporter of sardines? Morocco, of course!