Eating fish vs. taking fish oil?

[paquerette]

How much fish does one have to eat to reap the same benefits? I'm feeling kind of icky about buying expensive supplements instead of throwing that money at food. And I like eating fish anyway.

[roostery]

Well, if you take your supplements without capsules you might know that you've had enough fish when your supplements become very unappealing.

My youngest loves her fish oil capsules but after a couple of days of snacking on salmon jerky she would have nothing to do with the fish oil. I assumed that that meant that she had had enough of whatever nutrients she would have gotten from the fish oil.