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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title: Weight Loss and Maintenance
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Moderator:ASICS::LESLIE
Created:Tue Jul 10 1990
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:933
Total number of notes:9931

760.0. "Sharks, who eats who???" by KYOA::DUNAIEF (Moon Dancer) Fri Aug 21 1992 20:54

    Can anyone tell me what the nutritional value of shark steaks are?  
    Are they even healthy to eat?
    Are they high in fat?
    
    I see them all the time in the fish market, and I tried one.  It was
    very good, and inexpensive.  So I was wondering if this was a good food
    source.
    
    Any feedback would be appreciated.
    
    
    Bonnie
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760.1comparable to chicken...CFSCTC::CARROLLa woman full of fireSat Aug 22 1992 00:589
    Shark is relatively oily as fish goes, but still low in fact compared
    to red meat.   I believe it is similar to tuna, sword-fish and other
    "medium oily" type fish.  (Low oily are white fish, like haddock, high
    oily are fish like sardines and blue fish.)
    
    But then, I could be wrong.  :-)  I'll look it up tonight in my Food
    Values Encyclopedia.
    
    D!
760.2MILKWY::ZARLENGAQuayle in '94!Sun Aug 23 1992 13:017
    As a general rule, I eat all kinds of fish, regardless of the oil
    content.  Why?  Because evern the most oily fish is not that oily,
    and fish oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids.  Just cook it without
    adding oil and allow the extra that's there to drain away during
    cooking.
    
    ps: I love shark stir-fried in soy sauce and its own juices.
760.3KYOA::DUNAIEFMoon DancerMon Aug 24 1992 23:558
    Thanks for the replies.
    
    I had been avoiding the shark steaks for a long time; mostly because of
    the stigma of them being sharks.  Sometimes I can be a sceamish eater. 
    I've gotten bolder over the years.  I even eat sushi now (what a
    concept!).
    
    Bonnie
760.4HDLITE::ZARLENGAMichael Zarlenga, Alpha P/PEGWed Sep 02 1992 07:099
    If you cook shark in the mircowave, be careful, it can come out very
    chewy and tasteless if overcooked.
    
    I like to stir fry shark in some soy marinade and its own juices.
    
    I cook it slowly amd it comes out very tender and moist.
    
    The one and only time I microwaved it, the same way I cook sword-
    fish, I could've used the result to sole my shoes.
760.5KYOA::DUNAIEFMoon DancerFri Sep 11 1992 20:584
    I tend to bake it.  So far, it has come out very tender and juicy.  I
    really like it.
    
    B.