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San Diego Farmers Markets

The freshest, most flavorful produce, with quite a bit being organic, is available throughout the county at various locations each week.

Carlsbad		The parking lot on Roosevelt Street between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand. Wednesdays 2-5 PM
Chula Vista		Third Avenue and Center Street. Thursdays 3-6 PM
Clairemont		Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary at Balboa and Hathaway St. Saturdays 3-6:30 PM
Coronado		The old ferry landing at First and B Avenue. Tuesdays 2:30-6 PM
Del Mar		1050 Camino Del Mar (City Hall) Saturdays 1-4 PM
Eastlake/Chula Vista		1360 Eastlake Pkwy. Fridays 3-7 PM
Escondido		Grand Ave. between Broadway & Kalmia St. Tuesdays 2:30-6 PM
Hillcrest		DMV parking Between Cleveland & Normal streets. Washington street East exit off highway 163 South. Sunday 9 – 1 PM
Horton/San Diego		225 Broadway. Thursdays 11 -3 PM
La Jolla/UCSD		UCSD Price Center near bookstore at Lyman Lane (Sept – June). Tuesdays 10-2 PM
La Jolla		La Jolla Elementary at Girard Ave and Genter. Sundays 9-2 PM
La Mesa		8300 block of Allison Ave. Fridays 3-6 PM
Leucadia/Encinitas		Paul Ecke Elementary at Union St and Vulcan St. Sundays 10-2 PM
Ocean Beach		4900 block of Newport Ave between Cable St. and Bacon St. Wednesdays from 4-7 PM
Oceanside		Corner of Pier View & Pacific Coast Hwy. Thursdays 9 -12:30 PM
North Park		North Park Way and Granada. Thursdays 4-7 PM
Pacific Beach		Mission Blvd. Between Reed & Pacific Bch. Blvd. Saturdays 8 -Noon
Pacific Beach (North)		Cass St. and Chalcedony. Fridays 3-6 PM
Point Loma		Womble Rd and Truxton Rd. Saturdays 9-1 PM
Poway		4050 Midland at Temple (Old Poway Park) Saturdays 8 - Noon
Rancho Bernardo		Bernardo Winery at 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte. Fridays 9 - Noon
Scripps Ranch		Ellen Browning Elementary 10380 Spring Canyon Rd. Saturdays 9-1 PM
Solana Beach		410 to 444 South Cedros Ave at Rosa St. Sundays 2-5 PM
Temecula		Promenade Mall across from Edwards Theatres. Wednesdays 9 to 1 PM
Temecula		6th & Front Streets. Saturdays 8-12:30 PM
Vista		600 Eucalyptus Ave. (City Hall) Saturdays 8-11 AM

Methyl Mercury in Fish Chart

(Note: FDA action level is 1 ppm.)

Compiled from FDA and National Marine Fisheries studies 1978 through 2004

FISH SPECIES	Range tested (ppm)	Recommendations
Bass, Freshwater	0.15-0.52	OK
Catfish, Fresh and saltwater	0.10-0.31	OK
Cod	0.00-0.42	OK
Clams	None Detected	Excellent
Crab (Blue, King, Snow)	0.02-0.61	OK
Flounder	0.00-0.08	Excellent
Grouper	0.05-1.20	Don’t Eat
Haddock	Trace	Excellent
Hake	Trace	Excellent
Halibut	0.12-1.52	Don’t Eat
Lobster (North American)	0.10-1.31	Don’t Eat
Mackerel	0.10-0.17	OK
Mackerel (king)	0.23-1.67	Don’t Eat
King Mackerel	0.30-1.67	Don’t Eat
Mahi Mahi (dolphin)	0.11-0.45	OK
Marlin	0.10-0.92	Bad Guess
Orange Roughy	0.42-0.85	Don’t Eat
Oysters	0.00-0.25	Excellent
Perch, freshwater	0.00-0.31	OK
Perch, salt	trace-0.03	Excellent
Pickerel	0.00-0.06	Excellent
Pike	0.00-0.10	Excellent
Pollock	0.00-0.78	Bad Guess
Rockfish	0.00-0.07	Excellent
Sable	0.00-0.70	Bad Guess
Salmon (fresh & canned)	0.00-0.18	Excellent
Scallops	0.00-0.22	Excellent
Seabass	0.00-0.90	Don’t Eat
Shrimp	0.00-0.05	Excellent
Shark	0.05-4.54	Don’t Eat
Snapper, red	0.07-0.26	OK
Swordfish	0.26-3.22	Don’t Eat
Tilapia	0.00-0.07	Excellent
Tile fish (Gulf of Mexico)	0.12-3.73	Don’t Eat
Trout	0.00-0.13	Excellent
Tuna, Canned only	0.10-0.85	Bad Guess
Tuna, (Fresh & Frozen)	0.10-1.30	Don’t Eat
Walleye	0.00-0.16	Excellent
Whitefish	0.00-0.31	OK

The last column are my suggestions and the lower the better is always the rule.

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Sugar and Insulin Chart

This chart depicts the negative affects sugar and starches have on excessively raising the body’s blood sugar and insulin levels.

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Names for Sugar Chart

Lists many but not all of the alias names for sugar in the list of ingredients on food labels. It also contains the calculation to convert grams of sugar to teaspoons.

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Healthier Recipes Chart

Easy substitutions to make recipes healthier.

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