Tuna

[~Mrs. A2J~]

I have avoided tuna since I found out I was pregnant because of the mercury content. Since I'm almost 14 weeks now I was thinking about eating some (even though I don't really like it) as I have a bunch stored up from WIC that I don't want to go to waste. Did/do you limit tuna? And do you think it's "safer" now that the first trimester is passing?

 

[Hadassah]

I eat it about once a month.

I still have issues eating meat (dunno why)... but I eat it in tunafish salad (mayo, boiled eggs sliced small and two cans of tuna that have been drained)..

Otherwise I try to have Salmon once a month as well.. but not so successful as of late.

 

[jgonz]

There is FAR more mercury in most vaccinations than in tuna. You'd have to eat tuna every single day for at least 3 years to have a problem with mercury. (Ok, I can't remember if the 3 yrs is correct or not, but I know it's a loooong time.)

I have tuna about once a week, and I get it from the health food store.

If someone has a good link to which tuna is better/healthier than another, I'd love to see it (I lost all my links about a month ago now in a computer crash.) I know Light tuna is better than the all white, but I can't remember which specific varieties of tuna are better than another.

 

[HDoggie19]

Go for the "Chunk Light Tuna" instead of the albacore tuna, and you're good to go. Just in moderation, of course.

 

[sparassidae]

Did a quick google, I thought tinned tuna was okay.

Anyway, this is an Aus site, but you get the idea:

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Mercury_in_fish?OpenDocument

Basically, tinned tuna once or twice a week is fine. The thing to watch out for is shark. Shark is used in frozen fish fillets, fish fingers etc, and also when you buy 'fish and chips' if the type of fish isn't specified, it's probably shark.