Hey everyone. What is the best Tuna fish brand/ type you buy. I had a great experience with Starkist Albacore tuna-very tasty and "clean" looking and tasting (some Tuna is just too tuna-ish).

What are some great brands/types. I want to know because I have made Tuna a staple in my diet. Also, have you heard that regular mayonaise is better than the reduced fat in the Atkins diet? (This is just something I heard.)

Fresh tuna is the best. You can get frozen tuna steaks from Trader Joes (if you have a Trader Joes nearby) but I've also found it at more traditional grocery store. Canned tuna is never the same after

I had a great experience with Starkist Albacore tuna-very tasty and "clean" looking and tasting (some Tuna is just too tuna-ish).

The starkist albacore is also my favorite. I truely enjoy the prepaked bags w/pepper & lemon & also herbs. they don't even have to be drained.

With atkins that regular mayo is what you are to have. Any type of low-fat food will always have more carbs in it than a regular food. Atkins is all about low or no carbs. Do be careful with your calorie intake & the sugars on atkins. It can sometimes be more harmful than good. I did loose 35 pds on atkins but a year later on it came and more. I think a modefied version of atkins is better than a strick one beause of the calories. Good Luck

Check out the existing tuna Thread- it has awesome ideas.

My doctor told me to use regular mayonnaise. What's tuna without the real stuff? I buy the white tuna and I squeeze all that liquid stuff off too, those little packs are pretty tasty too.

hello every one this is chief/jqpublic The FDA doe's not regulate Tuna I, think 60 minutes did a show on tuna the pulled like 600 cans of the shievels in new york city and around some 400 had over the legal limits of mercury I, could be wrong on a few of the numbers but im very close! too much tuna can cause mercury poisioning! can cause your hair to fall out and make you very sick if you over eat it Becarefull, Im not trying to scare anybody just looking out for you or ask your doctor about it. take care God bless you.

I remember seeing that show, but I think you'd have to eat an extreme amount of it, then again, I'm not the best listener.

Albacore tuna is the best . The stores usually have it on sale . I use a spoon of real mayo and some pickle relish with a bit odf onion and galic ,yum the best .

Oh yea, gotta have onions, gee I think I"ll have tuna for dinner tonight.

hello every one this is chief/jqpublic The FDA doe's not regulate Tuna I, think 60 minutes did a show on tuna the pulled like 600 cans of the shievels in new york city and around some 400 had over the legal limits of mercury I, could be wrong on a few of the numbers but im very close! too much tuna can cause mercury poisioning! can cause your hair to fall out and make you very sick if you over eat it Becarefull, Im not trying to scare anybody just looking out for you or ask your doctor about it. take care God bless you.

Hi public. Your article had me concerned, so I went and did a little research. This is what I found.

What's very disturbing is to read the signs of mercury poison. Hairloss, loss of concentration, depression... never thought about it, but maybe its the tuna???

http://www.bluevoice.org/dolphin/hazards.html

doesnt Tuna come in those air tight packages now, you dont have to buy it in a can anymore... Anyway I HATE tuna... I was on a pure tuna diet for 3months.. then I went on the 6 week body make over diet and ate tuna all the time.. ugh im so sick of it. Which is sad because I use to love tuna, tuna salad.. anything.... now the smell or just seeing the package makes me sick...

Well, I haven't had that much tuna lately and now I'm in the mood to have it, but should I. Probably moderation will be ok. Loss of concentration, oh yea, what's this thread about?

Trish, how about canned chicken? It can be used in basically the same recipes and has a different taste. Hopefully, no mercury poisoning either. Wow, it's always something, isn't it!

Oh yeah i have tried the canned chicken then same way I have eaten the tuna.. I hope it will be ok to eat too.. Maybe the make the Air tight package chicken like they did with the tuna. "Chicken of the sea? is that Chicken or Fish?"~Jessica S. LOL

In my little research, I found that if we consume no more than two 6oz cans of tuna a week, we should be fine. Also, the 4 different sites I read said the same thing - that albacore tuna has the highest mercury level, and chunk light tuna having the lowest mercury levels. Has nothing to do with tuna being bagged or canned - has to do with the type of fish.

Thanks Paula! It's always good to know the whole story!

I just bought some tuna steaks in the cans yesterday. I'll have to let you know what I think of them.