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Good aversion

claraoswold
claraoswold Posts: 89 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I wanted to incorporate some fish into my diet. The problem is that I have an allergy to fin fish. So I thought I'd go for shellfish, which I can eat safely. But if I eat too much the smell starts to get to me and my stomach starts to protest. Is there anything I can do?

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  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,832 Member
    Don't eat so much shell fish. I know, that sounds snide but there are many other foods that will provide similar nutrition. Is it the Omega 3s you are looking for or something else?
  • Beverly2Hansen
    Beverly2Hansen Posts: 378 Member
    It's not worth it dude! There's other foods that will benefit you as much without gagging you. Besides shell fish are soooo gross.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    You could add strong seasonings or smother with sauces or something like that. But if you don't like eating much of it I'd suggest just not eating much of it.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    What is the reason exactly for wanting to incorporate shellfish? I ask because maybe there is an alternative source for specifiction nutrients besides shellfish. No sense making yourself feel icky if there is a better way!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Sounds like you are developing an intolerance ..back off the shellfish

    I love shellfish ...prawns and lobster are my favourite...can't eat them any more because I ate too much and now I get an immediate nausea reaction, pretty sure it's psychosomatic rather than true allergy but it's unpleasant enough to deprive me
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    edited October 2016
    just a note . . . i don't know if shellfish even is a nutritional equivalent/replacement for fish-fish. so maybe you don't even need to do it.

    not a nutritionist, but i know i would love to do that. pretty sure that i looked up the basic stats on some kind of shellfish or other and had to give up the idea. some friend of mine on cholesterol watch tipped me off, iirc.

    clams are insane with iron though :p surprise of my life, but that's nice. and as someone who can't deal with fin-fish either: i'm okay with canned sardines and salmon for some reason. and rollmops, love those. rather eat a jar of rollmops than a bowl of potato chips.
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