Bumble Bee and ISSF are Cleaning up the Catch

How is fishing for tuna getting better for marine life? The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) discusses how scientists are helping save other marine life and still keep the fisheries and fishermen happy.

As I've mentione before, as a member of the Bee Squad I'm learning that Bumble Bee cares about sustainability. And obviously, they put money where their mouth is.

Bumble Bee not only set conservation goals, they are tracking their progress and you can see how they are doing right on their website!

For more information on Bumble Bee and what they do to conserve resources and promote sustainable fishing visit the Bumble Bee website.

Where does Bumble Bee get their tuna?

As a member of the Bumble Bee Bee Squad I was really happy to learn that my favorite food is NOT over fished as some would have us think.

I was on a conference call the other day where we learned that certain tuna is over fished but not the Albacore tuna that Bumble Bee uses in their products. I also learned that Bumble Bee is dedicated to sustainability and there is an entire section of their website that shows how important conservation and responsible fishing is to Bumble Bee.

Sustainability for Science and not just to Feel Good

"Science is at the core of our approach to fisheries management and independent, science-based assessments of stocks are a key component in ensuring the sourcing of sustainable seafood"

So while it's nice to hear that a company like Bumble Bee cares about the planet and it's resources, it's even better to know they use a scientific approach and have joined with other scientists, tuna processors and WWF as a member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.

So where does Bumble Bee get their tuna?

A fishery is literally a coordinate on a map. It's an area that has been evaluated for it's stock and the impact fishing there will have on the surrounding eco-system. Bumble Bee practices conservation and management and you can see fisheries assessment reports online so you know where the tuna, salmon, sardines and clams you are eating come from.

Try this Bumble Bee Product

These Bumble Bee Tuna Salad Kits have proven to be the perfect travel companion, pool snack, and Disney recharge. Amazon has them right now so you can stock up.

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad Bumble Bee is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.

Tuna on Pizza???

I'm no Tony Bourdain but I do consider myself an adventurous eater.

I've done some traveling in my time.

I've eaten giraffe in Kenya, an unkown street food in Malaysia, and maybe even more daring... beef tongue. (The thought of french kissing a cow crossed my mind more than once but I got it down and chased it with vodka like any good Russian would do. Consequently - I was in a Russian resaurant at the time - in Baltimore.)

All that said, I don't like to mess too much with my pizza.

Most definitely NO fruit (sorry you ham & pineapple crazies).

So the thought of putting Bumble Bee tuna on a pizza was definitely a challenging one for me.

The fact is, I'm a big baby.

Because not only is this recipe REALLY EASY, it's REALLY GOOD and made me feel like a real gourmet!

Mediterranean Tuna Pizza

Buy or make a pizza crust. I have done both and my theory is - some people are just not good at making their own pizza crust.

Then top with the following ingredients:

1 can of Bumble Bee Tonno in Oil

1-2 strips of Prosciutto torn into smaller pieces

Feta cheese

fresh tomato slices

Mozzarella cheese

Brush the pizza crust with olive oil and spread the toppings evenly across reserving the mozzarella cheese for last. You can add red pepper flakes too.

Place into over and follow pizza crust baking instructions - but usually it's about 10-15 minutes.

Mine looked like this

and it was truly delicious! Everyone had a slice if not two.

So yes, you CAN have tuna on pizza as well as on a few other surprising things.

For more great Bumble Bee recipes visit BumbleBee.com then let me know what you are going to make!

Janine

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad Bumble Bee is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.

Tag! You're It! And you might win an iPad2!

Bee Well for Life has a new game going and they are giving away an iPad2!

#Tag4Cancer is a Twitter tag game that you and your friends can plan through the end of May.

Simply tweet your friends,

include @BeeWellforLife,

#tag4cancer,

and link (http://bit.ly/fYiUYS)

to the page so they can play too! You'll will not only be helping to raise breast cancer awareness, you'll be entered to win the new iPad2.

Then track your fitness miles at Bee Well for Life and Bumble Bee will donate $.10 for every mile! I wrote more about that here.

And you can read more of my Bee Sqad posts here:

Bumble Bee is getting sloppy

Go for an easy, hot lunch

Janine

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad Bumble Bee is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.

Go for an easy Hot Lunch instead of a cold sandwich with Bumble Bee Salmon

Do you prefer a hot or cold lunch?

Lunch, when I am working at home is typically a cold sandwich or salad. Sometimes, I heat up soup.

Today, however, we had some leftover cous cous and green beans, but nothing warm to go with it.

Then I found the Bumble Bee Salmon can from my #BeeSquad package and thought I'd try and make some salmon cakes that didn't require baking. When I'm ready for lunch I'm READY for lunch, you know what I mean?

Here's what I did and it turned out PERFECT (for me anyway):

1. empty contents of Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Atlantic Salmon into a bowl and add a spoonful or two of mayo (instead of egg so it doesn't have to be baked to be cooked through)

2. add bread crumbs (I used slightly seasoned Panko style which are lighter in flavor) and form into patties. Place patties in hot skillet with oil already heated through.

 

 3. Once browned on both sides, cover with a lid and turn heat to low to heat the patties (again, for temp only since there's no raw egg).

Serve with last night's leftover cous cous and greenbeans!

blury photo but I ate it too quickly to take another!

This was EASY and QUICK and was deeelicious. I might squirt lemon juice if I had some but the mayo made the salmon cakes a little creamy which gave it enough flavor for me.

Janine

 

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad Bumble Bee is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.