Healthy Living 101

[ErikLS2]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

That a boy Greg!

Food lesson of the day:


Did you know that farm raised fish has more fat, calories, and cholesterol than wild?

For isntance, one of my favorites, Salmon.

Farm raised: http://caloriecount.about.com/calori...-farmed-i15237

Wild: http://caloriecount.about.com/calori...ic-wild-i15209

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. A free range fish is naturally going to be leaner. Think, venison vs. burger. On top of that, farm raised almost always has dye to give it that bright orange color. Wild rarely has dyes. (Can dye really be good for you?) If you shop, you can find wild at a good price. Kelli picked some up at $5.99 a lb today. It was good too.

I love salmon too Todd. A great website for selecting seafood which I got out of the End of Illness book I'm reading:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx

Specifically on salmon:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org//...et.aspx?fid=27

Wild caught Alaskan salmon is the best. Costco sells it frozen in a big bag for a little over $20 I think. I eat a lot of salmon and it is some of the best I've had and also the best choice according to the website above.