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Fish is rich in many nutrients, including healthful omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for brain and eye development in babies. Fish is also good for mom’s brain, heart and weight.

Follow these recommendations for eating fish if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or when feeding fish to young children.

            Eat a variety of seafood

            Eat 12 oz of seafood every week (2-3 meals)

            Half of the fish you eat every week (6 oz) can be white albacore tuna

            Do not eat shark, king mackerel, tilefish and swordfish

Eating a variety of seafood 2-3 times per week provides the Omega-3s, called DHA, that you and your baby need without introducing concerns about mercury. In fact, international experts recommend that pregnant and nursing women get at least 200 milligrams of Omega-3 DHA every day. Here’s how much you get per serving of the 10 most popular fish- all of which test well below U.S. and global standards for levels of mercury.

Most popular Seafood (3 ounces)            Omega-3 DHA fats (milligrams)*

1. Shrimp                                                             122

2. Canned white Tuna                                            535

    Canned Light Tuna                                            190

3. Salmon                                                            1238

4. Pollock                                                             383

5. Tilapia                                                              111

6. Catfish                                                              109

7. Crab                                                                 196

8. Cod                                                                  131

9. Clams                                                               124

10. Scallops                                                           169

*Source: USDA National Nutrient Database

For advise about eating fish and other foods during pregnancy, go to http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/

For more nutrition recommendations, visit http://www.mypyramid.gov/

For more information about fish caught by family and friends, check your local fishing advisory.

This article is supported by:

Food Marketing Institute

http://www.fmi.org/

International Food Information Council

http://www.ific.org/

National Fisheries Institute

http://www.aboutseafood.com/

National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition

http://www.hmhb.org/