Nutrition Note: Trout vs. Tilapia

One of my clients came in this week and asked about trout vs. tilapia. She works for a company that distributes high quality fish to restaurants and was getting a lot of free samples of trout. However, her weight loss was slowing down and she was wondering if her increased trout consumption could have played a role. 

Here's what we found when we compared 4 oz. trout vs. tilapia both cooked with dry heat: 

For the same serving size, trout has 70 more calories - that's quite a bit when you consider it's  approximately a 1 mile walk to burn those calories off. 
Most of those extra calories come from fat.  Trout has 3x the amount of fat as tilapia. Remember, your body burns the fat you eat before it burns the stored fat on your body ... so eating 3x more fat can make a difference in your weight loss...especially if you are not physically active. 
For both fish, the carbs are 0 so you aren't getting any added sugars.... unless you add sugars during the cooking process - common ingredients like wine or lemon juice will add sugars so be sure you watch your portion sizes. 

So here's my favorite tiliapia recipe for you to try courtesy of the MRC kitchen.  It is enough for 2 so enjoy with a friend or cook once and get 2 delicious meals out of it! 

Enjoy :)

 

http://www.emetabolic.com/community/recipes/dinner/chillirubbed-telapia-and-asparagus