Snow Crab

Stodre

So my DH brought home some delicious looking snow crab today for our NYE dinner tonight. Everything I read online says I can have this - but no more than 6oz per month.
My questions... How many crab legs or meat do you think would equal 6oz AND would you eat it?

cyndelgrace

I would eat as much as I wanted.

SimpleComplexity

Yes I'd eat them. Probably 2-3, maybe 4 if I'd been good lately would be my limit. That's not scientific or anything just guessing.

cakebatter27

I couldn't have them in my house unless I planned on eating them all. They are my favorite.

KnockedTheEffUp

Eat your heart out!

ashtonblair123

Lowest Mercury
Enjoy two 6-oz servings per week
Anchovies Butterfish Catfish Clam Crab (Domestic) Crawfish/crayfish Croaker Flounder Haddock Hake Herring Mackeral (N Atlantic, Chub) Mullet Oysters Perch (ocean) Plaice Salmon ( Canned, Fresh) Sardines Scallops Shad ( American) Shrimp Sole Squid ( Calamari) Tilapia Trout (freshwater) Whitefish Whiting

biglewzer

Mmmmmmmm get in my belly! 

Don't over think this one.

ashtonblair123

Since it's low in mercury I'd just eat as many as I wanted.

Aab7114

If you can have two 6 oz servings a week, I would eat as many as I wanted. I don't know about you, but I couldn't afford crab 2x week. So what is once every few months really going to do? Or I guess unless you're eating other fish weekly too, which I don't.

whit0156

Thanks for posting! We're having that tonight, too, and was planning to eat as much as I wanted!! I've had a seafood aversion most of my first tri, but it sounds so good! Cheers!

Stodre

Thanks everyone!! I can't wait until they are done!! I was planning on eating them no matter what - just wanted to see how many would be considered "safe". I need to get as many as I can in my belly quickly because my husband doesn't mess around when it comes to crab legs!!
Happy New Years!!

BBColt78

Um, I literally ate my weight in crab last Friday at a seafood buffet place. Then I had about 9 sushi rolls to follow and we are getting sushi again tonight. I knew crab was ok, so I'm just eating whatever I can fit in.

allycheer00

I had 5 legs on Sunday...darn it, now I want more!!

alyssa719

I'd eat it all and tell him to find his own!! Haha. Theres actually a calculator to figure out how much mercury per kg or something that requires your weight and you can put in types of fish plus serving sizes to calculate out mercury amounts in various fish... if you want the real numbers or to check what is higher or lower.

PregsMcSnoozalot

dh is the anti-seafood police.  no crab legs for me for a while  

Littlebean312

I eat fish, sushi, Lobster, crab, octopus, and oysters. My doctor says that there's no harm in eating any of these food so long as it not every day.

helloblueeyes

I don't know why i keep opening this post, i just keep drooling every time i read it. 

BBColt78

PregsMcSnoozalot said:

dh is the anti-seafood police.  no crab legs for me for a while  

Normally I would kick you in the arse and send you some crab legs, but infertility puts a whole new spin on things. Your DH is very invested and has endured some heartache. I shall let him police your eating

Edited: Apparently I'm unclear on what run-on sentences are.

PregsMcSnoozalot

yep, when my bff asked why i wasn't eating blue cheese i was like "i went through a lot of shit to get this baby!"  there's definitely a heightened sense of not wanting to screw it up  

allardr

ashtonblair123 said:

Since it's low in mercury I'd just eat as many as I wanted.

This. We're taking a trip before LO to Myrtle Beach and DH tells me all the time about the best all you can eat buffet there with crab legs. I plan to eat tons! I almost never eat seafood. It's all about moderation.

Ylvelill

Eat until you burst!

cakebatter27

We went to a high end seafood restaurant tonight. I joked to DH I hit my mercury limit for the year and I'm lucky the new one starts tomorrow. She crab soup, crab cake appetizers, scallops, crab stuffed shrimp, crab mac n cheese. Mmm. I hope you enjoyed your crab legs OP!

Kristy917

I ate a dinner portion a few weeks ago. Oops