Code Delicious With Dr. Mike

Do you really know what's in your grocery cart?You trust food companies to tell you the truth about the food they sell you. But, you may be purchasing something other than what you intended. Wild salmon are a point of contention. Most wild caught salmon we get in the United States comes from Alaska. There is no aquaculture allowed in Alaska, so your fish won’t come from farms. Wild caught and farmed salmon look different. Look at them side by side in the market. Wild salmon is more irregular. Almost all smoked salmon is farmed. Atlantic salmon is farmed. Olive oil is also not always what it seems. The majority of olive oil sold in the United States as “extra virgin” does not meet the requirements for that definition. The fresher and better quality it is, the better the taste. The Greeks go through a bottle per person every two weeks. They’re very heart healthy so they must me onto something. “Extra virgin” olive oil may be cut with refined olive oil, peanut oil or other oils. A lot of olive oil sold in the St