Salmon

[mom61508]

DD LOVES salmon! I mean adores it she will eat it everyday If I let her. I usually get our salmon from vital choice so it's high quality salmon and low in mercury but still I worry about her eating to much.

What are your thoughts on this?

[nukuspot]

If it's Alaskan wild caught salmon which I think Wild Choice is, I would not worry. We live in the PNW and eat wild WA or AK salmon 3-4 times a week without worry, and I am very worried about mercury in general (my father was a dentist and I have high blood mercury.) In fact, wild salmon and sardines are some of the only fish that from my research I feel comfortable eating on a regular basis. If my DD would eat it every day I'd give it to her too!

[mom61508]

Originally Posted by nukuspot

If it's Alaskan wild caught salmon which I think Wild Choice is, I would not worry. We live in the PNW and eat wild WA or AK salmon 3-4 times a week without worry, and I am very worried about mercury in general (my father was a dentist and I have high blood mercury.) In fact, wild salmon and sardines are some of the only fish that from my research I feel comfortable eating on a regular basis. If my DD would eat it every day I'd give it to her too!

Thank you nukuspot. That helps

[raksmama]

my son's nickname used to be Salmon boy. He is 12 and still loves it. We eat it once or twice a week but he has the left over salmon for breakfast the next day so he'll often end up eating it up to 4 times a week.
Only the Alaskan wild caught salmon is okay. Stay away from farmed salmon and even the Atlantic wild caught salmon!

[FairyRae]

Originally Posted by jalilah

Stay away from farmed salmon and even the Atlantic wild caught salmon!

What's wrong w/ the atlantic wild caught salmon? TIA!

[nukuspot]

The salmon fisheries in the Atlantic are endangered, most "Atlantic Salmon" is that species but from a fish farm, not much wild Atlantic Salmon left. Plus it's much more likely to have PCBs and other toxins than the Pacific species.