Comments on: Six Tips for Eating Quality Seafood on a Budget

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:00:42 +0000

Anchovies are a key ingredient for Romesco Sauce. Roast 4-6 large red peppers remove the skins. crush one clove of garlic for each roated pred pepper and saute in a sauce pan with a generous splash olive oil to coat the bottom at least 2-3mm. Add one small tin of anchovies to the still in the saute. the fillets will start to break up and make a paste. Add the roasted red peppers to coat with the garlic and anchovy paste. Wisk or stick blend the mixture to make more smooth. Thicken the sauce with almond meal to the consistency of pesto.

Use as a spread for bread, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, coating for broiled fish/shrimp etc. Stir into quinoa and reheated makes a flavorful side dish

By: KimiHarris

KimiHarris — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:46:20 +0000

Hi Kika,

Unless it says on the label, I am sure it is farmed. Farmed salmon is not worth buying in my opinion.

By: Kika

Kika — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:39:53 +0000

I’m curious about something: I just found some frozen, organic salmon filets in my grocery store. In order for this to be labeled organic, it must be farmed, right? Otherwise, how can they make this claim. If this is the case, is it any better than simply buying wild salmon like I usually do? It is significantly more expensive and I wonder if it is just a ploy – the ‘organic’ label will certainly attract some people (like me) but it is good to know where to most effectively spend our ‘organic food dollars’. Can you help?

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

Farmed Tilapia: Good for the Environment, Bad for You — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:50:22 +0000

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By: April

April — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:18:43 +0000

I just found salmon like this at my favorite grocery store at a decent price. It is wild caught from BC Canada and being from Canada, that’s a good thing for me . It freaked the kids off because they thought the gaping hole where the head was was the mouth and they took off screaming, lol! I usually cook it, skin and all and it slides right off when it is done cooking (I cook from frozen).

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

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:01:24 +0000

[...] Photo Credit The facts on what seafood you should eat is in murky water. There are so many variables, opinions, and considerations. I had hoped to be able to write just one post covering all of the issues but I’ve realize that it will take just a little time to thoroughly address every issue. So today I want to give you three considerations that I think are the most important when buying seafood. (For budget stretching tips see my post, 6 Tips for Buying Quality Seafood On a Budget). [...]

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:04:31 +0000

oops! “have begun” near the top…

By: Deanne

Deanne — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:02:43 +0000

I love this post, and will read and re-read before hitting the grocery! I am just about as land-locked as it gets. It’s two hours to the nearest lake and a days drive to an ocean. That said, finding quality seafood is hard. We have a Kroger and WalMart in our small town, but it is an hour’s drive to find something like TJ or WF.

What can I look for at the grocery? For instance, tuna: what should I avoid, what should I look for. I spent 20 minutes looking at tuna in Kroger’s a couple weeks back and left with none as I could not make head nor tail of what is good, bad, or ugly. Another thing, tilapia. My one daughter really does not like any seafood, but I can get her to eat tilapia. I hate buying it knowing it comes from China and is not wild-caught. BUT, I do so on occasion so that she gets the mouth feel and taste for fish going. What other mild fishes of similar texture might I look for that would be easier to find wild caught?

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:48:19 +0000

I appreciate this post as my husband & I have begin overhauling our diet (it was healthy, overall, before but we found further changes that needed to be made) and I am researching everything from sustainability, organics, good/bad fats, sugar alternatives, whole grains, checking labels to read ingredients, etc. I did want to mention something with regard to Paula’s comment…I fully agree that fishing is a wonderful outdoor activity and it’s so great to have the satisfaction of catching your own food, but it’s good to be aware of the toxicity levels (namely, mercury content, PCB’s, and hydrocarbon pollution) of the body of water in which you fish. many times, these ‘wild-caught’ fish actually have concentrations of toxins far greater than their farm-raised counterparts. I think the crux of the issue with fish is researching the farm where it was raised or knowing the toxic levels of the ‘natural’ body of water where it was caught. You can find more info from Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. this is where I got this information and highly recommend this book to anybody! He strongly makes the case to avoid eating “recreational fish from questionable waters”. He also has a chart of popular fish that range from least to most toxic. very helpful stuff.

By: Shell

Shell — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:38:18 +0000

I don’t like any seafood except for fish, so it’s a bit more difficult for me to get enough.
I love making fish curries, which are very filling while using only a small amount of seafood. I made one yesterday with coconut milk, cod, kaffir lime leaves and chunks of pineapple…..it was incredibly delicious and easy.