Canned tuna....reccomendations?

E-Chan · 03-05-2009, 04:08 PM

I've decided that these school lunches are gross and gonna start packing my own lunch, im thinking of 2-4 slices of whole grain bread with 1-2 cans of tuna
and an apple.
Do i have to be careful on the type of tuna brand? what are the nutrtion facts im generally looking for fat /sodium /calories /protein wise? (im looking for some canned tuna with light mayo flavoring?) also if anyone have alternative healthy lunches suggestions feel free to tell! thanks ahead of time

Deekaey · 03-05-2009, 04:24 PM

dont get kirklands albacore.. sooo dry =(

goffer23 · 03-05-2009, 04:32 PM

those lunches must be pretty damn gross if your'e going to subsitute tuna! lol

but to help out, i would say get tuna in water, not oil. tastes much better

Smykowski · 03-05-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Deekaey

dont get kirklands albacore.. sooo dry =(

I eat a can of that brand a day

Deekaey · 03-05-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Smykowski

I eat a can of that brand a day

with how many gallons of mayo? =)

unclejeff · 03-05-2009, 04:52 PM

go with tuna in water. regular tuna i fine with a little bit of mayo or miracle whip. what i tried today and loved was a can of albacore tuna with lite ranch and buffalo wing sauce (wing sauce has about 0 cals). it was delicious.

KaBone · 03-05-2009, 05:56 PM

One of my classmates was a powerlifter. He prefered canned chicken because it wasn't as salty as tuna. He'd eat it right out of the can. That made sense to me since I have to have my tuna with a mayo.

PS - don't let any "fine-dining" restaurant try to sneak aioli past you as some sort of fancy sauce. It's mayo, just flavored.

Bassist66 · 03-05-2009, 06:19 PM

I usually get chicken-of-the sea brand in water. I used to use starkist but found that when i squirted out the excess water a lot of tuna would come out with it because of how finely cut the tuna was. Mix it with a tbsp of light mayo and slap that sucker on wheat bread. Or straight out of the can I'm in a hurry. I try not to eat more than 3 or 4 cans a week total just to make sure I'm not absorbing too much mercury.

pecan · 03-05-2009, 06:38 PM

starkist tuna creations does the work for you. i keep them with me and order salad then just dump it on - you could do the same with bread. the whole pouch is around 35 grams of protein and 160-220 calories.

link

tinytim323 · 03-05-2009, 06:51 PM

one thing not many people notice about tuna is even the same brand of tuna stacked on the shelf side by side can have different nutrition facts. i have seen for instance bumble bee ranging between >1gram of fat to 4. not huge numbers but just something i wanted to throw out there for people cointing calories on a cut

E-Chan · 03-05-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pecan

starkist tuna creations does the work for you. i keep them with me and order salad then just dump it on - you could do the same with bread. the whole pouch is around 35 grams of protein and 160-220 calories.

link

thanks so much, im definitly gonna give that a try, the facts look pretty good for the range im looking for, do they normally sell starkist tuna creations at local grocerys?

wildrice · 03-05-2009, 07:36 PM

when i have tuna for lunch i like to make onigiri, ill post some up in M.E.N. tomorrow

BulkInProcess · 03-05-2009, 08:16 PM

I can't stand the starkist brand but everyday I eat 2 cans of tuna with 2 slices of whole wheat bread. I mix it with a tablespoon of light mayo and or mustard and some sliced pickles.