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Raw Paleo Diet Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: nicole on April 07, 2010, 04:01:56 am
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Which one of these fish do you think is the most nutritious:
Red Snapper, Cod, Dover Sole.
Right now I can get any of the 3 non-farmed and never frozen for a affordable price. I am waiting for the salmon to be in season for fresh.
Thank you.
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Personally I'd choose cod.
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Salmon is almost always farmed, nowadays. Unless you're sure it's wildcaught, avoid it. As for the 3 above fish, I've tried them(except dover sole which I've only tried in cooked form pre-RPD diet) and didn't personally like the taste, though everyone is different. I go for things like raw mackerel, raw swordfish, raw sardines, raw sprats etc.
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Salmon is almost always farmed, nowadays. Unless you're sure it's wildcaught, avoid it. As for the 3 above fish, I've tried them(except dover sole which I've only tried in cooked form pre-RPD diet) and didn't personally like the taste, though everyone is different. I go for things like raw mackerel, raw swordfish, raw sardines, raw sprats etc.
I've seen how salmon is farmed and what they eat, but I'm curious what you believe is the downside of farmed fish?
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I've seen how salmon is farmed and what they eat, but I'm curious what you believe is the downside of farmed fish?
What have you seen them eat? I read that farmed salmon are deficient in Vitamin D.
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What have you seen them eat? I read that farmed salmon are deficient in Vitamin D.
They just give them some brown pellets. Definitely very cheap and crappy feed.
I'm more curious about parasites or disease because they are all crammed up together.
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I've seen how salmon is farmed and what they eat, but I'm curious what you believe is the downside of farmed fish?
Well, I'm primarily concerned with the lack of nutrients within farmed fish, but also there are various preservatives/chemicals added to nonorganic fish. For example, farmed salmon contains the chemical canthaxanthin which is used as a food-dye to make the salmon flesh look a vibrant pink like wild salmon flesh instead of the greay flesh of standard farmed salmon. Canthaxanthin has been linked to cancer etc.
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Do they lie about salmon being farmed? I would be buying it from a fish store and not the supermarket. Is halibut particularily nutritious? I find it quite tasty, even though it is expensive.
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I doubt local fish markets or even chains like WF lie about salmon being farmed or not, as for the latter I find they are really good about labeling whether something is farmed or frozen.
I would only be suspicious of local shops if they were selling salmon out of season at low prices as wild or as mentioned depending on how it looked.
Personally I have to agree that fishes like cod, haddock etc, while nutritious, are pretty horrid to eat as a main food source. They work for me in a pinch and I guess if one was using some kind of sauce or honey it wouldn't be as bad, as the texture is interesting enough. These are just my opinions.
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I've seen how salmon is farmed and what they eat, but I'm curious what you believe is the downside of farmed fish?
same difference between grass fed beef and grain fed beef.
Or backyard grown chicken and factory chickens.
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Do they lie about salmon being farmed? I would be buying it from a fish store and not the supermarket. Is halibut particularily nutritious? I find it quite tasty, even though it is expensive.
I've been lied to. When I first started the rawpalaeodiet I was very naive and would go to fishmongers and they would sometimes assure me that the farmed salmon was wild, when I asked if it was. But they don't lie about the price. The price of genuine wild salmon in the UK is far higher than the price of farmed salmon , something like 18 pounds per kilo at least.
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Okay, thank you for your replies. Yes, wild salmon was priced at 19.99 per pound, so i did not get any. I am not planning to make fish my main staple because it is not quite filling enough as meat. I am simply using it for a pinch because I can get it quick and easy. I have to travel 1 hour total to get my other meat so I can only go one day a week or maybe two because i am very busy working.