Inger, could you substitute sardines for mackerel? I can get fresh sardines. How in the world did you ever come up with this concoction?
Yes, of course! Every fish from clean waters will do! That is soft enough to mix into drinkable smoothie! You can use the whole fish BTW. I use the heads and liver and fishmilk and roe and heart if I can find it... not the intestines yet.. cause I am a pussy...
but maybe soon. Fishliver is so good for us! All these are.. just.. WOW!
If I get this smoothie 1-2 times / week I am very happy! No need to eat it every day I guess because it is real powerfood. You can of course. Maybe you get superpowers then..
I came up with it all by my self, as I bought this expensive, beautiful Norwegian mackerel and did not wanted to throw anything away. First I thought about making broth from the heads and bones but as it is a fatty fish this will not turn out good (omega 3 gets rancid destroyed fast by heat). So I figured I will make a smoothie. It could only be healthy.
Sure there are parasites at times in mackerel. I has some yesterday, full of parasites. I put the heads in my freezer.. I could not drink them.. uh. I looked up on the parasites in internet and I am not really afraid anymore, it is just a little yucky. I know I have eaten parasite-infected fish before, not only once. And I am still here and well. So I guess everyone need to outweight the risks and benefits themselves. For one that is eating a SAD and not living well it might be dangerous. For one who live in tune with the nature it might be.. beneficial? Anyway, these parasites in mackerel cannot survive in humans, only a few weeks and they die eventually.
You can get stomach discomfort and such, sure. But I figure I am healthy enough to get some.. no discomfort so far. I do eat some wild herbs at times that are good against parasites. Ginger too, I eat it often raw on my fish. Can't hurt. Must make it uncomfortable for the little worms in me..
I know this is SO NOT mainstream. I am sorry. But sure I feel good.