A lot of time on a boat, appreciate help.

[cleaneatingmel]

Hi
I spend a lot of time on a boat in summer. I have a (very small) fridge - and a tiny tiny tiny freezer - though I can take an engle and set it on freeze.

I know this is a hard one - but I'm wondering if anyone has tips?

The first few days are ok I can take fresh fruit/veg.

I do have access to a store - it's just very expensive so I'd like to know what sort of packaged/lasting stuff I could take. It's difficult as I avoid canned (bpa/bps). The only answer may be just visit the store every day and do the best I can.

Just thought I'd put it out there really!

Mel

[EJ]

It's an interesting challenge...

I feel that unless you can easily go to the store daily (many in Europe do that naturally for fresh food-and because their fridges are tiny and they often don't have freezers), it may be worth tracking down good quality BPA-free (yes, I know it's not great, but it's something) canned fish. I feel like most bloggers, Sarah included, recommend eating lower quality fish (or canned or "high-mercury") over not eating fish at all! So this is a situation where you have to look at what will benefit you the most-healthy food with some BPA/BPS/whatever...or crappy, preservative-laden processed food that would hold up on a boat all summer.

Also look for appropriate packaged foods-jerky, pemmican, nut mixes if you eat nuts. Or possibly make your own snack packs using a dehydrator and a vacuum sealer

For fruit & vegetables...try to pick ones that stay fresh for a long time. Or find frozen versions. Or buy fresh if you can.

Sorry-just trying to write something! Hope you think of some good alternatives!

[cleaneatingmel]

Thank you for trying to help me Some good ideas.
I read an article '7 things the experts won't eat' or something like that - farmed salmon is one of them, only to have every 5 months without increasing risk :/ doesn't sound good. Just feels like there is something wrong with everything. Ever have those days?

[EJ]

Yes haha definitely! Today might be one of them

Farmed salmon is less than good. But you can buy canned wild salmon. And even farmed is better than none at all! Check out Sarah's ranking list: www.thepaleomom.com/2012/06/if-i-cant-always-afford-grass-fed-beef.html

[cleaneatingmel]

I think I'm going to avoid salmon.
I found some salmon caviar (no as expensive as it sounds!) that is hand milked. It sounds good to me.
It's Yarra Valley Salmon (in Australia!)

Prawns seem to be a good option (though expensive!), low on mercury ??

[EJ]

Yes, shrimp/prawns are low-mercury.

But here's what Sarah has to say about mercury content: www.thepaleomom.com/2012/08/the-mercury-content-of-seafood-should.html
And 2 from Chris Kresser: chriskresser.com/5-reasons-why-concerns-about-mercury-in-fish-are-misguided
chriskresser.com/is-eating-fish-safe-a-lot-safer-than-not-eating-fish

[cleaneatingmel]

I still want to go for low mercury options from the research I've done. And thank you, it's brilliant to know shrimp/prawns are low in mercury! My husband catches a fair bit of dhu-fish but as for fish I 'buy' I will go for low mercury options.
Thanks for your help