Chunk Light Tuna in Water

Pie319

Let's get real here about tuna.
I eat chunk light tuna canned in water several days a week. Safeway brand is my favorite, which recently doubled in price. So I got some chicken of the sea instead and WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! That is some *kitten* tuna. So I tried some Bumblebee and it's OK, but it's no Safeway tuna. The Safeway tuna is like nice chunks of tuna whereas the chicken of the see was like pureed tuna mush. I guess you get what you pay for....Anyone have any recommendations?

And before you lecture me about mercury - I work on hazardous waste sites so I am regularly tested for mercury (and other things) as a precaution and my mercury levels are not elevated AT ALL.

glassyo

Try the Starkist in a pouch. That's what I eat. It's been on sale at Target forever!

TeaBea

Can't help you there (not a fan of chunk or light tuna). Kroeger makes some nice solid white tuna, so does BumbleBee.

Alluminati

Albacore tuna, perhaps?

Sweet_Pandora

Clover Leaf solid white tuna in water mixed with half an avocado. Doesn't taste like fish at all!

mygnsac

We've been eating Trader Joe's no-salt-added Albacore for many years now. It's chunky and tastes great. They also have a salt-added variety too, but we haven't tried that.

Ninkyou

Alluminati wrote: »

Albacore tuna, perhaps?

My first thought too.

Did you get the Albacore before? Because it's a bit different from Chunk Lite.

slaite1

Aldi canned and in a pouch chunk light is awesome-and usually a cheap option

Pie319

I've tried albacore and I didn't like it as much, but now that I see the difference in brands, I realize might have just picked out a bad one. It's also generally more expensive. But I'll give it another go.

Also, for those of you who ARE concerned with mercury, chunk light has the least.

glassyo

Yeah, I actually like albacore more but since seeing a list of mercury ratings in tuna, and since I've been eating more of it lately, I've switched to the chunk light.

jgnatca

When I was looking the other week, tuna barely rates. The only fish I might give the gimlet eye is shark.

We've gotten the Ocean's Chunk Light tuna from Costco but I admit I did not check the price.

mygnsac

I eat tuna maybe 2 or 3 times a month, so I'm not all that concerned with mercury.

arditarose

I splurge on tuna. Tonnino and cento are a bit better.

And Wild Planet. I think the price is a bit lower on that one too.

Kalikel

Mercury is more a concern with albacore, much less with the chunk light.

I prefer canned over fresh steaks, but it doesn't matter much which one except for Chicken Of The Sea. I don't really love the COTS brand. I usually get Bumblebee because it's what I grew up eating. If I'm going somewhere and want bring-along tuna, Star-Kist in the pouch.

kristinegift

glassyo wrote: »

Try the Starkist in a pouch. That's what I eat. It's been on sale at Target forever!

Yep! This one. I don't like it in a can because it tastes metallicky to me, so the pouches are great

sabrinacrandall

Huh. I like chunk light tuna... Maybe I should try some of this albacore and bumblebee stuff!!

pdxwine

I eat tuna, daily. I buy 365, no added salt, brand at Whole Foods. Albacore has more mercury than chunk light, although I do like it as a change from the norm.

esmesqualor

Be careful eating that much tuna. The mercury is a real concern. My friend's daughter ended up with mercury poisoning from eating a can of tuna 5 days a week for several months.

pdxwine

esmesqualor wrote: »

Be careful eating that much tuna. The mercury is a real concern. My friend's daughter ended up with mercury poisoning from eating a can of tuna 5 days a week for several months.

That is scary. I honestly eat half a tuna sandwich almost every day. Guess I better to some research. Thanks for the info.

Pie319

i eat tuna almost every day and my mercury levels are not elevated at all.

7lenny7

Costco's Kirkland brand tune kicks *kitten*.