Pescatarian Lifestyle

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  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
    Poetic_Justice24 wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    Is eating fish every day good for you??? I usually eat the same lunches every day and this week I planned to eat 1 serving of shrimps with 1 filet of wild soles fish this week. I know they are low in mercury level, but I am wondering if it's a good idea for me to eat them every day.

    I think it’s pretty healthy. Good protein 🤷🏾‍♀️

    I was mainly asking for the mercury content. I know nutritionally they are good.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    fb47 wrote: »
    Poetic_Justice24 wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    Is eating fish every day good for you??? I usually eat the same lunches every day and this week I planned to eat 1 serving of shrimps with 1 filet of wild soles fish this week. I know they are low in mercury level, but I am wondering if it's a good idea for me to eat them every day.

    I think it’s pretty healthy. Good protein 🤷🏾‍♀️

    I was mainly asking for the mercury content. I know nutritionally they are good.

    I guess you could follow the health of the people of the Pacific.
    http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/04/24/pacific-islands-women-have-elevated-levels-mercury-their-bodies-study
  • AliceNov2011
    AliceNov2011 Posts: 471 Member
    I’m pretty die-hard pescatarian. Friend me!
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    edited July 2018
    One of my favourite dishes a west African ex taught me

    Bit of oil in pan, add onion, garlic, ginger and chilli and sweat it
    Add sliced up peppers and cook a few minutes
    Add all purpose seasoning, tinned tomatoes and tomato puree
    Put 4 salmon fillets in and cover with sauce
    Turn heat to low and cover for 20 minutes
    Crack 4 eggs into wells made in the sauce and cover for 20 minutes

    Serve one fillet, one egg and sauce over plain rice per person
  • ColorMe_Beautiful24
    ColorMe_Beautiful24 Posts: 67 Member
    ruqayyahsmum wrote: »
    One of my favourite dishes a west African ex taught me

    Bit of oil in pan, add onion, garlic, ginger and chilli and sweat it
    Add sliced up peppers and cook a few minutes
    Add all purpose seasoning, tinned tomatoes and tomato puree
    Put 4 salmon fillets in and cover with sauce
    Turn heat to low and cover for 20 minutes
    Crack 4 eggs into wells made in the sauce and cover for 20 minutes

    Serve one fillet, one egg and sauce over plain rice per person

    this sounds amazing!
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    edited July 2018
    Shrimp Saganaki (stolen from Pinterest). It is a Greek recipe. In Greece, they add feta cheese and tomatoes to everything and everything is delicious.

    Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan. Saute' 1 chopped onion, about 5 min, then add 4 cloves of minced garlic and 1 tsp of red pepper flakes and saute'.

    Add 2 cups of fresh chopped tomatoes (homegrown is best) and cook 5 minutes until softened. Add 2 14.5 oz cans of Hunts Sweet Onion Diced tomatoes to the pan stir. Add 1-2 tbsp fresh oregano or substitute dried. Simmer 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Pour in 1/4 cup ouzo or white wine and simmer about 10 minutes until sauce thickens. Stir frequently.

    Add 2 lbs fresh peeled and deveined shrimp to the pan and cook until opaque but not overdone.

    Transfer to a baking pan and add a generous amount of feta cheese and broil in oven until melted. Add fresh parsley to garnish.

    If anyone makes this. Please let me know how you liked it. I love it!
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    kpk54 wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    Poetic_Justice24 wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    Is eating fish every day good for you??? I usually eat the same lunches every day and this week I planned to eat 1 serving of shrimps with 1 filet of wild soles fish this week. I know they are low in mercury level, but I am wondering if it's a good idea for me to eat them every day.

    I think it’s pretty healthy. Good protein 🤷🏾‍♀️

    I was mainly asking for the mercury content. I know nutritionally they are good.

    I guess you could follow the health of the people of the Pacific.
    http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/04/24/pacific-islands-women-have-elevated-levels-mercury-their-bodies-study

    This is interesting. It does say they are eating predatory fish. The higher up on the food chain, the more mercury content of the fish. That is why swordfish and large tuna and dolphin have very high levels. They are apex predators and the mercury is concentrated in their bodies. Smaller fish like sardines and chunk light tuna have low mercury levels. Farmed fish like tilapia have low levels. Shrimp have low levels but sustainable wild caught or US farmed are lower in other contaminants than Asian farmed ones.
  • ThereAreManyNames
    ThereAreManyNames Posts: 54 Member
    edited July 2018
    I still used canned salmon solely for the croquettes my mom used to make, I really should get around to collecting a few more recipes.

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