A year or so back I started introducing fish to our diets. I don't mean breaded fish sticks or fillets, or canned tuna. We already had those in our diets and after a lot of consideration, I decided to bump the pre-processed breaded stuff in favor of frozen unbreaded fillets. I went with Tilapia as I'd heard it has one of the least 'fishy' tastes out there. Years I've answered the question of 'why don't you like fish' with 'because it tastes like fish!'. Tilapia proved to be a good move in that it helped my taste buds transition to eating fish. Real fish.
Sometimes, though, I still shudder at even the idea that I eat fish now.
I've been proud of myself and my family for taking to the fish. Recently we've started eating cod fillets and I actually like them! Today I was reading blogs and came across something that I'd heard before but had misunderstood as to why. I found it very upsetting and it feels like a porcupine in my plans, full of sharp brills waiting to stick me when I least expect it.
Tilapia isn't so good for us after all.
That sucks.
Why, though? I mean, it's fish, right? It's not an absolute but many of the farms feed with corn instead of duckweed which means the ratio of the bad omega-6's to the good omega-3's are through the roof. Omega-6 fatty acids hurt the brain whereas omega-3 fatty acids help the brain. I want the omega-3 fatty acids and just assumed I was getting them in good supply by eating the Tilapia. Turns out I may not have been. It really takes a lot of work to find out where your food comes from, how it's grown or raised, what it's 'fed' when you think about your whole diet. I don't want to have to go chasing down the supply farm my fish comes from to be honest so I guess after we finish off what I already have, we won't be buying Tilapia anymore.
I do, however, need to look into what's good for us and make new purchasing decisions. Ugh. And I thought I had this bit all figured out. Oh wells.
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