Pocket Seafood Selector: Don't Go to the Fish Market without It!

There are loads of misleading (and very confusing) information about mercury levels in seafood. We never know which ones are safer to eat. Well, not anymore. The Environmental Defense Fund organization released this useful Pocket Seafood Selector, rating types of fishes good for consumption and the environment. Listed by Best, OK and Worst Choices, it also indicates great options rich in essential Omega-3 oils, and bad ones with high mercury levels. Click here to check it out!

How Much Tuna Can You Eat Safely?

If you have tuna lovers at home, check this Tuna Calculator. Based on your weight and gender, it calculates safe quantities to be consumed, within acceptable mercury levels.
Source: ewg.org

Fish and Mercury: What to Avoid

We keep hearing about high mercury levels in fish, but always wondered which ones are safe to consume. The Environmental Working Group released a useful list of what to eat, and when.

According to EWG, pregnant women should avoid the following types of fish:
Shark
Swordfish
King mackerel
Tilefish
Tuna steaks
Canned tuna
Sea bass
Gulf Coast Oysters
Marlin
Halibut
Pike
Walleye
White croaker
Largemouth bass

Recommended no more than one serving per month:
Blue mussel
Shark
Eastern oyster
Cod
Pollock
Great Lakes salmon
Gulf Coast blue crab
Channel catfish (wild)
Lake whitefish

Lowest in mercury:
Blue crab (mid-Atlantic)
Croaker
Fish Sticks
Flounder (summer)
Haddock
Trout (farmed)
Salmon (wild Pacific)

Shrimp *

* Shrimp fishing and farming practices have raised serious environmental concerns.
** Farmed catfish have low mercury levels but may contain PCBs in amounts of concern for pregnant women.

For more information, logon to ewg.org