Fish/Seafood
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Topic: Fish/Seafood
Posted By: Brenna
Subject: Fish/Seafood
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 4:51pm
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I can't remember whats ok to eat. If fish is caught fresh can I eat it? What about scallops? I'm up on holiday at my parents and they've just come back from the boat with fish and scallops - yum!
Thanks  -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 5:04pm
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Fresh fish is fine, but I dont think your meant to eat any kind of shellfish... ------------- |
Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 5:09pm
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The main problem with fish & shellfish comes from the amount of mercury in the fish. The bigger the fish, more deep sea it is means the more mercury it has (because they eat the smaller things and thus get a higher build of mercury from swimming around on their own plus that accumulated by the smaller ones).
The average suggestion is that it's safe to have something like Tuna, Halibut or Snapper once a week but not more often then that. You can have up to 2 serves a week of shellfish (prawns, scallops etc), salmon, cod, catfish and that sort of thing. Don't eat anything from Asia as they have huge levels of mercury - only eat NZ seafood really, it's your safest bet across the board. Fresh water is the safest bet. And take it from someone that has been dealing with Mercury poisoning for a few years, it's not something you want to dismiss as trivial, it really sucks! ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 5:35pm
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i got told 3 cans of tuna is fine.. ? (95gram tins)
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/low-immunity-child-pregnancy/pregnancy-food-safety/ thats a good website.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 6:53pm
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When I was preg with Caden, I ate Tuna all the time.
Im really not stressing myself out this time round with the whole food thing... ------------- |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 7:09pm
Same .. I tend to eat alot of fish .. and always have really since Im not much of a meat eater. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Sheza wrote:Posted By: mamazozo
Date Posted: 24 December 2008 at 11:13pm
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ive eaten tuna the whole way through my pregnancy and ive also treated myself to the occasional serving of scallops or mussles, fresh of course. I dont think you should be too hard on yourself, if their fresh and you want some just have a few im sure it wont hurt! -------------    |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 25 December 2008 at 6:50pm
I agree supazo. I think if you worry TOO much about food, you will just stress yourself out. Fresh stuff is pretty much always fine! 
Geez I even had some christmas ham today! My nana prepared and cooked it yesterday, so I feel its fine(I wouldnt go near deli ham though!). ------------- |