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How Much Omega-3 Is Actually in a Salmon Dinner?

People take fish oil so they don't have to think about fish. Fair enough. But the numbers favor the dinner.

Omega-3s — specifically EPA and DHA, the two your heart and brain actually use — come almost entirely from fish. A salmon dinner like the one on our menu this week carries roughly two grams of them. A typical fish-oil capsule carries about 300 milligrams. So one plate of salmon is a handful of capsules, except it also brings 40 grams of protein and tastes like dinner instead of a supplement aisle.

Most guidelines land in the same place: fatty fish about twice a week. One salmon dinner gets you halfway there without doing any math at the pharmacy.

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This week that plate is the Blackened Salmon: Faroe Island salmon over broccoli and sweet pea pesto pasta, 425 calories with 40 grams of protein, and gluten free. It delivers Sunday, October 4 or Monday, October 5 across New Haven County, Hartford County, and most of Fairfield County. Order by Wednesday at midnight. See the menu → thestrongkitchen.com/menus

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