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Title: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: sarcasm on January 15, 2006, 04:43:03 PM: i like to add it to my pasta a lot, is it as good as other types of fish?
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: Bast000 on January 15, 2006, 04:54:52 PM: yes, high protein and very low fat.
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Post by: Bluto on January 15, 2006, 05:03:57 PM: You are what you eat
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Post by: Jr. Yates on January 15, 2006, 05:55:28 PM: haha not true.
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: Sculpter on January 15, 2006, 06:55:08 PM: Shrimp is a great food.One of the few seafoods I like to eat personally.Per a 3 oz. raw serving you get 90 cal. .5 grams of carbs,1.5 grams of fat & 17.3 grams of protein.Make it 8 oz. serving & just an excellent food.Throw it in your rice as well.Or also dip them in a tartar sauce.Damn i'm getting hungry again!!!
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: Mike on January 15, 2006, 06:55:28 PM: High Cholesterol
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: Jr. Yates on January 15, 2006, 07:59:34 PM: shrimp is high in colesterhol? i never knew that! so a full shrimp ring to yourself is bad?
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Post by: onlyme on January 15, 2006, 08:44:25 PM: Isn't it high in Iodine too. And eating to much can cause gout can't it. I love shrimp
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: Bast000 on January 15, 2006, 08:57:17 PM: Quote from: Mike on January 15, 2006, 06:55:28 PM
High Cholesterol

Who worries about that besides old people?

I read that Dexter Jackson often eats shrimp as a protein source. You have to be aware of how the shrimp is cooked also. At restaurants they'll cook it in a lot of fattening oil for the most part.
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on January 15, 2006, 09:02:06 PM: Quote from: Mike on January 15, 2006, 06:55:28 PM
High Cholesterol

Yes....and high in sodium not to mention expensive.
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: delta9mda on January 17, 2006, 12:38:19 PM: the smaller cockroach of the sea.
Title: Re: how does shrimp rate as a first rate protein source?
Post by: J.Bo on January 17, 2006, 01:20:05 PM: It is the good cholesterol from what I've heard. Ya know the kind that helps lower the bad. Just thought I'd add.