Nutritionally, the water pack would be better because the > oils in the oil pack might dissolve the omega-3 oils. I'm being anal. It probably wouldn't make that much difference except in the calories. I don't like draining them, makes a mess. Probably wouldn't need to eat the oil. Any absorption of omega-3's would most likely be minimal. If omega's are what one is interested in. I read last night that the ingredient in green tea that is credited with reducing Alzheimer's might be bound up in the other ingredients that are in green tea, making it useless. Nobody cares, I know. And now I really have to run. Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html