To eat tuna everyday

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Because of the Mercury. Is this a problem or can I ignore!!

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Do you like tinned mackerel? I love the one in olive oil

Haven't had it for eons!

You would have to limit your salmon intake to 2 portions per week as its an only fish.

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/fish-and-shellfish-nutrition/ gives the info on fish and shellfish

Perhaps I'll precook some smoked fillets and flake into my rice a couple of times a week

Yeah it's waaaaay too much mercury for every day.

Smoked mackerel is lovely, I also like smoked salmon but it's a bit ££, what about prawns? Prawns in salad are lovely

Tinned salmon is nice! Same texture as tuna. Nice with rice, pasta, on toast. Usually mix with a bit of white wine vinegar. It looks gross when you open the tin, but once you mash it up it's great!

I definitely think you'd be right to bring it down, especially as you're ttc. But even for a normal adult it cant be good every day. It might be easier to cope in pregnancy by bringing it down a bit now too, I got used to no caffeine while ttc so I wasn't dealing with 1st trimester exhaustion and caffeine withdrawal at the same time

You're allowed some caffeine in pregnancy
OP is within the tuna limits during pregnancy

I have been eating tinned tuna In sunflower oil for 50 years or more, is it supposed to be bad for you, too late for me now !

It's pretty bad for you in terms of mercury and it's terrible for the enviornment. Have you tried switching to sardines? Much healthier and more sustainable. I switched while pregnant and now only occasionally have tuna (still love a tuna melt).

Sardines are oily fish and should be limited to 2 portions per week for women planning on having children in the future/pregnant women

Salmon only takes 2 -3 minutes in the microwave if you get the strips.

A lot of these recommendations should also be limited in pregnancy as they are oily fish. Tuna should be limited because of the Mercury risk. Tuna is a big fish quite high up the fishy food chain and so has a condensed and high amount of mercury in from all the fishies they eat. Salmon, mackerel etc are oily fish and they have more pollutants in them.

You can eat lots and lots of white fish but you really should limit tuna and oily fish and take those are warnings seriously. It’s not like with squidgy cheese where you run the risk of mayyybbeee getting food poisoning but really very tiny risk. With these fish you are increasing the mercury and pollutants in your body and passing on to the baby.

How does mercury get in to tuna?

Balls! I often have salmon three or four times a week. Will reduce that too.

Anecdotal evidence says eating too much tuna can stop conception.

I think it's too much; sorry OP. (Also agree it's delicious.)

If you're squeamish about tinned salmon (I don't like the sound of paste myself), you could try those vacuum-packed things of smoked mackerel; they're ready to flake into rice or salads and especially good with something tangy to offset the fish (as it's quite rich) eg roasted beetroot and chopped segments of orange plus a good dressing.

Or alternate with cheese as your protein source eg halloumi, mozzarella or feta, with pre-cooked lentils and a mirepoix or roasted vegetables.

Its not too much according to the limits on the nhs page

I don't doubt it. But variety is surely a healthier approach, where possible.