Comments on: Farmed Tilapia: Good for the Environment, Bad for You http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html Nourishing. Satisfying. Gourmet. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: traci http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-70919 traci Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:11:32 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-70919 Devon, bless you for doing your research on what is good for you to eat, and bless you for the research on vaccinations that are filled with so many toxins that its absurd to disrupt our developing children with these govt approved toxins! Keep up the good work and thanks for spreading the news! Devon, bless you for doing your research on what is good for you to eat, and bless you for the research on vaccinations that are filled with so many toxins that its absurd to disrupt our developing children with these govt approved toxins! Keep up the good work and thanks for spreading the news!

]]> By: Annie http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-62969 Annie Tue, 18 May 2010 18:35:13 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-62969 Kimi, thanks for linking to this post in Kelly's recent post re: garlic butter fish. I was guessing hers was tilapia, but I don't think she specified. Anyway, I'm looking for an alternative - or wild-caught tilapia. My husband really misses it! (I do, too, but I feel especially bad since I'm the one researching and choosing to cut or change so many foods in our diet.) Kimi, thanks for linking to this post in Kelly’s recent post re: garlic butter fish. I was guessing hers was tilapia, but I don’t think she specified. Anyway, I’m looking for an alternative – or wild-caught tilapia. My husband really misses it! (I do, too, but I feel especially bad since I’m the one researching and choosing to cut or change so many foods in our diet.)

]]> By: Eric Kauschen http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-46954 Eric Kauschen Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:34:57 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-46954 While a ratio of 11:1 of Omega 6 to Omega 3 sounds bad it really isn't and there are Doctors who have stated that the average American dietis 10-20:1 of 6 to 3's. Very few US farms use corn in their feed and some are even upping the Omega 3's by adding flax seed oil to the meal they feed their fish as well as offering duckweed for the fish to feed on. Many farms are also moving to an aquaponic what of using the tank water to feed hydroponic vegetable gardens and clean the water before sending it back to the tank thereby producing fish and produce. China and Tawain are getting better, but still need work. The Philipines use rice meal. Me, I eat farm raised Tilapia all the time, but they're raised in tanks, not ponds and I take two 1200mg flax seed oil capsules a day for extra Omega 3's. Tilapia is an easy to raise fish that grows quickly and has lots of nutrients and if they're tank raised there's no change of mercury in their system. While a ratio of 11:1 of Omega 6 to Omega 3 sounds bad it really isn’t and there are Doctors who have stated that the average American dietis 10-20:1 of 6 to 3’s. Very few US farms use corn in their feed and some are even upping the Omega 3’s by adding flax seed oil to the meal they feed their fish as well as offering duckweed for the fish to feed on. Many farms are also moving to an aquaponic what of using the tank water to feed hydroponic vegetable gardens and clean the water before sending it back to the tank thereby producing fish and produce.

China and Tawain are getting better, but still need work. The Philipines use rice meal.

Me, I eat farm raised Tilapia all the time, but they’re raised in tanks, not ponds and I take two 1200mg flax seed oil capsules a day for extra Omega 3’s. Tilapia is an easy to raise fish that grows quickly and has lots of nutrients and if they’re tank raised there’s no change of mercury in their system.

]]> By: Kay http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-34445 Kay Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:32:53 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-34445 Thanks Kimi! We got some fish from chinese store yesterday and the taste was horrible - more leathery than flaky than a typical white fish. That just sealed the deal. No more fish from chinese stores. Thanks Kimi! We got some fish from chinese store yesterday and the taste was horrible – more leathery than flaky than a typical white fish. That just sealed the deal. No more fish from chinese stores.

]]> By: Beth http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-32051 Beth Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-32051 P.P.S. The Crown Prince brand smoked oysters I asked about above are from South Korea, and they contain olive oil. Thoughts? P.P.S. The Crown Prince brand smoked oysters I asked about above are from South Korea, and they contain olive oil. Thoughts?

]]> By: Beth http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-32045 Beth Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:12:21 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-32045 THANKS KIMI, JEN AND JENNA for the replies. Can't wait to try the clam chowder recipe, and as luck would have it, I get wonderful raw milk on a weekly basis, and my local Minneapolis co-op happens to have Crown Prince canned clams on sale this month! Thanks for pointing out the search function - sorry I missed it before. P.S. I wonder how the tins of smoked oysters (Crown Prince brand) would rate according to all these seafood considerations. Any thought on that? THANKS KIMI, JEN AND JENNA for the replies. Can’t wait to try the clam chowder recipe, and as luck would have it, I get wonderful raw milk on a weekly basis, and my local Minneapolis co-op happens to have Crown Prince canned clams on sale this month! Thanks for pointing out the search function – sorry I missed it before.

P.S. I wonder how the tins of smoked oysters (Crown Prince brand) would rate according to all these seafood considerations. Any thought on that?

]]> By: Jenna http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-31747 Jenna Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:46:42 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-31747 Another good recipe site is recipezaar.com. This post gives us a lot to think about, doesn't it? Another good recipe site is recipezaar.com. This post gives us a lot to think about, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Evelyn http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-31700 Evelyn Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:07:43 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-31700 The reasons outlined here are a great example of why I'm skeptical of all such lists like the dirty dozen for recommending organic is necessary. For instance corn is not on the dirty dozen list because you peel off the husk so they can spray as much pesticides on it as they want to...not to mention genetically modified. The important thing to remember is that probably the lists are just propaganda anyway...no better or more trustworthy than any other list that corporations pay to put into existence. The reasons outlined here are a great example of why I’m skeptical of all such lists like the dirty dozen for recommending organic is necessary. For instance corn is not on the dirty dozen list because you peel off the husk so they can spray as much pesticides on it as they want to…not to mention genetically modified. The important thing to remember is that probably the lists are just propaganda anyway…no better or more trustworthy than any other list that corporations pay to put into existence.

]]> By: mom23 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-31645 mom23 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:29:38 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-31645 HI All, Just wanted to add a couple of quick notes. My daughter has several food allergies, but Salmon was supposed to be one of her safe foods. I try to give them healthy seafood at least once a week so we ate a lot of salmon, still do. Once in a while we'd try to eat out, and sometimes she'd react to salmon, other times she'd be fine. WE finally figured out it was a difference between wild caught and farmed salmon, and as she has a severe soy allergy it would be understandable that she was reacting to the foods for the farmed salmon. I use this website a lot for recipes- We follow WAP, NT, and Dr. Natasha C/McB's suggestions faithfully. I've found a lot of recipes on this site that are GAPS friendly. there are some great ideas for salmon, as well as other proteins, soups etc. http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/index.php HI All,
Just wanted to add a couple of quick notes.
My daughter has several food allergies, but Salmon was supposed to be one of her safe foods. I try to give them healthy seafood at least once a week so we ate a lot of salmon, still do. Once in a while we’d try to eat out, and sometimes she’d react to salmon, other times she’d be fine. WE finally figured out it was a difference between wild caught and farmed salmon, and as she has a severe soy allergy it would be understandable that she was reacting to the foods for the farmed salmon.

I use this website a lot for recipes- We follow WAP, NT, and Dr. Natasha C/McB’s suggestions faithfully. I’ve found a lot of recipes on this site that are GAPS friendly.

there are some great ideas for salmon, as well as other proteins, soups etc.
http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/index.php

]]> By: Milehimama http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/01/farmed-tilapia-good-for-the-environment-bad-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-31621 Milehimama Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:14:24 +0000 http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/?p=2616#comment-31621 We don't eat farm raised fish. My husband's father was a fisherman/shrimper and my husband spent his teen years out on the Gulf helping. He saw video of fish farms and was utterly disgusted by it and after hearing they are fed corn, refuses to eat it. Tilapia are vegetarians - they are not supposed to eat fish trimmings! Also tilapia are known for being able to live in bad water. Especially when the fish come from other countries - I don't even want to think about what is in the water over there! We don’t eat farm raised fish. My husband’s father was a fisherman/shrimper and my husband spent his teen years out on the Gulf helping. He saw video of fish farms and was utterly disgusted by it and after hearing they are fed corn, refuses to eat it.

Tilapia are vegetarians – they are not supposed to eat fish trimmings! Also tilapia are known for being able to live in bad water. Especially when the fish come from other countries – I don’t even want to think about what is in the water over there!

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