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Post by cleaneatingmel on Aug 24, 2014 10:35:20 GMT -5
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
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Post by EJ on Aug 26, 2014 10:09:46 GMT -5
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!
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Post by cleaneatingmel on Aug 27, 2014 8:57:31 GMT -5
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?
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Post by EJ on Aug 27, 2014 9:49:26 GMT -5
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Post by cleaneatingmel on Aug 28, 2014 21:59:44 GMT -5
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 ??
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Post by EJ on Aug 29, 2014 19:07:12 GMT -5
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Post by cleaneatingmel on Aug 30, 2014 22:15:27 GMT -5
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
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