Tuna with the Oil

[milkisforbabies]

Hi,

I eat a can of tuna in oil everyday with a handful of vitaweet crackers for morning tea. I've been eating it because tuna is obviously a good source of protein but am starting to wonder about the fat.

When eating tuna in oil is it the good oil/fat with Omega 3's, or is that just in salmon?

Do most people on here eat Tuna with fat or just the stuff that is in brine (which I find yuck)?

And if you do eat it in brine what do you eat it with to spice it up and make it more interesting?

Thanks

[teamfatboy]

My 2c worth - the oil in most canned tuna's likely to be not necessarily the best choice - Sealord uses soy bean oil but others may use whatever's handy...

Having said that, tuna in oil is all about extra fat, not carbs, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, provided you take care to account for it in your eating plan.

My other 2c worth - A good reason to avoid tuna in brine, 'cos of the salt (nearly double that of tuna in spring water).

[Cameron_R]

Sealord have two versions of their Tuna with Olive Oil. If the can doesn't clearly say Olive Oil then it's probably some crapy oil.

[Varis]

opt for the tuna in spring water imo.

[Phedder]

If you're gonna have tuna with oil definitely get the ones in olive oil. If you enjoy eating it in oil instead of brine that's fine, as long as it's accounted for with the rest of your daily intake to meet goals.

[aidangro]

opt for the tuna in spring water imo.

Yea i second that!!

[Ronin]

Brine is fine :grin:

I like to mash it into 3 boiled eggs, and add a bit of chili powder

[aidangro]

Brine is fine :grin:

I like to mash it into 3 boiled eggs, and add a bit of chili powder

yea brine is also fine

[WANABJAKD]

why not just drain the oil? that way you still have something edible. im not quite sure what sort of oil they use in canned tuna but alternatively you could buy tuna in water and add olive oil into it.

[crazyfacials]

why not just drain the oil? that way you still have something edible. im not quite sure what sort of oil they use in canned tuna but alternatively you could buy tuna in water and add olive oil into it.

:ditto:

at work I have atleast a dozen cans of tuna in spring water (ok some are the "lite" ones with flavor!)+ a few bottles of lite sweet chilli sauce+a bottle of olive oil (I got an extra virgin one, don't want my oil sleeping around) makes for mean munches when I can't be assed cooking/preparing stuff at home