Pregnancy and eating fish: which types of fish are safe?
-
When you are pregnant you have to pay close attention to what you eat. An overview of which types of fish are and which are not good to eat should therefore not be missing. Tuna is on the safe side of the border on many lists. However, a leading US research firm has changed its position on tuna. The warning applies in particular to canned tuna. It is much better to eat other types of fish during pregnancy such as salmon, shrimp, tilapia, pollock, herring and flounder.
Pregnancy and eating fish
-
Wide choice of fish Overview of safe and avoidable fish Lowest in mercury: you can eat these types of fish twice a week Lower in mercury: you can eat these types of fish six times a month High in mercury: don't eat these fish more than three times a month Very high in mercury: never eat these fish during pregnancy Pregnancy and eating tuna
Overview of safe and avoidable fish
-
The US Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency
-
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
Lowest in mercury: you can eat these fish species twice a week
-
Anchovies Bone Butterfish Scallops / Scallops Giant clam Shrimps Harderers Herring Hake Squid (calamari) Saithe Crab (depending on origin) Crawfish / Crayfish North Atlantic mackerel Ocean perch Oysters Sardines Haddock Plaice Tilapia Tongue Whitefish Whiting salmon Sea wolf Freshwater trout
Lower in mercury: you can eat these fish six times a month
-
Perch (freshwater, striped and black) Cod (depending on origin) Carp Halibut (from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans) Lobster Mahi Mahi / sea bream Snappers Sandfish Monkfish Sea trout
High in mercury: do not eat these fish more than three times a month
-
Chilean sea bass Bluefish Spanish mackerel Grouper
-
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
Very high in mercury: never eat these fish during pregnancy
-
Yellowfin tuna Bigeye tuna Shark King mackerel Marlin Orange roughy Tile fish Swordfish
Pregnancy and eating tuna
-
There is a lot of disagreement among scientists about eating tuna during pregnancy. Where one mentions tuna in the list of fish species that contain little methylmercury, the other places it in the list of risky species because of the mercury level. Because there are so many different types of tuna, it is sometimes difficult to make a good distinction. For example, albacore tuna is better to eat than yellowfin tuna
-
There is a lot of disagreement among scientists about eating tuna during pregnancy. Where one mentions tuna in the list of fish species that contain little methylmercury, the other places it in the list of risky species because of the mercury level. Moreover, because there are so many different types of tuna, it is sometimes difficult to make a good distinction. For example, albacore tuna is better to eat than yellowfin tuna