Louisiana Crawfish Season and My Easy Crawfish Recipes -Healthy Cajun Recipes!

When is Louisiana Crawfish Season?

Louisiana Crawfish Season – we all look so forward to it!!! Crawdaddy, mudbug, crayfish, – however you name them – they are a staple in delicious Southern dishes. I love giving you my healthy Cajun recipes and easy crawfish recipes! That’s why I am so excited and honored to be named the new spokesperson for the Louisiana Crawfish and Promotions Board! Though the season is from late February to mid-May; I stock up on tails so now to keep in my freezer to enjoy in healthy crawfish recipes like my Louisiana Crawfish Cakes from my Gulf Coast Favorites Cookbook: 30 Minute Recipes from my LOUISIANA KITCHEN all year long! Creating healthy easy recipes for you! You can now enjoy all your Louisiana favorite recipes as healthy Louisiana recipes. Most importantly, I create quick easy healthy recipes. Is Crawfish healthy?

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Louisiana Crawfish Season Facts

Louisiana accounts for 90 – 95 percent of the total U.S. production yearly.
In Louisiana, most crawfish is harvested between December- June with the peak season being March – May.
When it comes to crawfish – always ask before you eat!
- COOL is the USDA’s mandatory country of origin labeling program.
- Read the label VERY closely making sure the country of origin is USA and not just ‘Distributed” in the USA.
- Often Chinese crawfish is labeled with Cajun sounding names; however under the USDA COOL program, but they must be clearly labeled Product of China.
- Ask before you eat! By choosing only Louisiana crawfish, not only are you supporting US agriculture but you are also buying a healthier food. Chinese crawfish may contain certain banned antibiotics strictly tested for in the US but not in China.
- Crawfish averages 15% yield meat per pound; therefore it takes 6 – 7 pounds of live crawfish to get 1 pound of peeled tails.

My Favorite Easy Crawfish Recipes During Louisiana Crawfish Season and All Year!

For meal reference: plan on 3-4 pounds of live crawfish per person per meal or 1 pound of tails per 3 people like in my trim and terrific Deluxe Crawfish Pizza and Louisiana Crawfish Fettuccine from Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook.
Crawfish are a great source of protein, as well as low in calories, fat, saturated fat and a good source of vitamins – including biotin, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, selenium, Vitamins A, B-6, and B-12.
After washing the fat content from tail meat, they only contain about 1% of the RDA or Recommended Daily Allowance.
During their molting process crawfish can regenerate lost limbs and claws.

Start Cooking Healthy Cajun Recipes

If you like my easy, crawfish recipes like C rawfish Etouffee recipe which is also diabetic, then you can find more healthy easy recipes and Louisiana southern recipes in my Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook.