Healthy Choices

• Jerk chicken
• Look for mixed seafood and spicy shrimp
• Stew peas and rice (comes with seasoned pork, beef and kidney beans)
• Boiled callaloo (amaranth- grain)
• Callaloo soup
• Vegetable Roti
• Plain rice
• Escoveitch fish
• Ackee or saltfish (lower in fat but high in sodium)
• Boiled yams or sweet potatoes
• Roasted breadfruit
• Cornmeal porridge
• Boiled green bananas

Tips

• Most callaloo dishes are best avoided as they contain salt pork and coconut milk.
• Many rice and bean or pea dishes contain coconut milk- ask!
• If you see scotch bonnet peppers listed as an ingredient, beware!  They are very very hot peppers, eat with caution.