Fishy facts

June 26th, 2017

Right now, we are facing a crisis.  The world’s oceans are warming up and many fish are dying off.  We also have a booming human population that is turning to fish as an alternative to artery-clogging red meat.  Fish is a valuable food source that can help to reduce heart disease, diabetes, and even arthritis.  We all need to eat fish that is sustainable and healthy.  This can be a daunting task since there are so many varieties of fish on menus today.  I recently found an amazing website called the EDF Seafood Selector which can help you make environmentally conscious seafood options that also provide health benefits, even filtering down to criteria such as farm raised versus wild caught and which oceans the fish came from.  It also lets you know how much mercury content is in each fish, which is very important if you are a woman who is planning to have a child or if you eat fish very often.

In general, fish that are predatory (eat smaller fish) and live longer and are larger (like Ahi tuna or swordfish) should be avoided as much as possible.   Need more reasons to eat fish?