Thoughts on tuna?

JaydedMiss
JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
edited February 2017 in Food and Nutrition
Iv been eating a can of tuna a day and i feel like i could keep it up forever even though i dont really like tuna the way i make it makes me feel very satisfied. I mix it with a soup mix as a sauce and put it on top of potatoes half a can over 2 meals a day.

Though i hear to much tuna could be bad for you? Am i eating to much? I needed the low calorie protein. Thoughts please
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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Yeah...I mean, you really shouldn't be eating too too much because of the mercury. But I think it depends on what kind of tuna you are getting as well. (Can someone speak on this?)

    I did it for a long time. Too much. I don't think I'll ever eat it again.
  • jessiferrrb
    jessiferrrb Posts: 1,758 Member
    i hear that too. mercury and over-fishing are things that i would really really like to be more aware and responsible about, but i've always been a big fan of tuna. even when i was little and kids would make fun of tuna sandwiches in my lunch, idgaf. the only meat i eat is seafood and tuna is a great, cheap and easy source of protein, so i'm not being super diligent in research on health or sustainability.

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    sorry that doesn't answer your question, just commiserating i guess.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Yes, I like the Wild Planet tuna as well
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I love tuna but because of the whole mercury mess, the doctor said to keep it to twice a week. :(
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    If you are eating canned light tuna vs. albacore/white tuna, you should be fine. Here is a link to read more about it

    hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/cons-adv-etud-eng.php
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    gothchiq wrote: »
    I love tuna but because of the whole mercury mess, the doctor said to keep it to twice a week. :(

    I was actually interested in what docs are saying about consumption. Wonder if that is a general guideline as well.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    edited February 2017
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    The tuna I buy is line caught Albacore which is 1) a more sustainable fishing practice; 2) they're smaller tuna so less mercury. This is what I get...

    I also use canned wild Alaskan salmon which is a very low mercury fish.

    Thanks...will definitely be on the lookout for these. If memory serves, you do a lot of your grocery shopping at Costco. Is that where you find these?

    Also, just throwing this out there: On a lark, I made a tuna and bacon sandwich for dinner last night. It sounds like a weird flavor combo on paper, but it was awesome. I added some fontina cheese which also worked, but in retrospect the sandwich would've been better w/ a couple slices of tomato. I also imagine it would work really well as a tuna melt. :)
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    Regarding mercury, here's a link y'all might find interesting. Caveat: I haven't read through all of this yet.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3253456/
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    The tuna I buy is line caught Albacore which is 1) a more sustainable fishing practice; 2) they're smaller tuna so less mercury. This is what I get...

    I also use canned wild Alaskan salmon which is a very low mercury fish.

    Thanks...will definitely be on the lookout for these. If memory serves, you do a lot of your grocery shopping at Costco. Is that where you find these?

    Also, just throwing this out there: On a lark, I made a tuna and bacon sandwich for dinner last night. It sounds like a weird flavor combo on paper, but it was awesome. I added some fontina cheese which also worked, but in retrospect the sandwich would've been better w/ a couple slices of tomato. I also imagine it would work really well as a tuna melt. :)

    Yup...Costco...
  • jessiferrrb
    jessiferrrb Posts: 1,758 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    Regarding mercury, here's a link y'all might find interesting. Caveat: I haven't read through all of this yet.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3253456/

    thanks for this!
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    If you are eating canned light tuna vs. albacore/white tuna, you should be fine. Here is a link to read more about it

    hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/cons-adv-etud-eng.php

    yes i eat canned light tuna thats great im a little less worried now. Maybe ill start taking a few days off anyway to be safe, Switch it with some kolbassa or something. Yum.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    The tuna I buy is line caught Albacore which is 1) a more sustainable fishing practice; 2) they're smaller tuna so less mercury. This is what I get...

    I also use canned wild Alaskan salmon which is a very low mercury fish.

    Thanks...will definitely be on the lookout for these. If memory serves, you do a lot of your grocery shopping at Costco. Is that where you find these?

    Also, just throwing this out there: On a lark, I made a tuna and bacon sandwich for dinner last night. It sounds like a weird flavor combo on paper, but it was awesome. I added some fontina cheese which also worked, but in retrospect the sandwich would've been better w/ a couple slices of tomato. I also imagine it would work really well as a tuna melt. :)

    mmmmm tuna melt....and bacon......This threads ironically going to make me eat more tuna LOL
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Ermahgerd. If I were pregnant I would probably avoid it entirely. I'm sterile, though. Still, mercury poisoning isn't appealing at ALL. *cries* MUH TUNA.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Hmmmm.

    Thoughts on tuna always end up with me thinking about sashimi.

    Now I'm hungry. But had it twice this week already, so I'll stick to the lunch I brought.
  • _BrewingAZ_
    _BrewingAZ_ Posts: 252 Member
    Thoughts on tuna... huh... I never really put much thought into it. I guess I have none. Oh! It's a lean source of protein :)
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I like this one:
    http://starkist.com/products/tuna-creations-hot-buffalo-style

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  • SolotoCEO
    SolotoCEO Posts: 293 Member
    So many dolphins trapped (and killed) in tuna nets (there is no such thing as dolphin friendly tuna). I just have an issue with that. I stopped eating tuna a few years ago. I use chicken and turkey as my lean proteins.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    I usually eat 1-2 pouches of starkist light tuna a week just for the protien/low calories ratio. I'm not sure of the mercery. Though @sardelsa post might give me a couple more winks of sleep over the rest of my life.

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