#1 - anchovies #2 - sardines and mackerel (but not king mackerel) #3 - rainbow trout #4 - oysters #5 - salmon (not farmed) #6 - albacore (preferably troll or line caught in US or BC waters) and chunk light tuna Avoid (in order of what to stay furthest away from) - tilapia, farmed salmon, swai, catfish, farmed shrimp, orange roughy
Sardines - Just out of the tin on top of some sticky rice, vegetables, etc. Make a kind of poke bowl out of it. I tried cooking them out of the tin once but it didn't go well. The simplest thing to do is to get good tinned sardines packed in olive oil and learn to enjoy them just as they are. Sardines used to gross me out, like trying to eat cat food. But it's not gross at all you just have to get over that initial reaction. You can even make a kind of tuna salad but with sardines instead of tuna. It's a little stronger taste than tuna. I will sometimes combine it with wild canned salmon to make sardine/salmon salad. Good stuff.
Robert, pray for me- I finally bought some- fed it to the cat. Thinking of finding health tortilla and making tacos, or putting them in the blender with olive oil, holding my nose and downing them.
@thomasdelauer It's completely false. My dad worked for Regal Springs Tilapia. He visited the farms in South America. They do not feed them chicken feces....
I buy and eat mostly frozen サバ (mackerel) here in Japan. It is cheep, easy to prepare, requires no additional seasonings, and is available everywhere here. Only, I still cannot say it is of the healthier mackerel Thomas talks about here?
Are tinned sardines and oysters ok? These are the easiest way to eat them. The ones in springwater not oil. Is there any danger of aluminium from tinned fish?
I'm going to add anchovies to my cod liver, sardine and tuna pate I make in my blender. Sounds gross, but doesn't have much taste. I mix it with fresh sauerkraut or kimchi when I go kayaking for a snack. If this combination isn't a superfood, what is?
I cut toxic fish out long ago. Its terrible swai, catfish, tilapia etc are absolutely delicious im sticking with my anchovies, sardines, mackerel, beef liver, boiled eggs, and will continue to not care if people think im a psycho, go ahead people enjoy the hotpockets and honeybuns
Here are the key takeaways from Thomas DeLauer’s video "The Best Fish to Eat for Fat Loss (and what to never eat)": 1. **High-Quality Protein Sources**: Anchovies are highlighted as a top choice due to their high amino acid profile, which is crucial for muscle building, recovery, and longevity. 2. **Fatty Acid Composition**: It's important to consider not just the omega-3 content in fish but also the balance of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats. Anchovies, Bombay duck, and certain obscure fish like lizard fish score highly for beneficial fats that support metabolism and insulin sensitivity. 3. **Nutrient-Rich Shellfish**: Shellfish like oysters, scallops, and shrimp are superior in zinc, B12, and selenium content, making them excellent for boosting the immune system and providing high levels of other essential minerals. 4. **Heavy Metal Content and Fish Size**: Larger and longer-living fish like swordfish and shark accumulate more heavy metals and should generally be avoided. However, moderate consumption of smaller fish like tuna can be safer, especially given selenium's potential to mitigate mercury exposure. 5. **Avoid Farmed Fish**: Farmed fish generally have lower nutritional values and may contain antibiotics. However, farmed shellfish are an exception due to different farming practices that typically don't involve harmful antibiotics. 6. **Sustainable Choices**: Opt for fish that are abundant and have a shorter lifespan to support sustainability. Anchovies and sardines are excellent choices. 7. **Healthier Fish Options**: Along with anchovies, sardines, and mackerel, rainbow trout and oysters are recommended for their beneficial nutrients and lower heavy metal content. 8. **Fish to Avoid**: Stay away from tilapia, farmed salmon, and regular catfish due to their poor nutritional profiles, high potential contaminant levels, and environmental concerns.
I used to hate sardines. Found out it was because they were soaked in water. Soaked & canned in Olive oil is better. lightly toasted if I discover I've bought a disappointing brand
Random I know. Makes me wonder if the fish sauce and fish broth (primarily anchovies) I use for Asian dishes has any of the amino acids. Or if they get cooked out. 🤔
Thank you Thomas, this was very informativ. I was just missing the info on one sort of fish: cod. Since the liver is so important it would have been interesting to find out about the meat itself. We love to eat it besides wild caught salmon and sardines in a tin. I never had anchovies because I heard tined ones are extremely salty.
What about farmed salmon in japan it’s also significantly different from the US. I personally can’t stand wild salmon unless it’s from the Faroe Islands which is very hard and expensive to find.
Hi Thomas! Could you please post a video about your nutritional advice for young, lean/skinny and metabolically healthy people who want to build muscle in the best possible way. Protein should be clear by now, but what about the amount/ratio of carbs and fats?
You also need to do some resistance training with bands besides eating beef and lean protein like chicken breast, opt for organic, grassfed. Full fat yogurt and full fat cottage cheese are another option
i need some recipes for anchovies and sardines. One that covers up the very fishy smell . I love Rainbow trout and they are best right out of the river. There were a lot of benefits to backpacking and foraging ..fresh trout being a major one.
Whole Foods Market says their farmed salmon is "responsibly farmed" and fed krill and shrimp. As you said, just because it's farmed doesn't make it bad. What do you think?
I like sardines but don’t eat as much now based on data it’s contaminated w/ microplastics. Also in mackerel and anchovy. Science Direct has a research article about it.
Wasn't there the story about the navy taking care of dolphins, which then reach double the age of wild dolphins? And they eat mainly certain fish high in saturated fat. But it is the 17 junction saturated fat and turned out this is pretty good for humans as well.
Amazing knowledgeable content, great video. I only do cod or haddock. Golden. And do not add anything people. just flakes of plain fish. PROTEIN. 1/2 pound sitting at a time, around 45 grams of protein in the sitting. Done in the middle of the day.
@@jennifermarlow. yeah I know that, I’m in the uk and wondered why he felt it was under the radar. I guess it’s due to the poster being in the US, sorry. Not under the radar here 🙂
Yeah if you have to have tuna, have the ones in spring water, not the ones in sunflower oil Edit: I don’t eat it personally, a mate of mine does but only twice a week. I eat pilchards, wild salmon, fresh caught mackerel, guilthead bream, sea bass (the last three I fish for myself)
got to 2mins then got boring.... no mention about how you like the taste salmon my favourite...Fresh scotch wild farmed or tuna steaks from grimsby.....❤👍
Oysters and other shellfish live a long time and as bottom feeders - where heavy metals and other pollutants settle. That doesn't bother you? Not worth mentioning?
The larger the fish the more mercury, that's all I go on. Sardines for me. I see the shelves overloaded with tuna and call it tinned mercury. Forget even farmed oysters, I can't find any that aren't china origin.
Generally a fan of your content but just want to point out a bit of misinformation: The "Japanese radiation leak" as you referred to it is a non-issue. The levels in that water which was released was negligible.
If you do not like anchovies, or salmon your kinda are limited. I may be able to tolerate Mackerel and I definitely will not eat any type of shell fish. I guess will have to hope for the best
Can’t stand farm raised. Get fish from Flying Fish at pike Place Market Seattle. They get their fish from Alaska. To send it to other states is $50. Overnight send. Tilapia is horrible! Tastes like dirt
Counting the times he says "removing the segment of white flour, sugar and other things a diabetic should definitely not eat in radial baked confection!"
I'll stick with my smoked herring kippers from Newfoundland. Yummo! Low on the chain, 2.5 grams of DHA heavy Omegas and decent protein. Cannot do anchovies. Sardines on occasion. Farmed fish is hideous. I'm out.
When I saw the thumbnail my mind immediately said Tilapia. If you're actually starving to death I wouldn't turn it down but if you have choices and trying to eat and be as healthy as possible I would stay far far away from it.
Now the Japan is dumping all their nuclear waste water from Fucushima into the ocean which makes the polution extremely worse. I dont k ow why noone is saying anything about that.
Dude you are dead wrong about farmed salmon…it’s the country of where the fish is sourced from. Salmon from Norway or New Zealand are antibiotic free. Argentina salmon…no!
correct! Fish from farm is definitely healthier than from the ocean and contains less microplastic and more Omega 3. However, this is mainly true for farms in Norway or Faroe Islands, which pioneered sustainable salmon farming. It may be different in the US.
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Farmed salmon is perfect for sushi since it's the surest way to make sure there's no parasites that's introduced via wild food. Tuna is great at filtering that naturally, but salmon needs to be monitored if you are not able to do the entire freezing process
@ThomasDeLauerOfficial I 100% thought you were being serious. Joke. My head. Also, what an awful way for me to express that comment. I'm sorry about that. I got defensive (I eat that salmon) My bad Thomas. Thanks for the content.
@@erikkison Salt is not the enemy. Sugar, the other white crystal, is. Too much sugar, namely fructose, can cause kidney disease amongst other things it can cause.
#1 - anchovies
#2 - sardines and mackerel (but not king mackerel)
#3 - rainbow trout
#4 - oysters
#5 - salmon (not farmed)
#6 - albacore (preferably troll or line caught in US or BC waters) and chunk light tuna
Avoid (in order of what to stay furthest away from) - tilapia, farmed salmon, swai, catfish, farmed shrimp, orange roughy
Hands down the tastiest and most affordable are sardines packed in water . Primal kitchen chipotle avocado mayonnaise and sardines is a hit 🎯💯
Sardines - Just out of the tin on top of some sticky rice, vegetables, etc. Make a kind of poke bowl out of it. I tried cooking them out of the tin once but it didn't go well. The simplest thing to do is to get good tinned sardines packed in olive oil and learn to enjoy them just as they are. Sardines used to gross me out, like trying to eat cat food. But it's not gross at all you just have to get over that initial reaction. You can even make a kind of tuna salad but with sardines instead of tuna. It's a little stronger taste than tuna. I will sometimes combine it with wild canned salmon to make sardine/salmon salad. Good stuff.
Add olive, onion slices and hot sauce. Yummy
Robert, pray for me- I finally bought some- fed it to the cat. Thinking of finding health tortilla and making tacos, or putting them in the blender with olive oil, holding my nose and downing them.
The Tilapia situation is gross and disturbing on multiple levels. Good grief.
@thomasdelauer It's completely false. My dad worked for Regal Springs Tilapia. He visited the farms in South America. They do not feed them chicken feces....
Thank you for all the work and tireless efforts you consistently pour into this channel!
I love fresh Anchovies! Not the tinned salty ones. They usually have them at the deli counters in the uk.
Skipjack tuna was not mentioned. That is the smallest tuna, and gas the least Mercury
I buy and eat mostly frozen サバ (mackerel) here in Japan. It is cheep, easy to prepare, requires no additional seasonings, and is available everywhere here. Only, I still cannot say it is of the healthier mackerel Thomas talks about here?
Are tinned sardines and oysters ok? These are the easiest way to eat them. The ones in springwater not oil. Is there any danger of aluminium from tinned fish?
I'm going to add anchovies to my cod liver, sardine and tuna pate I make in my blender. Sounds gross, but doesn't have much taste. I mix it with fresh sauerkraut or kimchi when I go kayaking for a snack. If this combination isn't a superfood, what is?
Sounds interesting. Did you ever try to add some horseradish, onions and mayo into your tuna pate (even some red beets in the blender)?
@@Sywi12 I do add black pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
I always recommend people to eat forage fish. Not only is it way cheaper than salmon, they are rarely farmed.
Interesting!!
Thank you for your dedication ❤
Just more reasons for me to enjoy my anchovies and sardines 😁
I love the white anchovies. Much less salty, and tastier than sardines imo
@@banzaiburger9589how’s the smell lol?
@@KalvinPatelvery mild. Less fishy than sardines
@@banzaiburger9589 gotcha, how do you prepare to eat them?
I cut toxic fish out long ago. Its terrible swai, catfish, tilapia etc are absolutely delicious im sticking with my anchovies, sardines, mackerel, beef liver, boiled eggs, and will continue to not care if people think im a psycho, go ahead people enjoy the hotpockets and honeybuns
Here are the key takeaways from Thomas DeLauer’s video "The Best Fish to Eat for Fat Loss (and what to never eat)":
1. **High-Quality Protein Sources**: Anchovies are highlighted as a top choice due to their high amino acid profile, which is crucial for muscle building, recovery, and longevity.
2. **Fatty Acid Composition**: It's important to consider not just the omega-3 content in fish but also the balance of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats. Anchovies, Bombay duck, and certain obscure fish like lizard fish score highly for beneficial fats that support metabolism and insulin sensitivity.
3. **Nutrient-Rich Shellfish**: Shellfish like oysters, scallops, and shrimp are superior in zinc, B12, and selenium content, making them excellent for boosting the immune system and providing high levels of other essential minerals.
4. **Heavy Metal Content and Fish Size**: Larger and longer-living fish like swordfish and shark accumulate more heavy metals and should generally be avoided. However, moderate consumption of smaller fish like tuna can be safer, especially given selenium's potential to mitigate mercury exposure.
5. **Avoid Farmed Fish**: Farmed fish generally have lower nutritional values and may contain antibiotics. However, farmed shellfish are an exception due to different farming practices that typically don't involve harmful antibiotics.
6. **Sustainable Choices**: Opt for fish that are abundant and have a shorter lifespan to support sustainability. Anchovies and sardines are excellent choices.
7. **Healthier Fish Options**: Along with anchovies, sardines, and mackerel, rainbow trout and oysters are recommended for their beneficial nutrients and lower heavy metal content.
8. **Fish to Avoid**: Stay away from tilapia, farmed salmon, and regular catfish due to their poor nutritional profiles, high potential contaminant levels, and environmental concerns.
Great video and very useful practical information. Unfortunately I just can't bring myself to enjoy sardines, maybe I should give it another try.
I used to hate sardines. Found out it was because they were soaked in water. Soaked & canned in Olive oil is better. lightly toasted if I discover I've bought a disappointing brand
Random I know. Makes me wonder if the fish sauce and fish broth (primarily anchovies) I use for Asian dishes has any of the amino acids. Or if they get cooked out. 🤔
Thank you Thomas, this was very informativ. I was just missing the info on one sort of fish: cod. Since the liver is so important it would have been interesting to find out about the meat itself. We love to eat it besides wild caught salmon and sardines in a tin. I never had anchovies because I heard tined ones are extremely salty.
One way to offset the salt is in a pole bowl, don't salt your rice.
What about farmed salmon in japan it’s also significantly different from the US. I personally can’t stand wild salmon unless it’s from the Faroe Islands which is very hard and expensive to find.
There is no Alaskan salmon from the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands aren't even in the same ocean as Alaska.
@@BrodyYYC wild salmon is what I meant. Coho, Alaskan any wild salmon unless it’s faroe
@@dawsidaws the salmon you buy in a store from the Faroe Islands is most likely farmed.
Hi Thomas!
Could you please post a video about your nutritional advice for young, lean/skinny and metabolically healthy people who want to build muscle in the best possible way. Protein should be clear by now, but what about the amount/ratio of carbs and fats?
You also need to do some resistance training with bands besides eating beef and lean protein like chicken breast, opt for organic, grassfed. Full fat yogurt and full fat cottage cheese are another option
Great analyse Thomas 👏
i need some recipes for anchovies and sardines. One that covers up the very fishy smell
. I love Rainbow trout and they are best right out of the river. There were a lot of benefits to backpacking and foraging ..fresh trout being a major one.
Bombay duck is a bottom feeder , tends to have higher microplastics contamination
What about herring?
Good question, given it's the fish highest in creatine.
I get wild caught Alaska cod through Butcherbox. It’s delicious, really mild.
11:06 "...relatively low fat overall..."
The problem with smoked oysters is they usually come packed in oil.
What brand to buy anchovies?
Wow herring didn't make the list.
I doubt that the farm raised fish would have iodine and or selenium.
A glaring omission - herring is tops for creatine.
Whole Foods Market says their farmed salmon is "responsibly farmed" and fed krill and shrimp. As you said, just because it's farmed doesn't make it bad. What do you think?
Whats your opinion on Steelhead trout? I think i saw a wild caught one at Aldi but was unsure about it so I just went for salmon.
I like sardines but don’t eat as much now based on data it’s contaminated w/ microplastics. Also in mackerel and anchovy. Science Direct has a research article about it.
What about seabream and seabass? My favourites
what about fish sauce - made from anchovies and salt?
Anchovis, Sardinen, Makrelen, Regenbogenforelle, Muscheln, Wildlachs, kein Tilapia, kein Farmlachs, Farmkrabben
Danke
Austern statt Muscheln, aber danke 🎉
And avoid king mackerel
Fisch Haus!
Wasn't there the story about the navy taking care of dolphins, which then reach double the age of wild dolphins? And they eat mainly certain fish high in saturated fat. But it is the 17 junction saturated fat and turned out this is pretty good for humans as well.
Thoughts on Halibut !??
It's important to realize that West Coast (Washington) oysters are notoriously high in cadmium.
Amazing knowledgeable content, great video. I only do cod or haddock. Golden. And do not add anything people. just flakes of plain fish. PROTEIN. 1/2 pound sitting at a time, around 45 grams of protein in the sitting. Done in the middle of the day.
Fresh pilchards and mackerel
He didn't say cod or haddock though
Thats because its a eastern atlantic ocean fish. Its similar to cod except tastier. But a very plain healthier white fish under the radar thats why.
@@BENEATH_THE_SEWERS what do you mean under the radar please?
@@jennifermarlow. yeah I know that, I’m in the uk and wondered why he felt it was under the radar. I guess it’s due to the poster being in the US, sorry. Not under the radar here 🙂
How about the canned tuna in water and the packs of tuna, is one better than the other?
Yeah if you have to have tuna, have the ones in spring water, not the ones in sunflower oil
Edit: I don’t eat it personally, a mate of mine does but only twice a week. I eat pilchards, wild salmon, fresh caught mackerel, guilthead bream, sea bass (the last three I fish for myself)
Love smoked mackerel
Oh boy....this should be interesting...😮
got to 2mins then got boring.... no mention about how you like the taste salmon my favourite...Fresh scotch wild farmed or tuna steaks from grimsby.....❤👍
I dont know whats the best but i prefer atlantic cod for the taste
Thank you.
What about wild caught tilapia?
The swordfish in the room lol another great video as usual. Thank you.
I do wish you had posted this vid at the start Lent.
made it all the way to the end just to be stabbed in the heart..... gonna miss you Orange Roughy, you were one of my favorites.
Oysters and other shellfish live a long time and as bottom feeders - where heavy metals and other pollutants settle. That doesn't bother you? Not worth mentioning?
They are rich in iron and other minerals so I think its positives outweigh the negatives
The larger the fish the more mercury, that's all I go on. Sardines for me. I see the shelves overloaded with tuna and call it tinned mercury. Forget even farmed oysters, I can't find any that aren't china origin.
Costco has US farmed oysters
@@Thzlpsm I'm not a member there, we have to be members to shop there in Australia.
Generally a fan of your content but just want to point out a bit of misinformation: The "Japanese radiation leak" as you referred to it is a non-issue.
The levels in that water which was released was negligible.
If you do not like anchovies, or salmon your kinda are limited. I may be able to tolerate Mackerel and I definitely will not eat any type of shell fish. I guess will have to hope for the best
Restaurants in Atlanta are passing swai off for more expensive fish😢
Shellfish is contaminated with lead, cadmium and arsenic, and has the same contamination problems as fish.
Tomorrow is my grocery store day and I was gonna pick up some Tilapia. I will not be getting the Tilapia.
Did they do any in depth studies on goldfish?
Need to.
The crackers or the kind you win at the fair?
😂
Orange roughy around when Winston Churchill was a teenager
Can’t stand farm raised. Get fish from Flying Fish at pike Place Market Seattle. They get their fish from Alaska. To send it to other states is $50. Overnight send. Tilapia is horrible! Tastes like dirt
What about wild caught cod?
I gave sardines an honest try. I opened the can...but I couldn't get past the smell. I was gagging and couldn't get them into my mouth.
Love your channel, thank you for always sharing ❤
Counting the times he says "removing the segment of white flour, sugar and other things a diabetic should definitely not eat in radial baked confection!"
Why is regular Catfish so bad?
I'll stick with my smoked herring kippers from Newfoundland. Yummo! Low on the chain, 2.5 grams of DHA heavy Omegas and decent protein. Cannot do anchovies. Sardines on occasion. Farmed fish is hideous. I'm out.
I like these too. I've heard the protein utilization on this fish is excellent.
Can you please mention where you get them in the US. Thanks!
Grocery store - Walmart.
@@butch843 That's partly due to it's creatine content - the highest of any fish.
@@oskartheme5233 interesting
Dam ive been crushing talapia lately 😮
I eat a daily can of sardines.
When I saw the thumbnail my mind immediately said Tilapia. If you're actually starving to death I wouldn't turn it down but if you have choices and trying to eat and be as healthy as possible I would stay far far away from it.
Have a piece of bread and dye it pink lol lol lol this is the best
With butter
pollock & sardines for me
Everyone seems to be talking about zinc what about the sleeping giant copper?
I'm sure if they did have it at Olive Garden, they'd find a way to make it unhealthy.
Anchovies are very salty.
I prefer cod. Although I know nothing about it as far as safety.
It's not worth eating fish, heavy metals and micro pladtics are that bad. Krill oil or algea oil is the way to go.
Shit, I’m having tilapia for dinner. Every Monday 😂
I have a reservation regarding the oysters since they all come from China in grocery stores…
1. Anchovies
2. Whale
3. Mullet
4. Minnows
5. Goldfish
Mmmm. Goldfish
Whale is not a fish.
@@markhatfield5621 minnows are
I wish I loved anchovies 😢
*cod* has entered da chat
Sharks & swordfish iz bad kuz it eat otha fish
The price of sardines and mackerel are going up. 😢
Mahi-mahi? Assuming middle of the road?
Now the Japan is dumping all their nuclear waste water from Fucushima into the ocean which makes the polution extremely worse. I dont k ow why noone is saying anything about that.
What about farmed salmon from Whole Foods it’s apparently not dyed and nutritious?
NOT ANYTHING AT THOSE PRICES!
@@yourcarplace3265 it’s not that expensive lol
@@dawsidaws Everything at Whole Foods is overpriced.
Is there any real danger in eating seafood everyday?
Microplastics.
Dude you are dead wrong about farmed salmon…it’s the country of where the fish is sourced from. Salmon from Norway or New Zealand are antibiotic free. Argentina salmon…no!
correct! Fish from farm is definitely healthier than from the ocean and contains less microplastic and more Omega 3. However, this is mainly true for farms in Norway or Faroe Islands, which pioneered sustainable salmon farming. It may be different in the US.
@@jennifermarlow. Interesting, I made the opposite experience. Farmed one tastes more balanced and has better color whereas the wild one I don‘t like.
You have to create an account to see their website. I'm out no thank you.
Use a reputable sponsor please not one that forces you to create an account so they can spam your email.
Wvery fear heavy metals… if they only knew where their spices come from….
If it's not salt water fish that i caught I'm not eating it.
Farmed salmon is perfect for sushi since it's the surest way to make sure there's no parasites that's introduced via wild food. Tuna is great at filtering that naturally, but salmon needs to be monitored if you are not able to do the entire freezing process
Tuna ok? Tuna in can lol
Skipjack (light) is lowest in mercury.
NOT MY TILAPIA 😢
Tilapia is garbage fish. I will not touch it.
"If you want eat farm salmon you might has well take a piece of bread and dye it pink" is the dumbest thing thomas has ever said
Or you can’t take a joke. It’s not literally a carb or bread. Lighten up
@ThomasDeLauerOfficial I 100% thought you were being serious.
Joke.
My head.
Also, what an awful way for me to express that comment. I'm sorry about that. I got defensive (I eat that salmon)
My bad Thomas. Thanks for the content.
A dead fish handshake is never acceptable!!
I just can't eat Anchovies. NO.
Why not?
@@oskartheme5233 My Dad used to get it on pizza and not tell us. I could not stand the salty taste.
USAFA🇺🇸
Tilapia tastes like dirt to me & I can't stand farm raised fish.
Canned anchovies are salt bombs. Too much sodium is unhealthy too and I haven't see unsalted anchovies.
Sodium is not unhealthy. This isn’t 1980.
Sodium isn't the enemy.
@@BillyHannon14 Too much salt can cause kidney disease.
the one from Wild Planet is not salty. Only 370mg sodium per can.
@@erikkison
Salt is not the enemy. Sugar, the other white crystal, is. Too much sugar, namely fructose, can cause kidney disease amongst other things it can cause.
I saw fish farmed talapia n watch them dump pig poop into the water yuck n the people think it’s great they just don’t know
Oh man another one of these. Lol. Don't eat carbs. Your weight will normalize