sardines
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Pros
- sardines are a lower mercury canned fish
- You can sub in sardines or mackerel. Smaller fish = lower on the food chain = less mercury.
- There’s something special about sardines. It makes a difference in my skin as well when I eat it regularly.
- All I can say is that eating sardines make me feel amazing and i know it’s not placebo
- I was shocked to see that one can of sardines (120g) has about 570mg EPA and 640mg DHA. That is not only cheaper than supplements (one can is about 0.6-0.7$), not counting that sardines are good protein meal. Also, there is no worry abou...
Cons
- Sardines are great but they are significantly fishier than tuna. Protip to getting used to them, do not heat them up!
- Parent context: I’ve looked into canned salmon with it being slightly more expensive.. it’s apparently way lower in mercury than tuna? Could anyone suggest any advice like is canned salmon better to have everyday? or is it still not goin...
- Parent context: I want to, but the bones 🤢 Reply: If you want to sure. But unfortunately they don't fit into my diet. 3oz serving in water has 140 calories and 8g of fat. The macronutrient breakdown is 0% carbs, 51% fat, and 49% protein...
- Parent context: I want to, but the bones 🤢
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What redditors said (10 of 10)
sardines are a lower mercury canned fish
You can sub in sardines or mackerel. Smaller fish = lower on the food chain = less mercury.
There’s something special about sardines. It makes a difference in my skin as well when I eat it regularly.
All I can say is that eating sardines make me feel amazing and i know it’s not placebo
I was shocked to see that one can of sardines (120g) has about 570mg EPA and 640mg DHA. That is not only cheaper than supplements (one can is about 0.6-0.7$), not counting that sardines are good protein meal. Also, there is no worry about heavy metals with sardines.
Sardines are great but they are significantly fishier than tuna. Protip to getting used to them, do not heat them up!
Parent context: I’ve looked into canned salmon with it being slightly more expensive.. it’s apparently way lower in mercury than tuna? Could anyone suggest any advice like is canned salmon better to have everyday? or is it still not going to be good for my health in the long run? Reply: Oof maybe it’s worth swapping taste for health benefits then aha I’ve only tried sardines once and almost puked but that was many years ago but I’ll give them a try.
Parent context: I want to, but the bones 🤢 Reply: If you want to sure. But unfortunately they don't fit into my diet. 3oz serving in water has 140 calories and 8g of fat. The macronutrient breakdown is 0% carbs, 51% fat, and 49% protein. Compared to chunk light which the macronutrient breakdown is 9% carbs, 0% fat, and 91% protein.
Parent context: I want to, but the bones 🤢
Or you can switch to sardines! I like them so much better anyway.
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