Why does New Zealand King (or Chinook) salmon have twice the omega-3‘s of Atlantic salmon? It’s all because of the rivers.

If you have to swim a long way up an icy river you need plenty of fat to fuel your journey. If the trip is short, you don’t need so much fat. It’s the fat where you find all the omega-3′s. NZ King (Chinook) salmon is not native to New Zealand. It’s native home is the Pacific north-west coast of America and far north-eastern Russia. Here, the rivers are long compared to the relatively shorter rivers on the east coast of America where Atlantic salmon originates.

In the 1900′s both Atlantic and Chinook salmon were brought into New Zealand but only the Chinook survived. As Grant Rosewarne, CEO of Regal Salmon said, “If we could have farmed Atlantic salmon we would have. It’s much easier.”

It’s called the no. 8 wire trait – the Kiwi knack for ingenuity.

On the 23rd of October 2011, New Zealands national rugby team won the Rugby World Cup. Despite consistently being the worlds No. 1 side for decades, it took a supreme effort to get to the Final and once there beat the French. The French played out of their skin’s, but well done our boys, proud to be a kiwi!

My All Blacks posts:

http://www.nutritionchic.com/all-blacks-revenge-dished-up-cold.html

http://www.nutritionchic.com/new-zealand-all-blacks-no-1-rugby-team-in-the-world-you-did-it-again-boys-proud-of-ya.html

http://www.nutritionchic.com/do-elite-rugby-players-need-15-eggs-a-day.html

http://www.nutritionchic.com/food-and-fluid-for-sports-recovery.html

http://www.nutritionchic.com/no-more-beer-burgers-its-sushi-and-sports-drink-for-our-all-blacks.html

I like the food analogies in this story by Gregor Paul in the New Zealand Herald today titled :  “ All Blacks revenge dished up cold ” …

“Having had four years to stew over things, the All Blacks exacted a clinical and soul cleansing revenge at Eden Park last night in their crucial Rugby World Cup clash. France were poked in the eye, jabbed with a stick then clubbed viciously with an array of weaponry they had no means to defend themselves against. Anyone who uses the scoreline as vindication the French were up to no good with a half-hearted selection and an equally lacking attitude really needs to dunk their head in boiling chip fat.”

What a game … read the story.  And , not only do the All Blacks of New Zealand bury their demons from 4 years ago, but the New Zealand Warriors win in an epic game against the Melbourne Storm to go to the NRL Grand Final in Sydney next week. My husband will be there!

• World’s rugby media reacts: ‘Hail the new world champions’
• NZ All Blacks vs France Video Highlights
• NZ Warriors vs Melbourne Storm Video Highlights

Go and get the latest NZ healthy food guide mag you kiwi girls. I have published an article there for keeping your man healthy.