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I've seen a three+ gram expectation around Omega-3s for people with heart disease. Additionally, there continues to be conflicting evidence about whether EPA or DHA is what one should favor.

We currently take two Spring Valley (Walmart) Omega-3 fish oil pills, which, with two, provides 1,290 mg of EPA and 620 mg of DHA. ConsumerLab showed the Spring Valley passed its tests and was the least expensive. We also get salmon with skin in our diet, at least once or twice a week, on average. In particular, Costco has a wild refrigerated sockeye (red) salmon now that is quite tasty, for $12.99 a pound. Sams Club has it for $10 a pound, but it does not taste quite as good, so it's a different source or location.

Salmon has both fats in it, and the studies show both are used and that salmon itself is the best source, so I think two grams of actual Omega-3s a day with the supplemental we get is a healthy amount, per week.

When the red salmon goes away, we'll go back to frozen sockeye or pink Atlantic salmon.