Healthy Seafood Dining at The Weathervane? Yes, it’s Possible! Here’s How

3.13.2015

Eating healthy can be a challenge when dining out. Health-conscious diners often must wade through menus to find something healthy, or simply settle for a salad. There are however some restaurants that go out of the way to ensure their customers have healthy dining options.

Healthy Seafood Options Abound at Weathervane

Weathervane Seafood Restaurants holds a strong commitment to providing healthy seafood to our customers. Our menu is packed with healthy dining options, such as our Single Lobster Dinner, Signature Salads and various broiled and baked entrees. But it doesn’t stop there.

Weathervane is enrolled with Healthy Dining Finder, an online aggregator of restaurants that offer a selection of dietitian-approved Healthy Dining menu choices. The choices listed on the website have been “hand-picked by Healthy Dining’s team of registered dietitians because they meet Healthy Dining’s nutrition criteria and incorporate lean and high-nutrient ingredients — the ingredients that fuel your body with energy and vitality so you can be at your very best.”

Healthy Dining Finder allows a Weathervane customer to know exactly what they’re ordering—everything down to the amount of calories and protein included in each dish. Easily one of the healthiest dining options on the menu is none other than our savory single lobster dinner. Here’s why:

Single Lobster Dinner

A 1lb boiled lobster served with steamed broccoli

This healthy menu option is about as sodium savvy as they come. Calorie counters will love that this meal is only about 190 calories and contains ZERO saturated fat.

The following are some of the other healthy seafood options we offer to our customers:

Seafarer Steamers

 Fresh soft-shelled Maine clams served with broth.

 Calories-80                                                                              Carbs-3 g

Fat-1 g                                                                                      Fiber-0 g

 Saturated fat-0 g                                                                    Sugar-0 g

     Cholesterol-35 mg                                                                 Protein-13 g

                  Sodium-60* mg                                                                      Fruit/Veggies-0 cup

Grilled Salmon House Salad

House garden salad topped with freshly grilled salmon

 Calories- 520                                                                            Carbs-25 g

Fat- 28g                                                                                      Fiber-6 g

 Saturated fat-7 g                                                                    Sugar-8 g

     Cholesterol-110 mg                                                                 Protein-43 g

                 Sodium-1940* mg                                                              Fruit/Veggies-3.5 cup

Broiled Haddock

Broiled haddock served with baked potato

 Calories- 630                                                                            Carbs-59 g

Fat- 17g                                                                                      Fiber-6 g

Saturated fat-5 g                                                                    Sugar-4 g

     Cholesterol-180 mg                                                                 Protein-61 g

               Sodium-310* mg                                                                  Fruit/Veggies-2 cup

Be sure to check out the entire list of healthy seafood options featured on Healthy Dining Finder.

A recent survey that found that “healthfulness” remained almost as important as “price” and “taste” when it came to food and beverage decision-making in 2014. The same survey recognized that one of the leading restaurant trends in 2015 is expected to be restaurant operators making an effort to cater health conscious customers demand.

In addition, both government and health organizations recommend eating two seafood meals each week. This is because healthy seafood is considered a nutrient rich food—filled with protein, vitamins and minerals.

At Weathervane, our commitment to providing healthy meals at an affordable price goes hand in hand. Each of our restaurant locations strives to provide high quality, great tasting food and drink with prompt and friendly service at a fair price. The next time you have a hankering for dining out, why not stop by Weathervane to try some of our healthy seafood options. Our menus offer a little something for everyone.