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As to the price of canned tuna versus fresh tuna, most of us don’t purchase food for our families based on finding the cheapest option available
Really? Am I the only one that makes decisions based on price?
Meno, I’m with you. And I imagine a lot of others too, or the stores would not bother putting things on sale.
Back to tuna:
When eating fish, one has to weigh the health benefits versus the risk of mercury contamination. There are fish with low mercury levels that give all the health benefits- for example salmon. Tuna is not the only fish in the sea.
While pregnant women may be a minority here on YW, there are probably many women of child-bearing age (it takes a long time for the body to get rid of mercury, so it’s not only relevant to pregnancy itself), men who are married or will be married to such women, and people who have kids/grandkids that they are preparing food for, so I think this warning is very appropriate.
Here’s some info I found on Google:
“These recommendations are based on EPA guidance and estimates of mercury in the most popular canned tunas:
Canned white, or albacore (0.32 parts per million of mercury). Children under six can eat up to one 3-ounce portion a month; children from 6–12, two 4.5-ounce portions a month. Adults, including pregnant women, can safely eat it up to three times a month (women, 6-ounce portions; men, 8-ounce portions).
Canned light — the safer choice (0.12 parts per million of mercury). Children under six can eat up to three 3-ounce portions per month. Older children and adults can safely eat it once a week. But look out for “gourmet” or “tonno” labels. They are made with bigger yellowfin tuna and can contain mercury levels comparable to canned white.”
Note that the tuna most often used in Sushi has the highest mercury levels:
“*An average 5-ounce serving (1 can) of light tuna contains 18.11 micrograms of mercury.
*An average 5-ounce serving (1 can) of albacore tuna contains 49.53 micrograms of mercury.
*An average 5-ounce serving of tuna steak or tuna sushi could contain up to 97.49 micrograms.”No Meno, you’re definitely not the only one.
Price of food was extremely relevant growing up for my family and it is now for me.
Back in the day, if there was no coupon, then it wasn’t on the shopping list.
It really is nice to go grocery shopping with someone who doesn’t consider the prices.
Really? Am I the only one that makes decisions based on price?
Yes. Don’t believe the others. They’re pulling your leg.
You do buy Folgers, don’t you?
How can one get rid of mercury
I eat sardines now because of the high omega 3 and lower mercury — I have no clue how I didn’t know sardines are actually better than tuna up until last year. Growing up, I ate tuna nearly every day for lunch at school! Sometimes I mourn the loss of my brain had I not eaten tuna – but maybe it’s all in my head? At least I wasn’t eating lead chips and inhaling leaded gas.
Btw, electrical cords contain lead! Just learned that – even if there’s no warning label. So don’t eat food with your hands or put your fingers in your mouth, or wrapped wires (or unprotected wires), if you’d like to avoid consuming lead.
Yepp yepp – back to sushi. Yes RY, you can eat cooked sushi, but then it’s not so much sushi sushi as it is fixed towards someone’s liking/request/needs. I eat cooked sushi – eating raw fish weirds me out. My dog loves it though!
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