Tunafish Recipes?

beatingobesityforlife
beatingobesityforlife Posts: 121 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I usually eat tuna fish with mayonnaise, black pepper, pickle relish and crackers. Is there a healthier but still just as good way to eat tuna fish?

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  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    You can sub things like like light mayo, light Miracle Whip, Greek yogurt, and reduced or fat free salad dressings for mayo in your tuna salad. You can also add veggies like red onion, bell pepper. You can eat it in a lettuce wrap instead of using bread or crackers. You can sprinkle the tuna on salad. You can buy it raw and make delicious, delicious poke. B)
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    My favourite tuna salad is mixed with hummus. Eaten on a bed of spinach and tomatoes. I love it.
  • Ginny218
    Ginny218 Posts: 194 Member
    try those new tuna & salmon pouches with the flavors mixed in - really liking them.
  • Cyndiaquino
    Cyndiaquino Posts: 72 Member
    I like toasting my bread, I buy the 40 calorie for 1slice kind. Then for the tuna, I add mustard, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Then I add a thin slice of cheese for 40 calories. I have a pickle with my tuna sandwhich and its under 200 calories. ☺
  • beatingobesityforlife
    beatingobesityforlife Posts: 121 Member
    CrabNebula wrote: »
    You can sub things like like light mayo, light Miracle Whip, Greek yogurt, and reduced or fat free salad dressings for mayo in your tuna salad. You can also add veggies like red onion, bell pepper. You can eat it in a lettuce wrap instead of using bread or crackers. You can sprinkle the tuna on salad. You can buy it raw and make delicious, delicious poke. B)

    Oh nice thank you so much! I cannot wait to try those out. and I do love any peppers or onions and salad. ^_^
  • beatingobesityforlife
    beatingobesityforlife Posts: 121 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    My favourite tuna salad is mixed with hummus. Eaten on a bed of spinach and tomatoes. I love it.

    Surprisingly, I have never tried hummus. But that sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing!
  • beatingobesityforlife
    beatingobesityforlife Posts: 121 Member
    Ginny218 wrote: »
    try those new tuna & salmon pouches with the flavors mixed in - really liking them.

    I will google it, I have never heard of it before. I have to watch my sodium intake too, do you know if it's high in sodium ? Thank you for letting me know, I am willing to try anything new if I am able to :smile:
  • beatingobesityforlife
    beatingobesityforlife Posts: 121 Member
    Cyndiaquino wrote: »
    I like toasting my bread, I buy the 40 calorie for 1slice kind. Then for the tuna, I add mustard, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Then I add a thin slice of cheese for 40 calories. I have a pickle with my tuna sandwhich and its under 200 calories. ☺

    Oh wow, that does sound great! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I love tuna but I have always found it hard to get experimental with it without hearing how it tastes first lol I am going to make tuna one of my main dinner dishes so that I won't be eating so much in the evenings.
  • Cyndiaquino
    Cyndiaquino Posts: 72 Member
    beatingobesityforlife wrote: »
    Cyndiaquino wrote: »
    I like toasting my bread, I buy the 40 calorie for 1slice kind. Then for the tuna, I add mustard, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Then I add a thin slice of cheese for 40 calories. I have a pickle with my tuna sandwhich and its under 200 calories. ☺

    Oh wow, that does sound great! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I love tuna but I have always found it hard to get experimental with it without hearing how it tastes first lol I am going to make tuna one of my main dinner dishes so that I won't be eating so much in the evenings.

    You're welcome. Yes, it's very good. I'm so used to using mayo, and decided one day to try it without. Being that mustard is considered "0" I think it's 4 calories per teaspoon, which is way better than mayo.
  • beatingobesityforlife
    beatingobesityforlife Posts: 121 Member
    Cyndiaquino wrote: »
    beatingobesityforlife wrote: »
    Cyndiaquino wrote: »
    I like toasting my bread, I buy the 40 calorie for 1slice kind. Then for the tuna, I add mustard, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Then I add a thin slice of cheese for 40 calories. I have a pickle with my tuna sandwhich and its under 200 calories. ☺

    Oh wow, that does sound great! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I love tuna but I have always found it hard to get experimental with it without hearing how it tastes first lol I am going to make tuna one of my main dinner dishes so that I won't be eating so much in the evenings.

    You're welcome. Yes, it's very good. I'm so used to using mayo, and decided one day to try it without. Being that mustard is considered "0" I think it's 4 calories per teaspoon, which is way better than mayo.

    Oh yes, so much better! I tend to go overboard with how much mayonnaise I use, especially in tunafish. I think it's considered more of a fat, which is a better reason to avoid it all together if possible for sure. Have you ever tried mustard with a handful of pretzels?
  • taco_inspector
    taco_inspector Posts: 7,223 Member
    @beatingobesityforlife Thanks for posting this -- I've been looking for some fun recopies for tuna as well, so I'll be watcing here intently for all the fun input.

    There're some valuable and yummy stuff in these recent threads too:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10347440/canned-tuna
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10337159/tuna-salad
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,724 Member
    This is tasty: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/04/canned-tuna-ceviche.html
  • Dekayla13
    Dekayla13 Posts: 64 Member
    I mix it with mashed avocado, chopped tomatoes, onion, shredded lettuce, and if I'm in the mood a few jalapeno slices then eat it wrapped in romaine lettuce :)
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    You can add more veggies; chopped tomatoes, onion and celery and try fat free Greek yogurt instead of mayo, add a teaspoon of mustard.
    Mmmm ;-)
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    I eat it in heaps of different ways. At the moment I'm mostly doing 100g brown rice, tin of tuna in springwater (drained), steamed broccoli and green beans, fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp olive oil and some basil. It's a great mix of macros and keeps well in the fridge for lunches.
  • Cyndiaquino
    Cyndiaquino Posts: 72 Member
    beatingobesityforlife wrote: »
    Cyndiaquino wrote: »
    beatingobesityforlife wrote: »
    Cyndiaquino wrote: »
    I like toasting my bread, I buy the 40 calorie for 1slice kind. Then for the tuna, I add mustard, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Then I add a thin slice of cheese for 40 calories. I have a pickle with my tuna sandwhich and its under 200 calories. ☺

    Oh wow, that does sound great! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I love tuna but I have always found it hard to get experimental with it without hearing how it tastes first lol I am going to make tuna one of my main dinner dishes so that I won't be eating so much in the evenings.

    You're welcome. Yes, it's very good. I'm so used to using mayo, and decided one day to try it without. Being that mustard is considered "0" I think it's 4 calories per teaspoon, which is way better than mayo.

    Oh yes, so much better! I tend to go overboard with how much mayonnaise I use, especially in tunafish. I think it's considered more of a fat, which is a better reason to avoid it all together if possible for sure. Have you ever tried mustard with a handful of pretzels?

    Yes, when I was younger. I haven't had any in a long time. I find pretzels to have too much salt for my liking.
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