Tuna...yay or nay?

IamUndrCnstruction
IamUndrCnstruction Posts: 691 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Tuns fish in the little single serve pouches...easy, inexpensive, versatile...all that good stuff. I had forgotten how much I liked tuna (girlfriend won't eat it, so just never really bought it) and recently rediscovered it's usefulness in creating a well balanced meal. However...as now I feel the need to research much of what I eat in an effort to make better choices, I find there is some debate about tuna. I've read that it is good for you, I have read that it is bad for you (mercury is baaad) etc, etc... I would hate for it to be really bad for me, as I do like it and as far as a lean protein goes, it ranks up there pretty high!

What are your thoughts on tuna???
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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Nay....because gross. :sick:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Tuna = good IMO Canned, pouched or a big tuna steak on the grill. It's all good.
  • IamUndrCnstruction
    IamUndrCnstruction Posts: 691 Member
    That's what my girlfriend says too :ohwell: about it being nay, I mean....
  • mordant57
    mordant57 Posts: 58 Member
    Nay for the same reason...it's nasty!
    But if you choose to eat it, just cap yourself at 1-2 times per week and the risk of mercury is relatively nill.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Yay....because delicious with mayo, and a good source of protein. :happy:

    FTFY
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I say yay because yum :laugh: :tongue:

    And OP, you'll be fine. You aren't going to get mercury poisoning from the little packets or cans of tuna.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I eat it every day and I'm still alive
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Nay for the same reason...it's nasty!
    But if you choose to eat it, just cap yourself at 1-2 times per week and the risk of mercury is relatively nill.

    The cheaper tinned tuna has less mercury than steaks or the more expensive tinned albacore, because the cheaper stuff is from smaller fish that absorb less mercury.
  • Yiazach
    Yiazach Posts: 209 Member
    nay for mercury for me, although i smoke....wtf is wrong with me???
  • mcrowe1016
    mcrowe1016 Posts: 647 Member
    I LOVE canned tuna...but the mercury is a problem. I keep to 5 cans or less a week.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    Tuna baked potato is one of my favourite lunches.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I not am a huge fan of tuna, but I will don't mind tuna casserole or things of that nature. As for the mercury thing, you would have to eat A LOT of tuna for it to truly start causing health issues.

    As for the canned vs pouch, wild vs farm raised...each has <1% difference from each other.
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    mixed with half of an avocado & salt, DELISH
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Yay to the tuna.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    i love can tuna so yes for me
  • mrscool5
    mrscool5 Posts: 24
    I think I read somewhere that women of childbearing age shouldn't eat tuna more than once or twice a week because if they are/get preggo the mercury could affect the baby. Other than that I don't think they said it's much to worry about.
  • teamAmelia
    teamAmelia Posts: 1,247 Member
    Yaay! Love tuna fish sandwiches, especially Subway's.
  • darksomebelle
    darksomebelle Posts: 21 Member
    mixed with half of an avocado & salt, DELISH

    That sounds amazing. Totally trying that for lunch tomorrow.
  • RoseTears143
    RoseTears143 Posts: 1,121 Member
    I say yay - I eat the salmon (pouch or canned, I don't like tuna as much). As for the mercury issue: "The Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) found that canned tuna “products are beneficial – and thus post no reasonable possibility of injury – through at least 24.5 ounces per week in both their central and worse case calculation.”



    Packed with omega-3s, low-fat protein, selenium and other nutrients, canned light and albacore tuna are optimal, safe choices of fish. Both kinds are low in mercury, falling well below the FDA’s action limit of 1.0 parts per million (ppm); canned light tuna has an average of 0.13 ppm while albacore has an average of 0.35 ppm. More reassuring, the FDA’s 1.0 ppm action level has a built in safety factor of 1,000 percent “to limit consumers’ methylmercury exposure to levels … lower than the lowest levels associated with adverse effects.”



    The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are clear that everyone should eat a variety of seafood, including canned tuna. While the general population has no restrictions, pregnant and breastfeeding women and children can have up to two servings of fish per week, including canned light tuna and up to one meal per week of albacore tuna."
    (http://www.aboutseafood.com/content/rhetoric-vs-reality-3)

    Don't be paranoid, eat it up! :flowerforyou:
  • IamUndrCnstruction
    IamUndrCnstruction Posts: 691 Member
    mixed with half of an avocado & salt, DELISH

    I am going to have to try that!!! Wow...
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Love Tuna a little mayo over tomato with some bacon on top! One of my favorite lunches
  • jovalleau
    jovalleau Posts: 127 Member
    Tuna baked potato is one of my favourite lunches.

    Tell me more...
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    mixed with half of an avocado & salt, DELISH

    That sounds amazing. Totally trying that for lunch tomorrow.
    mixed with half of an avocado & salt, DELISH

    I am going to have to try that!!! Wow...

    It's a little dry without the salt so don't forget that.
    It's so good, I did it the first time I had ever bought a can of tuna to try.
    I realized after opening it that I didn't have mayo, sour cream, or yogurt of any kind.
    My only option was plain or with an avocado lol
  • Scottish_charlene_84
    Scottish_charlene_84 Posts: 986 Member
    mmmm love tuna in all forms. mmmmm
  • HealthyWarrior
    HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
    nay for mercury for me, although i smoke....wtf is wrong with me???

    Dude you're a mess!!!
  • brittvondiesel
    brittvondiesel Posts: 6
    Tuna baked potato is one of my favourite lunches.

    Tell me more! :wink:
  • jleshko
    jleshko Posts: 40 Member
    The tuna calculator - Shows how much can you eat for your bodyweight per week and avoid mercury issues...

    http://www.ewg.org/research/tuna-calculator?gclid=CNn5yuu1nroCFYuk4AodOXAA1Q
  • Llamapants86
    Llamapants86 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I love fresh tuna but I nay the canned stuff just on taste. As far as mercury poisoning goes you would have to eat a lot of it for your body to be unable to handle it.
  • trackme
    trackme Posts: 239 Member
    I read 1 can per week if it's albacore, 2 if it's light tuna for safety due to mercury. Does kind of take the fun out of it doesn't it? Pregnant women or those wanting to get pregnant I believe need to eat lower or non at all.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    love it!!

    Pan sear albacore tuna steaks with peppercorns!!! My favorite way to cook it!

    I also make tuna salad no mayo with oil and vinegar and put in on cucumbers (had it today actually!!)

    I'm out of tuna.. booooo

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