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I am trying so hard to get fish back into our meals once a week. Can anyone tell me if they have found an econmical way to buy good, clean, fish? I don't have a great fresh seafood store nearby. I've been purchasing salmon, haddock, and tilapia from Whole Foods, but I don't get out there enough and it can be pricey. I've never tried frozen or fish sticks, but willing to try.
Any suggestions?
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I buy yellowfin tuna (canned). Yellowfin has lower mercury levels than albacore. We do tuna melts and recently started doing smoe "corny tuna cakes" (sometimes with peas instead of corn) from a recipe posted in a canned salmon thread here.
You can also buy canned wild Alaskan salmon. Wild Alaskan is better than farm raised.
I have also bought wild Alaskan salmon whole and frozen from Trader Joes for a good price. It can be pricey, but Trader Joes has the best price around our area. I think you can also get it in patties there, but I'm not sure.
Trader Joes also has my favorite fish sticks with no additives that I don't like. They are cod, I believe, but I couldn't tell you anything about the fish itself (how "clean" it is).
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I need to get out to Trader Joe's! I will check out the fish sticks. Thank you!
I'm pregnant, so I also need to watch my fish intake. I looked up yellowfin and learned that it's the "safe" tuna while pregnant. It's canned light tuna. Cod is safe, too. 
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Costco also has frozen Wild Alaskan salmon fillets in a large bag.
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The only fish I buy is frozen, from Trader Joe's. Sorry, but the fish counter at our Whole Foods really stinks. I just can't buy fish when the store smells fishy. I buy tilapia, salmon, tuna steaks, etc. frozen from TJ's. I haven't ever had fillets that are mushy after thawing. I have also bought frozen panko breaded tilapia fillets from TJ's that were very, very good, but I haven't seen them at our store in a while.
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