Which foods are high in Omega 3 oils..

[Blu]

apart from oily fish?
And which foods are high in Omega 6?

I think Avocados are...

Thank you - I'm having the same feeling, Dino! And now that oily fish is officially dodgy, I'm wondering what to do.
Beetroot - is flax seed oil fairly tasteless? DS (3)is very suspicious of salad...

Fish Experts (Sophable, Toothache etc): Is it likely that fish like sardines are less polluted than fish that live for years and grow big before they are caught and eaten?

egg yolks, walnuts - all excellent sources. Flaxseed oil makes me gag but if you mix it in something, you probably won't notice it. You can get it in dried format and then sprinkle it on cereal (and then you can hardly taste it at all).

In terms of fish, its herring, mackerel, sardines and salmon which are best. Tuna (not tinned as this gets rid of all the omega), trout, sardines, oysters are all good as well.

Oh god, managed to avoid the fish scare; is organic salmon dodgy too?

meant anchovies (instead of sardines) are in the category which is the best for o3.

Food Standard Agency fish article

Here's a great article from the Dietetic Association. I hope robinw sees this because I was looking for this for her the other day! It's only 2 pages and summarises what you can eat, what alternative sources are etc.

\llinkwww.bda.uk.com/Downloads/omega3.pdf\omega 3 info{}

oops here it is

omega 3

Thing is, I'm always so resolutely underimpressed by the FSA. Specially the press office.

i may have got the wrong idea but am i right in thinking this thread is to do with the level of pollution in farmed fish? unfortunatly most fish oil capsules/liquids are also from farmed fish.
One of the few exceptions are Eskimo oil capsules/liquid, the fish are from the unpolluted artic seas (hence the eskimo name!) and the irish food safety association have said they are one of the purest fish oils available.

Omega 6 is found in most seeds...flax/sunflower/sesame etc. i can find a longer list tomorrow!

Thank you.
Gloworm: I am making an effort to up the level of Omega 3 in our diet - and understood from the Observer that one of the crucial factors is the Omega 3:6 balance and that reducng 6 relative to 3 could be a factor. But it's quite hard to get a comprehensive list, cos all we hear about is oily fish.

flora margarine has both omega 3 and 6 added to it and is suitable for vegetarians - if that helps

blu, you are right on the 3:6 balance, this is important. in todays society most of us have too much 6 and not enough 3. we (i'm generalising here) eat too little oily fish but eat plenlty of things like sunflower marg, sesame seeds on buns etc. Obviously there are many exceptions to this, some people have a diet very high in omeaga3 and very low in omega6.
if i have time at work today i'll try to get a list of both 3 and 6 in everyday food.

I'm pretty confused about the omega/fish oils thing, I confess! What amount of food containing omega3 is equivalent to daily fish oils capsules? If a child starts taking fish oils do they have to continue for life? A pharmacist I spoke to felt they should only be taken if there was some need and that it wasn't desirable for healthy, active, bright children to take them. Wdyt?

suedonim, i dont know why you were told that by your pharmacist, unless they are used to treating sick people and dont believe in taking preventative measures. in our health shop we sell remedies to people with problems, but we sell just as many remedies to people who are taking remedies on the basis that prevention is better than cure. We give both our children(8mth and 2yrs) fish oil and probiotics most days even though there is nothing in particular wrong with them. The fish oil will help with brain development (and lots of other benefits too) and given how quickly their brains are developing when they are young this is no bad thing IMO.

Here is the list of foods which are high in essential fatty-acids. I'll add any more I come accross later.

OMEGA 3
salmon, fresh tuna, halibut, sardines, makeral, herring, trout
omega3-enriched eggs
offal
flax/linseeds
hemp seeds
pumpkin seed oil
canola oil
soya bean
walnut oil
dark green leafy vegetables

OMEGA 6
safflower oil
sunflower oil
hemp seeds
walnuts
pumpkin seeds
sesame seeds
flaxlinseeds
borage oil
blackcurrent seed oil
evenging primrose oil

OMEGA 9
these are not essential fats, in other words the body can made these itself if you have plenty of omega 3 and 6.
Olive oil
almonds
avocado
peanut
macadamia nut

Grassfed beff is higher in omega 3 oils than fish but other wise you could try: Omega-3 fats are found in flaxseed oil, walnut oil, and marine plankton and fatty fish.

Beef beef beef beef. FGS whats wrong with my spelling today

Marine Plankton? Which aisle is that in in Tesco?

blu, am no fish expert, but imo sea fish are ok (obviously, they are also, or many of them, nearly fished out, so we need to be aware that things like cod which used to be so massively populated are nearly gone in most places) in terms of health, altho we pollute the sea, the oceans are wide and altho undoubtedly most sea fish contain more toxins than they used to they by no means are the threat to health that imo farmed fish raised in massively overcrowded cages and fed absolute crap are. hth

Thanks for the info, that's useful to know. I think I may go down the flax/linseed route. I was practically force-fed cod liver oil as a child and even thinking about it now makes me gag so I can't bring myself give it to my own child!

if you are using flaxseeds or linseeds you need to crush/grind them before use. otherwise the oil will remain trapped inside the seed. if you blitz them they turn in to a powder which is easy to hide in food. we grind a batch of linseed, sunflower, pumpkin etc and add a spoon to one meal a day (when we can remember!)
(they are usually only eaten whole by people using them for constipation)

by the way, just in case there is any confusion, flax and linseeds are the same thing...usually called flax seed in US and linseed in UK.

forgot to say, if you are adding to food, either add to cold food, or add to hot food after you have finished cooking it.
(in other words, dont cook the seeds)