The lunch that I usually make for school most days (not all) is half a can of bumblebee's wild alaskan salmon, plus chopped pickles, celery, onions, and homemade mayo if I have any on hand. Otherwise I use pickle juice. I mostly make this because it's one of the easiest paleo lunches I can make that isn't weird, like cold chicken thighs, bunless cheeseburgers, ect. ect. It's more or less a normal-ish lunch. Also because of the decent amount of calcium in salmon, my dad's worried I'm not getting enough because I don't eat dairy, besides occasional organic butter. Are there any consequences to eating salmon almost every day? Too much omega-3? Is there BPA in bumblebee cans? If there are consequences and I should start packing other stuff more often, suggestions on easy to make, normal looking paleo lunches would be very much appreciated ^_^ For the first week I made coconut flour wraps, but meh.
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If you're worried about getting enough O-3 fats in your diet, track your food for a week in one of the online tracking tools. I use cron-o-meter because of the real-time graph displays, including O6 and O3 fats (I'm trying to keep the ratio to 4:1 or less). If you're worried about BPA, you have every right to be. While you can find a few vendors* who've cut out BPA from their packaging, it isn't the only hormone-mimicking danger lurking in the manufactured world. There are many estrogenically-active compounds added to plastics:
Additionally, there are low levels of impurities, such as catalyst residues that can have significant biological activity, despite low concentrations. As an example, all the polyethylene bags made to vaccuum pack foods and cook in sous vide machines are loaded with EA chemicals. For another example, silicone is no relief — although silicones can be formulated to be free of leachable endocrine disruptors, most aren't, including most medical grades. Unless a manufacturer has developed the product specifically to be free of EA and can provide valid test data to confirm this (not a generic "this passes FDA standards"- FDA allows the use of BPA!), consumers should assume that the plastic is likely leaching endocrine disrupting chemicals. There's a sobering paper (Environmental Health Perspectives, July 2011, pp 989-996) authored by Stuart Yaniger, that explains some of this danger. I pulled the information above from a comment he wrote on a Nom-Nom paleo blog post. *Native Forest makes a BPA-free can for coconut milk, but the quality of their product has been, shall we say, variable in the past year. Eden Foods makes nearly BPA-free canned tomato products. Also, Chris Kresser wrote a blog post with links to resources for BPA-free living. |
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Most cans contain BPA unfortunately. For variety, sardines are my goto "emergency" lunch when I don't prepare anything else. As far as paleo lunches, my dinner from the night before is always packed for lunch the next day. I typically pack it while I am cleaning up the kitchen and putting food away. This has been a tremendous time saver for us and gives you a pretty substantial lunch. Matt |
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There are old people that I have heard of, even my grandfather that passed away several years ago, that ate canned sardines almost every day. They grew up in a time when canned fish was a very cheap and inexpensive form of protein, and still is today. I would definitely avoid any cans containing BPA, but other than that, I don't see what the problem would be to eat any canned fish. I am sure the same applies to salmon and tuna. |
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I might be wrong, but I think that the Trader Joe's canned wild salmon is in a bpa free can. I eat this all the time, it is quick and easy, and at 2.99 a can pretty cheap! I don't think it is anything to worry about, though there are toxins in any seafood nowadays. If you are eating enough antioxidants, and detoxifying foods- you should be okay. I suggest adding in some cilantro which helps detox any heavy metals. |
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Canned salmon everyday probably has only one serious drawback. At some point, you're likely to tire of it and be stuck trying to find a new lunch. Hopefully, that day is far in the future. |
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i usually stick with the brand Wild Planet. they have a lot of different options for canned seafood without BPA. i eat it 3x a week usually. |
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What about pillar rock salmon bpa free? |
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Very much so, regardless of the toxins. http://jackkruse.com/brain-gut-5-paradigm-drifts-paradigm-shifts-epi-paleo/ |
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I love Wild Planet canned seafood products, and I still buy their sardines on Amazon (cheaper than at the store); but if you're looking for a really good canned salmon in BPA free cans at a reasonable price check out Port Chatham Seafood. You have to buy in bulk, so it's a bit of an investment, but I've yet to find a better $/lb, and the Rubinstein Red Sockeye Salmon tastes amazing! |
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Nothing everyday is healthy. That being said, one could do worse with canned salmon. If I had to do salmon everyday, I'd prefer it fresh, as there may be BPA and potential toxin buildup from always eating from a can. Mix it up? In a pinch, canned salmon is an excellent choice. |
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Gad that sounds good. I just finished off a similar concoction ( try adding some artichoke hearts and capers) made from coho meat cooked off the bones left from filleting. I ate it on cabbage, sometimes topped with sharp cheddar and broiled. |
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Bear & Wolf canned Salmon packaged by Trident Seafoods does not contain BPA and it is sold at Costco at a very reasonable price. Here's the link to Trident Seafoods website. |
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