Salmon Ain't All That

Arvada, Colorado
March 20, 2024 10:30am CST
This just in: A study found farmed salmon lacks nutrients like calcium, iodine, and omega-3 compared to the wild fish used as feed, like mackerel and anchovies. Experts recommend eating more of those nutrient-rich wild fish for optimal health benefits. So it's the fish that are feeding the salmon we need to eat huh? This dietary back and forth advice never ends, does it? I'd never eat farm raised salmon anyway. I am just gonna eat what I want to eat, thanks.
https://www.newsweek.com/eating-more-wild-fish-nutrients-health-study-1880884
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@kaylachan (70811)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
I gave up trying to understand what's "healthy". I eat what I'm in the mood for, and give George his tube feeds.
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@kaylachan (70811)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
@RebeccasFarm I've tried counting calories, paying attention to the nutrition facts, and all the things I hear others' (even on here) say and do. And, all it did was ramp up my anxiety. I have strived to eat more than once a day and staying hydrated. And, that's good enough.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
@kaylachan Yes it is Kayla..we have to let our bodies have nourishment.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
Right ..seems more logical than all the stressing.
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• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Mar
Me too. I'm just gonna eat what I want to eat. I've never tasted salmon.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
Oh you have not tasted it?
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• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Mar
@RebeccasFarm We mostly eat tilapia fish and silver Cyprinid. But salmon, nope. Unless I look for it at the market or supermarket for canned salmon
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
@mildredtabitha So it is not a ready fish there..its okay Tilapia is good I have eaten it.
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@shaggin (72215)
• United States
20 Mar
I wonder if non farm raised salmon is better for you then. I don’t eat fish anyway but I’m curious if the nutrients would be there if salmon were caught in there natural habitats.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
I'd still be going for the wild.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
@yukimori Right Yuki..hi Yuki
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
20 Mar
There's a good chance, considering the diet of wild salmon is probably drastically different than the farm-raised fish.
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@marguicha (223517)
• Chile
20 Mar
I do exactly that: eat what I want to eat. My only limit is that I eat less of what I shouldn´t. Like only one piece of cake and one donut instead of 2.
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@marguicha (223517)
• Chile
20 Mar
@RebeccasFarm I have one in my grocery list.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
That cake I know.
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@Dena91 (16652)
• United States
20 Mar
We watched a cooking show last week that said if you can get wild salmon, do. It has higher omega-3 in them than the farm raised ones. We buy which ever is on sale. Mike loves fish. I like it pretty good, but I am definitely a beef and chicken eater.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
Yes fish has to be a certain way for me or no.
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@Beestring (14611)
• Hong Kong
20 Mar
Regardless, I just love salmon.. I also like mackerel though.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
Yes, salmon is so very tasty..I like it baked.
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@Beestring (14611)
• Hong Kong
20 Mar
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@much2say (55666)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Mar
We only get wild caught fish . . . yah, it's more expensive, but I try to get them on when on sale. Who knows what they feed them in fish farms (I heard farmed fish are having to swim in their own poop) - so I don't doubt they are less nutritious.
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@much2say (55666)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar
@RebeccasFarm Pretty gross, right?
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• Arvada, Colorado
21 Mar
Farm fish are poop fish
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• Arvada, Colorado
22 Mar
@much2say Oh cripes enough to make me Gag.
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@FourWalls (68564)
• United States
20 Mar
I wonder if the “fish farming” has something to do with that. I’m allergic to seafood so it doesn’t matter, but I’m not really surprised about this report.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
Oh gosh sorry to know you are allergic.
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@FourWalls (68564)
• United States
21 Mar
@RebeccasFarm — it’s okay, I wasn’t that fond of fish to begin with.
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@jstory07 (139388)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Mar
I love salmon it is my favorite fish to eat. I just had it last night with rice.
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• Arvada, Colorado
21 Mar
Oh did you..how nice Judy.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50358)
• United States
20 Mar
I can eat salmon, but I’m not crazy about it.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
I love it but only cooked a particular way..baked to perfection..according to me.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50358)
• United States
22 Mar
@RebeccasFarm We pan fry it. Baked sounds good too.
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@JudyEv (340798)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar
I think these 'experts' need to keep making news so they keep changing their minds and the rules.
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• Arvada, Colorado
21 Mar
Yes I wonder what they eat..probably McDonalds
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
21 Mar
@RebeccasFarm Thank you for the information. I used to be able to salmon here but cannot find it now.
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• Arvada, Colorado
21 Mar
Oh you can Hanni sorry to know that.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
24 Mar
@RebeccasFarm If I get it it is very expensive and it is far now. Thank you.
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@dgobucks226 (35647)
23 Mar
I probably can't afford it with this inflation anyway. Unless it's on sale, a big sale! Well, way to bust the bubble of those Bear eating salmon.
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• Arvada, Colorado
24 Mar
Yes ain't it?
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@Shivram59 (35936)
• India
20 Mar
@RebeccasFarm As you know;I'm a vegetarian.I don't eat fish or meat.I get nutrition from milk;rice;fruits;lentils and honey.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
You do very well. I should buy me some lentils too and follow you. It would also be cheaper for us.
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• Arvada, Colorado
21 Mar
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@Shivram59 (35936)
• India
21 Mar
@RebeccasFarm Thanks;my friends.Hope you will enjoy beg meal. I'm on my.way to the city.Now having tea from a roadside tea stall.Will be back by late light.
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@GardenGerty (160805)
• United States
21 Mar
I steer clear of farm raised fish. I had some tilapia in a seafood restaurant that literally tasted like mud.
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• Arvada, Colorado
21 Mar
• Chatsworth, California
20 Mar
When I eat food I don’t normally think of the nutritional value. Though perhaps i should.
@rebelann (112907)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Mar
Makes sense, when raised in captivity they only get to eat what stupid humans feed em.
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• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar
Yes
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@LeaPea2417 (37352)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Mar
That's sad because I love salmon.
• Rupert, Idaho
20 Mar
Good to know...I usually make sure I buy wild caught salmon. When my grandpa was alive, we always ate fresh fish that he caught, but it wasn't usually salmon.