Food, Food, and More Food Thread

The one on Foothill? or is there a newer one?

krim wrote:The one on Foothill? or is there a newer one?

The newer one on Arroyo Parkway off the 110 Freeway. I usually go there to buy vegetables that you can't readily find at other markets, like kale and the like.

ooo.. much closer than the one on Foothill.

But why do i keep thinking you lived in OC/LB? :headscratch:

krim wrote:ooo.. much closer than the one on Foothill.

But why do i keep thinking you lived in OC/LB? :headscratch:

nah....I've never lived that far south....thank goodness. in any event, the Arroyo Parkway Whole Foods is a wonder to behold. the produce, meats, cheeses, breads, lunch station, wine counter, coffee counter.....all excellent. it's endless there man....it's worth a visit especially if you live pretty close, and I gather you do....I gotta ride up the 110...but I enjoy going there so it's worth it. As a much more accomplished cook than myself...I think you'll enjoy it. Their meat counter is pretty darn amazing...I'm sure you could pick out and grill up some Azuma Kazuma-esque heavenly steaks.

I usually get my steaks from Costco or Trader Joe's if im feeling cheap. Howies/Alexanders in San Gabriel if im feeling spendy. The Foothill one was always too far to get meat from and drive back. And I never liked the selection from Wild Oats, or it was way over priced.

krim wrote:I usually get my steaks from Costco or Trader Joe's if im feeling cheap. Howies/Alexanders in San Gabriel if im feeling spendy. The Foothill one was always too far to get meat from and drive back. And I never liked the selection from Wild Oats, or it was way over priced.

You're too busy sowing your wild oats to go their store.

These are some of the finest restaurants in New York...it has got to make you wonder about the restaurants in Los Angeles...


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Recent laboratory tests found so much mercury in tuna sushi from 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants that at most of them, a regular diet of six pieces a week would exceed the levels considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Sushi from 5 of the 20 places had mercury levels so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market. The sushi was bought by The New York Times in October.

gNo one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, N.J...

Saw that article on someone's blog... :sweat:

Wonder if it applies to other sushi fish as well. :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Saw that article on someone's blog... :sweat:

Wonder if it applies to other sushi fish as well. :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

Well a good guide would be the relative size of the fish. Since bluefin and other species of tuna are predatory big fish the likelihood of high mercury increases since they bio-accumulate the mercury from the fish they feed off of. For example iwashi (sardine) would probably have a lot less mercury than yellowfin tuna, for example.

I posted this a while back from Got Mercury.

http://www.gotmercury.org/pdf/lasushi.pdf

Tu_triky wrote:Well a good guide would be the relative size of the fish. Since bluefin and other species of tuna are predatory big fish the likelihood of high mercury increases since they bio-accumulate the mercury from the fish they feed off of. For example iwashi (sardine) would probably have a lot less mercury than yellowfin tuna, for example.

I posted this a while back from Got Mercury.

http://www.gotmercury.org/pdf/lasushi.pdf

Oh yeah... I still have a printout of that report... Somewhere.

Yup, the higher up the food chain, the higher the mercury and other toxic chemical concentrations... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Oh yeah... I still have a printout of that report... Somewhere.

Yup, the higher up the food chain, the higher the mercury and other toxic chemical concentrations... :sweat:

You still can't dismiss the health benefits of fish giving the avalanche of evidence concerning the healthy properties of omega-3 fatty acids which 70 to 80 percent of the population are deficient in. I guess the old advice of varying your consumption of fishies is still sound. Don't always eat the same fish over and over again too often.

Wild Salmon (not farmed) is one of the fish with the highest oil content (read mucho omega-3 fatty acids) with the lowest mercury levels.

I buy the following box from Costco.

http://www.moreys.com/Products/marinated_wild_box.cfm

Pretty tasty and healthy, quick to cook when tired or busy.

I've also bought Wild Salmon from www.vitalchoice.com. Costly but superior quality. Even their canned salmon is excellent and tasty.

Tu_triky wrote:Pretty tasty and healthy, quick to cook when tired or busy.

That's perfect for me. :victory:

I'll have to look for that the next time I'm there.

I've been buying the Kirkland Alaskan salmon from Costco: a large bag of about a dozen or so fillets in individually vacuum-sealed bags... Not bad.

bmwracer wrote:
That's perfect for me. :victory:

I'll have to look for that the next time I'm there.

I'm sure they have it at the Torrance branch.

I've been buying the Kirkland Alaskan salmon from Costco: a large bag of about a dozen or so fillets in individually vacuum-sealed bags... Not bad.

Yeah I used to get that awhile back....I get the Morey's one since it's for the lazy man...marinated..all you gotta do is pop it in the oven.

I still have several cans of the Vital Choice...sometimes I just eat that salmon with some rice....it's a quick, simple meal with a lot of flavor..the oil from the salmon flavors the rice nicely.

I had Thai food today (Lemongrass chicken with pad thai) and although it was awfully delicious while eating, it left a nasty after-taste. :bleh: I'm trying to cure it by eating sweets, but it's not working.

Wynter wrote:I had Thai food today (Lemongrass chicken with pad thai) and although it was awfully delicious while eating, it left a nasty after-taste. :bleh: I'm trying to cure it by eating sweets, but it's not working.

You probably need to have a beer or something alcoholic to neutralize the oils from the pad Thai...

Or maybe a mouthwash that's alcohol-based.

bmwracer wrote:
You probably need to have a beer or something alcoholic to neutralize the oils from the pad Thai...

I suggest drinking Simple Green.

Tu_triky wrote:I suggest drinking Simple Green.

LOL.

I totally forgot about those all-purpose cleaners. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL.

I totally forgot about those all-purpose cleaners. :mrgreen:

biodegradeable, non-toxic too.

FYI on the salmon:

If youfre eating farmed salmon youfre also getting less
of the valuble Omega-3 fatty acids normally found in
wild salmon. USDA testing data shows that the fat of
farmed salmon contains an average of 35% less omega-3 fatty
acids. However according to the USDA you will be getting
52% more overall fat per ounce of farmed vs. wild salmon

Tu_triky wrote:FYI on the salmon:

If youfre eating farmed salmon youfre also getting less
of the valuble Omega-3 fatty acids normally found in
wild salmon. USDA testing data shows that the fat of
farmed salmon contains an average of 35% less omega-3 fatty
acids. However according to the USDA you will be getting
52% more overall fat per ounce of farmed vs. wild salmon

That's like free-range chicken vs. cooped-up (bad pun) chicken: the free-range tastes better and is probably healthier than the juiced chickens...