I'll pass on the farmed fish, thanks; and Daily Menu for June 20

I've stopped purchasing farmed salmon. Our local wild caught salmon (and snapper and halibut...) has such great flavor, and buying it supports our local fishermen and economy, fitting right into the locavore ideas, so I was already sold before reading about how farmed fish is less healthy and causes environmental damage.

Farmed salmon has considerably less of the Omega-3 fatty acids, the heart healthy fats, than wild caught salmon. The color is dyed in; they're given vaccines, antibiotics, and pesticides, which I am avoiding in beef and chicken; and they're grown in tiny cages and fed corn and soy - read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" for the dangers to the environment in the growing of corn and soy. You can read more about the dangers of farmed fish here. http://www.betternutrition.com/document/203

Another scary bit of farmed fish information is that they contain cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyl. This alone is scary enough to keep me buying wild fish. Here's a great site for more information about PCBs. http://www.ewg.org/reports/farmedPCBs/es.php

Wild-caught salmon is more expensive, but to me, it's worth it. I'm near San Francisco and can buy wild-caught salmon at my local farmer's market. While $19 a pound is difficult to swallow, I was able to buy a whole salmon for $9.50 a pound from my market's fishmonger (about $70 for my 7 pound fish), and after portioning it
out, froze it in individual meal sizes enough for 7 meals for the three of us. That seemed quite reasonable to me.

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Yesterday was very snacky, and I ended up having about 8 WPAs in goat cheese and jalapeno jelly on celery. It's a very tasty combination, and I ate way to much of it. Between that and going out to eat tonight, I am just wiping out my WPAs for the week and eating only CORE foods tomorrow and Friday.

Daily Menu

Breakfast
oatmeal
1 c. milk
banana

Lunch
Tofu with green beans and brown rice, curry sauce
Coffee with ff milk (I was babysitting and the afternoon was getting long!)

Dinner
Out to eat:
Vegetarian fajitas, 2 flour tortillas, beans, avocado - I have no idea how to count it, but I'm wiping out my WPAs after tonight's meal just to be on the safe side.
1 c. fat free milk

WPA (Weekly Points Allowance) points used today: ?
WPA points available: 0
Activity points today: 4
Activity points this week: 8

Daily 8 - the 8 Healthy Guidelines
1. Fruits and veggies - 5
2. Whole grains - oatmeal, brown rice
3. Milk - yes
4. Healthy oil - yes
5. Protein - yes
6. Limit sugar and alcohol - yes
7. Water - 8+
8. Multivitamin - yes