How to Buy The Healthiest Salmon

Pictured Recipe: Poached Salmon with Fresh Herb Salad

What's the best salmon to buy for your health and the environment?

The new U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend Americans eat two servings of fish a week. Salmon is great choice. There are so many different types of salmon, which is loaded with heart-healthy, brain-boosting omega-3 fats, and ways to serve them that it would be hard to get bored with this fish. But that said, there are certain types of salmon to stay away from and certain questions to always ask before you buy. Here are 7 tips to help you buy the best salmon.

By Lisa Gosselin & Rowan Jacobsen,
March/April 2012

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