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From what I have read oily fish is good for you and it is suggested you eat 2 portions a week. Does this need to be fresh or does mackerel in a tin count?
 
Carpet Crawler said:
From what I have read oily fish is good for you and it is suggested you eat 2 portions a week. Does this need to be fresh or does mackerel in a tin count?
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Tinned stuff is fine - I often have sardines on toast as my oily fish, or salmon sandwiches 🙂

Oh oily fish! Dear oily fish!
By far and away my favourite dish!
Infuse me with your Omega 3,
Please oily fish, come dine with me!

Oh, take away my chicken bhuna!
Replace it with a slab of tuna!
And though I love the taste of gammon,
I'd much prefer some Scottish salmon!

Imagine eating with every course
Some pilchards in tomato sauce!
If every herring could be mine,
Then life on Earth would be divine!

So, fill me up with oily fish!
Believe me, it?s my dearest wish!
My heart?s desire, where have you been?
Embrace me now, oh plump sardine! :D
 
Yup love mackerel pilchards or sardines on toast all very yummy.
 
I have a tin of mackerel in tomato sauce almost every day. Most of the sauce goes down the sink as I figure that's where the carbs are going to be.

Dunno if it's doing me any good but I love it.
 
Thats good. I love mackerel on toast but was not sure if that is as good as fresh...
 
Carpet Crawler said:
Thats good. I love mackerel on toast but was not sure if that is as good as fresh...
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I think the only one I can remember reading about to avoid is tinned tuna, but fresh is fine and salmon tinned or fresh is fine. The tinned tuna doesn't contain the omega 3s and 6s I believe (don't think I'm making it up, but someone is sure to correct me!)
 
Northerner said:
I think the only one I can remember reading about to avoid is tinned tuna, but fresh is fine and salmon tinned or fresh is fine. The tinned tuna doesn't contain the omega 3s and 6s I believe (don't think I'm making it up, but someone is sure to correct me!)
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Hi,

Avoid tinned tuna because it's not an oily fish - but OK to use as a general source of protein ?

Not that I have it, but thought I'd seen in on the 'yes' list....as a protein source. Just wondering if I have got that right....might need to re-visit the notes I've made on items I DO eat ?? That I have them correct ?

Helen
 
I also eat oily fish. Tinned mackerel in brtine or sunflower oil and also sardines, It's good for your BG levels.
 
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