Comments on: Good Seafood Choices: Low in Mercury, High in Nutrients and Environmentally Friendly

By: jon w

jon w — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:25:57 +0000

what do they feed farmed trout? I’ve been avoiding it because I don’t know.

what about anchovies by the way?

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:51:19 +0000

bumped into this delightful site & its a joy to read.. can anyone direct me to a farm or resource that sells chicken or any type of fowl that do not have all the hormones, chemicals and nitrates without paying $12.00 a pound?

appreciate your input.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:50:13 +0000

Kimi -

Thank you for all the wonderful information you put on your blog. It is such a valuable resource for me and all other nourishing cooks. Quick question – I would like to make my own fish broth. I know that Sally recommends non-oily fish such as sole, snapper and rockfish. But I saw you mention that you have not been able to find a good source of bones. Would you not trust the bones of a non-oily fish purchased at a place like Whole Foods?

Thanks for all your help on this!

By: Kirkie May

Kirkie May — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:47:00 +0000

Herring is low on the food chain, however I never see it on ‘Best Sea Food’ lists. Perhaps being marinated has an impact on nutrient value. Any thoughts?

By: Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen

Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:49:40 +0000

I really think this is why I have stopped eating as much fish and seafood as I used to – it is hard to know what to eat based on all the various criteria. My husband has a terrible intolerance to anything with high mercury, so salmon and tuna are off the list for us – so we mainly eat shellfish and I try to eat wild smoked salmon regularly as well.

By: Farmed Tilapia: Good for the Environment, Bad for You

Farmed Tilapia: Good for the Environment, Bad for You — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:49:24 +0000

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By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:29:37 +0000

We do use only wild-caught fish in general… and my husband is very big on halibut – he does deep sea fishing once a year to stock us up Even then, its a challenge with these kids of mine!

By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship

Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:28:19 +0000

It’s such a bummer that fish can’t just be “fish” and be healthy. I need a fish that doesn’t taste fishy – hubs JUST acquiesced to eating fish for the first time in his life last summer, and we’ve been having tilapia every few weeks or so since then. Then I found out tilapia is actually high in omega-6s! I’m on the hunt for a new possibility…
Katie

By: Hanni

Hanni — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:41:43 +0000

Trader Joe’s has wild alaskan salmon in their frozen section for a good price. It is really good too! It’s a staple at our house now.

Kimi…thanks for the info. I’d love some ideas on recipes. Trying to eat fish every week is good but after a while I need some different recipes. Would love to hear what you do?

By: Lisa Imerman

Lisa Imerman — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:43:49 +0000

Seafood watch also has an iphone application you can get for free with the list of fish, I assume it will be updated more frequently than their paper version!!