Healthy but good tuna salad

bbygirlx · April 2013

My mom makes the absolute best tuna salad I have ever tasted but there's no way it's healthy after all the things she adds.

I need a delicious tuna salad that's a little healthier at least, lol. Yet still tastes great!

My moms has tuna, eggs, tons of mayonaise, relish, i think she adds a little sugar too and seasonings of course. The mayonaise is what makes it but it's the most fattening. What's an alternative?

trixiemou · April 2013

You could try greek yoghurt or any other natural yoghurt.

melaniecheeks · April 2013

Lots of good alternatives to mayo you could try - greek yoghurt, or similar things like quark or fromage frais, though these are easier to come by in some parts of the world than in others. Salsa is lovely stirred through tuna, or use a ripe avocado. This will still be high in calories, but is really good for you.

charovnitza · April 2013

My mom makes the absolute best tuna salad I have ever tasted but there's no way it's healthy after all the things she adds.

I need a delicious tuna salad that's a little healthier at least, lol. Yet still tastes great!

My moms has tuna, eggs, tons of mayonaise, relish, i think she adds a little sugar too and seasonings of course. The mayonaise is what makes it but it's the most fattening. What's an alternative?

Well, if you dropped the relish and sugar, you'd have a good low carb meal. I've lost 27 pounds eating foods like that. Protein in the tuna and egg, fat in the mayo: satiates hunger and you feel full longer. I guess that wasn't the answer you're looking for, sorry.

bbygirlx · April 2013

My mom makes the absolute best tuna salad I have ever tasted but there's no way it's healthy after all the things she adds.

I need a delicious tuna salad that's a little healthier at least, lol. Yet still tastes great!

My moms has tuna, eggs, tons of mayonaise, relish, i think she adds a little sugar too and seasonings of course. The mayonaise is what makes it but it's the most fattening. What's an alternative?

Well, if you dropped the relish and sugar, you'd have a good low carb meal. I've lost 27 pounds eating foods like that. Protein in the tuna and egg, fat in the mayo: satiates hunger and you feel full longer. I guess that wasn't the answer you're looking for, sorry.

No, i like that answer

Plus i don't care too much for relish and sugar. But i love the mayonaise and mayonaise is a big weight gainer, lol.

bbygirlx · April 2013

Thanks guys

CNYGAL · April 2013

I mix a little balsamic vinegrette with the drained tuna plus herbs of choice. Easy, low cal, low fat. Nice alternative to creamy tuna salad.

Francl27 · April 2013

Greek yogurt with some mustard, and/or avocado. Thanks for giving me an idea for lunch, lol.

grits317 · April 2013

I love making tuna salad but using laughing cow cheese instead of mayo.

tanashai · April 2013

I found a good recipe for tuna salad that is under 300 cal per serving. It has tuna, a bit of mayo, pepper, sea salt (I skipped it myself, but it's in the recipe) spinach, apple, and green onion (and cranberries, but no one in my house likes dried cranberries so I didn't add them). I can send you the recipe if you like

vbrent07 · April 2013

I have to have mayo with my tuna salad but I use that light olive oil mayo (only about a TBS though) and add onion and celery

phoenix7039 · April 2013

I use a little miracle whip light. But not everybody likes Miracle whip. My fiancee can't have any dairy so I used a salad dressing I made using coconut milk (or non-dairy cream such as Silk brand), silken tofu, and seasoning and . He really enjoyed it.

333loves · April 2013

I just made my husband a tuna sandwich. One can of tuna and a 100 cal pkt of guacamole. Mix it up and put it in a salad, wrap or bun with pickles! Mmmm...now I might make myself one.