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Dinner Diva: Time to go a little wild

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Salmon is one of my all-time favorite fish and one of my all-time favorite meals for that matter. There are so many nutritional benefits to eating it – from its lovely, healthy fatty omega 3’s to its outstanding source of protein. It’s important to make sure you’re eating the right kind of fish.

Instead of choosing farm-raised fish, scrutinize the label (if buying frozen) or ask your fishmonger for wild caught only. For one it sounds more fun and makes your groceries sound a little more exciting than they really are, LOL. But the most obvious reason to choose wild salmon and other wild fish over farm raised, is that it is clean. There’s a bunch of stuff you don’t want to be eating via farm-raised fish, including dioxins (also found in plastics).

According to naturalnews.com, farm-raised salmon has 11 times more carcinogens than wild. Carcinogens root in dioxins and are directly linked to radiation that can mess with your metabolic system and is a prominent cause of cancer. Long story short: you do not want that in your body!

Naturalnews.com also touches on how this stark difference in environment comes to be. The dioxins creep more into farm-raised fish because the various types of feed those farmers will give to their stock contaminates the waters.

Even though wild will cost you a bit more, it’s worth the health benefits. So be a little wild (pun intended), and make the better buy!

Be sure to check out our Five for the Freezer Fish menu for wonderful dinners you assemble and freeze now to enjoy later! More info: www.SavingDinner.com.

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