Salmon filets???

[t3t4]

Ok I buy the big slabs of salmon from SAMS club and cut them up into filets, I have made this a regular part in my diet "at least 3 to 4 filets a day". My question is, is that to much or does the salmon have to much fat that I will start to gain unwanted weigt. I know that salmon is a great source of fat but is there also alot of bad fat?

 

[FunnyMonkey]

Salmon is a big fish so mercury could be a worry but other than that I would say go for it. On the other hand per ounce chicken will giv you more protein.

 

[bob marley]

Go with tuna and chicken.

 

[therm]

The comment about the mercury is right on, but in combination with other foods, such as Tuna, chicken, etc..., Salmon can be a nice addition to a diet. The fillets are high in essential fatty acids and will not make you gain any extra weight or fat. In fact, the fatty acids in the fish assist our body in burning fat - Fat is burned in a Fat furnace.

Eating 3-4 fillets a day is probably too much and most likely, you will lose the taste for it after a while. Add in some Tilapia, catfish, Cod, and other fishes into your diet. This will potentially alleviate your taste buds from getting "soured" on salmon. Also, these other fishes are not as high in mercury as salmon.

 

[bigdaddy22]

I would not worry too much about the whole mercury thing, I think you are taking in quite a bit of fat just in your salmon. 4 filets, I am gonna assume will be around 80g of fat or so. I dont know what the rest of your diet looks like though, but I would add some variety

 

[t3t4]

This is what my diet looks like:

5:15 AM 20g Protein Shake / BCAA's

5:30 AM 30 Minutes of Cardio

6:30 AM 1 cup of Oatmeal / 7 to 8 Eggs - 6 to 7 egg whites and 1 full egg / slices of green pepper and onion

10:00 AM Protein Shake / 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil and 1 table spoon of natural PB

12:00 PM 2 Chicken Breast or 2 Pieces of Salmon Fillet / 1 cup of long grain brown rice

2:00 PM "2 cans" Tuna or Salmon salad w/ FF mayo and brocolli mixed in

4:00 PM 2 Chicken Breasts or 2 Salmon Filets
4:30 PM Protein shake with 40g protein/1Table spoon of nat PB/ 1/2 cup of oatmeal

5:00 PM Workout

6:30 PM Protein shake with 1/3 cup of dextrose

7:15 PM 2 Chicken breast / 1/2 Yam / 1 cup steamed Veggies / 1/2 Cup long grain brown rice

9:30 PM 1 Cup Cottage cheese / 1 Tablespoon of Flax seed oil

 

[Fyre]

The comment about the mercury is right on, but in combination with other foods, such as Tuna, chicken, etc..., Salmon can be a nice addition to a diet. The fillets are high in essential fatty acids and will not make you gain any extra weight or fat. In fact, the fatty acids in the fish assist our body in burning fat - Fat is burned in a Fat furnace.

Eating 3-4 fillets a day is probably too much and most likely, you will lose the taste for it after a while. Add in some Tilapia, catfish, Cod, and other fishes into your diet. This will potentially alleviate your taste buds from getting "soured" on salmon. Also, these other fishes are not as high in mercury as salmon.

Good advice therm.

 

[bones93]

Yeah I would maybe sub in tuna or chicken for one of the salmon meals...Seems like a bit much fat espacially since you are taking in flax oil as well as Peanut butter also.....
BTW....those salmon slabs form SAMS are sweet!...just bought 2 today myself!
good luck....if that amount of fat is good for you then keep it up but I would gain weight on that.

 

[FunnyMonkey]

Just a note too guys. You migth already know this but the salmomn they sell at Sam's I believe is farmed raised and they dye that stuff pink. Basically it does not have near the amounts of omega-3 fat as an atlantic salmon which ae naturally deep red or pink. I believe the omega-3 fat is what gives Salmon its color.

 

[thorsky]

Just a note too guys. You migth already know this but the salmomn they sell at Sam's I believe is farmed raised and they dye that stuff pink. Basically it does not have near the amounts of omega-3 fat as an atlantic salmon which ae naturally deep red or pink. I believe the omega-3 fat is what gives Salmon its color.

Bingo! Not sure on the coloring from O-3's but the farm raised point is exactly what I was thinking. That may also negate the mercury problem as I'm not sure farm-raised fish are exposed to the same level of toxins. We only dump waste into mother nature, not our man made pools.