Fish are eating lots of plastic

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by amigoingtodie on Monday September 04, 2017 @11:00PM (#15172207)

I recently began bodybuilding and have been relying on canned tuna for protein. I eat other sources, but eat at least 1 to 2 cans daily.

Is the plastic worse than the mercury?

What would be a healthy, affordable, and easy to prepare (this is very important) alternative?

Also, is canned tuna a US thing? How often do you consume canned tuna?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by tomkinstinch on Monday September 04, 2017 @11:28PM (#15172315)

Consider the humble sardine: rich in protein, omega-3s, and (with bones) calcium. They're much lower in the food chain than tuna, so there's less bioaccumulation of mercury, etc. And they taste good. I like the ones in harissa (pepper) paste.

http://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+can+sardines

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by jogjayr on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @12:36PM (#15176794)

You should probably avoid eating that much tuna because of the mercury anyway. https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mroussell5.htm

In addition to whey protein, brown rice protein, pea protein or hemp protein work great too.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by MrBuddyCasino on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @05:06AM (#15173545)

Tuna populations are massively depleted. Consider switching to something else for environmental reasons.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by adrianN on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @04:24AM (#15173373)

Eggs are pretty easy to prepare. So are various dairy products.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by pitaj on Monday September 04, 2017 @11:07PM (#15172234)

Canned tuna is fairly common in the US but it certainly isn't seen as a luxury. I haven't consumed canned tuna in quite some time but as a kid I ate it weekly.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by toomuchtodo on Monday September 04, 2017 @11:41PM (#15172364)

Have you considered whey protein instead?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Fish are eating lots of plastic by corporateslave2 on Monday September 04, 2017 @11:14PM (#15172257)

Two cans of tuna a day is dangerous, did you google it?

[ Parent | on HN ]