Mahi and shrimp?!

Question

I'm such a dope. I know shimp is allowed and some fish is safe to eat. We had some fresh mahimahi fillets and some shrimp cocktail with dinner tonight... mahimahi isn't one of the big no-nos of fish during pregnancy, so I didn't even think about it until afterwards. After reading, too much mercury can cause brain damage/defects?!?! Ugh. What do y'all think? Is one small serving of mahi with some shrimp the same night too much???

Answer

Absolutely not too much so long as you aren't eating a ton of seafood all the time.  I eat shrimp 2-3x/wk and salmon no more than 2x/wk (both very low Mercury). If I eat a higher Mercury fish (like mahi or the very very rare serving of grouper) I just don't eat as much salmon/ shrimp that week. I'm not a big fan of chicken or beef (or really any other animal protein) and I can't do tofu or other replacement proteins. For me, it just came down to saving my sanity and actually getting a decent amount of protein. I'm 30 weeks and Baby boy has been doing very well!

Answer

I live in Hawaii and as you can imagine, fish is a large part of some of our diets. The State health department has a pamphlet with great info about fish and mercury levels. Hope this helps answer your question about the mahi mahi.

Mahi and shrimp?!

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