Tilapia as bad as bacon?
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Yes most all tilapia is all farm raised in fish hatcheries and those ones are not good. They have been found to carry the bad omega.. but if you research where you tilapia comes from.. make sure its wild and not farmed.. that's the only way it can be bad for you.. fresh/ wild is good .... Farmed is bad good luck0
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ALL the fish you eat should be wild caught, period.0
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Uhhh crap, I eat tilapia all the time!!! I thought it was a go-to diet food, no?
The only way Tilapia could be as bad as bacon is if you pan fried it in bacon grease (and even then, it wouldn't be as bad). That's just crazy talk.
omg that sounds delicious.0 -
bacon? BAD?!:noway:0
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Frying the tilapia in bacon fat just made it that much more good for you.....I'm not sure i'm following any "bad for you" accusation here whatsoever.0
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Tilapia isn't bad for you. Then again, bacon isn't bad for you, either.0
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Mmmmmm. Bacon.0
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Bacon is good! I used to throw the bacon in a pan, and when it's done, fry my eggs in the leftover bacon fat! YUM and I was the skinniest kid and track field star in school
Now I don't buy it but that's just because my husband doesn't eat pork :sad:
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I think the real question is who told you that?0
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Of course bacon is bad for you especially if its fried in oil and it contains a lot of fat the kind that clogs your arteries.0 -
The only way Tilapia could be as bad as bacon is if you pan fried it in bacon grease (and even then, it wouldn't be as bad). That's just crazy talk.omg that sounds delicious.
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I wouldn't say it's as bad as bacon, but tilapia are raised on a diet of corn to maximize their weight...not exactly a natural thing for fish to be eating. This diet also allows companies to sell scary products such as tilapia "loins".
They're also low in heatlhy omega 3 fatty acids and high in omega 6 fatty acids, which have been associated with negative effects on the heart.
If you are interested, here is an article from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/science/earth/02tilapia.html?pagewanted=all
I don't touch the stuff myself, but I'm sure it's fine in moderation!0 -
Of course bacon is bad for you especially if its fried in oil and it contains a lot of fat the kind that clogs your arteries.
I do. Especially if it's turkey bacon, but regular bacon too (but reg bacon gives me headaches sometimes), there's not enough fat in the turkey bacon and it sticks to the pan. Dollops of bacon fat in the pan first.0 -
there's no reason to put oil under regular bacon. Just start it off over a low-medium heat until it starts letting out its own fat and THEN you can turn the heat up. But don't turn it up too high, you don't want it smoking.0
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Frying the tilapia in bacon fat just made it that much more good for you.....I'm not sure i'm following any "bad for you" accusation here whatsoever.
I think the issue here is comparing bacon and Tilapia. Not necessarily saying bacon is bad, but it's not as good as Tilapia from a calorie and fat perspective. If I ate bacon as much as I ate Tilapia, ounce for ounce, I probably wouldn't see the results I was looking for.0 -
Wait bacon is bad?
Nothing burps better than bacon! :bigsmile:
Of course bacon is bad for you especially if its fried in oil and it contains a lot of fat the kind that clogs your arteries.
As written by the 1980's club. The fat that clogs your arteries is caused by excessive consumption of sugar, and no exercise.0 -
Here is an article that talks about Tilapia, and how it is not as healthy as some people believe because it is low in Omega 3, and high in Omega 6.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/articles/2008/07/11/popular-tilapia-might-not-help-heart0 -
Yes most all tilapia is all farm raised in fish hatcheries and those ones are not good. They have been found to carry the bad omega.. but if you research where you tilapia comes from.. make sure its wild and not farmed.. that's the only way it can be bad for you.. fresh/ wild is good .... Farmed is bad good luck
I would like to know, too, since pretty soon all fish will have to be farm raised. If commercial fishing does not change, wild fish will be a thing of the past.0 -
Frying the tilapia in bacon fat just made it that much more good for you.....I'm not sure i'm following any "bad for you" accusation here whatsoever.
I think the issue here is comparing bacon and Tilapia. Not necessarily saying bacon is bad, but it's not as good as Tilapia from a calorie and fat perspective. If I ate bacon as much as I ate Tilapia, ounce for ounce, I probably wouldn't see the results I was looking for.
I eat more bacon than tilapia...BECAUSE it has more fat, so I get better results(and bacon tastes better)
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Here is an article that talks about Tilapia, and how it is not as healthy as some people believe because it is low in Omega 3, and high in Omega 6.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/articles/2008/07/11/popular-tilapia-might-not-help-heart
Only fresh tuna is high in Omega 3.0
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