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I’m always very proud of my parents! My Mom, of course, for raising the four of us independent, crazy kids (harder than it looks). And my Dad, who I take a lot of my work ethic and inspiration from.

My Dad is a prominent Gastroenterologist (digestive systems doctor) specializing in Colon Cancer during his research years, and I offhandedly was discussing eating fish and worrying about mercury content. My Dad comes back with a handy notecard with the following information:

OK

• Salmon (wild)
• Sardines
• Sole
• Tilapia
• Trout
• Shrimp
• Clams
• Scallops
• “Light Tuna” (NOT Chunk)

Once a month

• Bass (Sea)
• Red Snapper
• Flounder
• Halibut
• Grouper
• Fresh Tuna (Chunk/Whole Tuna)
• Mahi Mahi
• Orange Roughy

NO

• Swordfish
• Shark
• Marlin
• King Mackerel
• Tilefish
• (Farm-raised Salmon)
• (Farm-raised Trout)

Well, I’ll probably still eat anything that a good sushi chef prepares for omakase. And, as Anthony Bourdain recommends, don’t eat fish on Mondays. But this list is very handy for me, and wow, i’ve started really looking at “Farm-raised” and “color added” labels on fish nowadays. This isn’t an “official” list of anything, just some crib notes from my dad about a topic that piqued my curiousity. If you have any questions about whether fish is right in your own diet, please consult your own doctor! (Just trying to CMA, you know…)

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