Paleo Pescatarian

iheartvintagekeys
iheartvintagekeys Posts: 1 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I need to quit refined sugar and processed foods, but I'm a vegetarian who sometimes eats fish, which makes it tricky. After some research, I've decided to try the paleo pescatarian diet. I also have a really busy life and prefer not to cook for breakfast & lunch.
So far I've been eating a lot of smoked salmon, almonds, eggs, and bananas. I'm also going to make exceptions to paleo and have beans/cheese once a week or so. Today I branched out and had kale chips and turkish figs (don't worry, I'm watching my natural sugar intake and staying within range).
What the hell else can I eat? I love tuna, but the ocean is so polluted that it isn't safe to eat regularly. Shrimp? What's easy that I can put in a stir fry or on top of a salad? I like my meals to take less than 15 minutes to make. Help!

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  • Zipbsky
    Zipbsky Posts: 99 Member
    This might be unnecessarily difficult. Paleo has so many restrictions and can be meat focused, it will probably get very expensive quickly. I am also pescatarian, but when a trainer tried to get me to go paleo, that was a nope.
    I'm sorry that I have no actual advice. It is possible to limit sugar and processed foods without paleo.
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    Hmmm the only source I can think of that night help you is Mark Hyman. I believe he calls it Pegan diet. He's a little off at times, but I'm sure you can find some good tips
  • LazyCatPame
    LazyCatPame Posts: 112 Member
    You said it: tuna. The ocean is not polluted enough for it to kill you/harm you. You might die from boredom at 140 years old before dying from something related to eating stuff collected from the ocean (unless something really catastrophic happens, but it's usually never the case, and that might also happen with other source of food).
  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
    LazyCatPame wrote: »
    You said it: tuna. The ocean is not polluted enough for it to kill you/harm you. You might die from boredom at 140 years old before dying from something related to eating stuff collected from the ocean (unless something really catastrophic happens, but it's usually never the case, and that might also happen with other source of food).

    Seriously? There are documented cases of mercury poisoning in people who have eaten certain types of fish too frequently. It certainly is something a person labeling themselves as a pescatarian should thoroughly research.
  • mjbnj0001
    mjbnj0001 Posts: 1,272 Member
    Tuna is OK, although I see from your pic you're female - you may need to watch your mercury intake from it as well as several other species. There's a lot online about sustainable and healthy seafood selections; you might start with https://www.seafoodwatch.org/ and go from there. There are some starter recipes on that site as well.

    Most seafood doesn't need a long cooking time.
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