Fish! Which fish is unhealthy, even for pregnant women?
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Is fish healthy or unhealthy? An important question to ask yourself when, for example, you are pregnant, weakened by a disease or allergic to mercury, a metal that is very present in certain fish species. Although many types of fish are healthy and rich in substances that are essential for our body, there are also certain fish that we should avoid in the kitchen. In addition, there are also certain fish species that are not only unhealthy but also ethically irresponsible to eat. Discover an overview of the unhealthiest fish here!
The 5 Unhealthiest Fish to Eat
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Bluefin tuna Chilean Sea Bass Sea bass Saw Belly Fish Farmed Salmon Also to be avoided
Bluefin tuna
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In December 2009, the World Wildlife Fund placed bluefin tuna on its '10 for 2010 'list of endangered species, which includes giant panda, tigers and giant tortoises. Although various conservation organizations have since made every effort to protect the fish, this animal is still being hunted. The bluefish tuna has become so rare that one specimen can be worth more than 130,000 EUR. But that's not the only reason to ignore a bluefish tuna, this fish is so rich in mercury and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) that someone must be crazy to eat it voluntarily.
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11 minMain dishpeanut oil, tofu stir-fry cubes finely seasoned, stir fry sauce sweet and sour, thick noodles, carrot julienne, beetroot julienne, yellow bell pepper, watercress,rainbow salad with tofu -
45 minMain dishRed cabbage, mild olive oil, quinoa plus, forest outing, lemon, sesame oil, soy sauce less salt, Bio Today tahini white in pot, tap water,grilled red cabbage with quinoa salad -
30 minDessertBrie, Roquefort, port salut, gruyere, Camembert, walnut, garlic, thyme, honey, grape, baguette, Red onion, red grape, raisins, Red wine, Red wine vinegar, Brown sugar,generous cheese plate with onion marmalade -
30 minDessertFull Milk, whipped cream, macaroon, custard powder, vanilla sugar, sugar, protein, amaretto, almond liqueur, basic recipe cooking pears,macaroon pastry with casserole
Chilean Sea Bass
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Chilean Sea Bass or Patagonian Ice Hake is a very slow growing fish that is prized for its buttery flesh. However, the Chilean Sea Bass is so heavily overfished that it is almost impossible to find another specimen in its native Antarctic waters. The way the fish were caught, with long lines and large nets, also caused serious damage to the local seabed and the death of seabirds from becoming entangled in the abandoned nets. Due to the high mercury levels in Chilean Sea Bass, adults are recommended not to eat more than two servings per month, children under 12 years should only eat one serving per month, and pregnant women or debilitated persons are completely discouraged from eating Chilean Sea Bass. There are currently some MSC certified farms, but it is very difficult to find this fish on the market.
Sea bass
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Sea bass are very popular fish in restaurants, but also in public aquariums, for example. These fish can live up to 40 years old. The only problem is that they can only reproduce over a short period of time. This, in combination with their popularity, ensures that the sea bass is also becoming an endangered species. But nobody really has a good reason to consume this fish, since the sea bass is also rich in toxic mercury. Nowadays there are also large nurseries for sea bass, but even then it cannot be ruled out that it does not contain mercury. After all, they are reared in large breeding cages that lie in the sea.
Saw Belly Fish
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Like the sea bass, the saw-bellied fish or orange roughy lives relatively long for a fish, but can only reproduce for a short period of time. Saw-bellied fish could even live to be over 100 years old, according to scientists. As this fish is so old, it makes sense that it is very rich in mercury and should definitely be avoided. In addition to being unhealthy, they are also very overfished. That together with the slow reproduction makes this a very endangered fish species.
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5 minDrink without alcoholbananas, cool fresh apple-pear raspberry juice, Soy drink vanilla,soy fruit shake -
20 minMain dishsauerkraut, sticking potato, liquid baking product, half-to-half minced, Spice meatballs, pineapple, olive oil, liquid baking product,gratin sauerkraut dish with minced meat -
40 minMain dishlemongrass, fresh ginger, Red peppers, onions, tomato cubes, fresh cod fillet, coriander, oil, ground turmeric (koenjit), coconut milk, salt,fish in creamy coconut sauce -
15 minSide dishsweet potato, soft goat cheese, egg, spring / forest onion,stuffed sweet potato with egg
Farmed Salmon
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Most of the farmed salmon is stuck together in small containers, causing them to become infected by all kinds of parasites and diseases. The wild fish that swim by nearby can even get infected by their sick congeners. Farmed salmon are given large amounts of antibiotics to combat these parasites and viruses, making them full of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB). The disadvantage is that when a package says 'Atlantic Salmon', it always means that it is farmed salmon. Consumers, however, will then make the link with the Atlantic Ocean, which is wrongly believed to be a wild fish.
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Most of the farmed salmon is stuck together in small containers, causing them to become infected by all kinds of parasites and diseases. The wild fish that swim by nearby can even get infected by their sick congeners. To combat these parasites and viruses, farmed salmon are given large amounts of antibiotics, making them full of polychlorinated bif