Do you like your tuna....

[Lisa L from MI]

with my low carb diet....I have tons of tuna in the cupboard!!LOL!!....Always used to eat it in oil as a kid...I rarely see it on the shelves in the stores in oil now!!!!!!!!! That is weird!

 

[Mr.MouseFan]

Originally posted by Lisa L from MI
with my low carb diet....I have tons of tuna in the cupboard!!LOL!!....Always used to eat it in oil as a kid...I rarely see it on the shelves in the stores in oil now!!!!!!!!! That is weird!

You can have some of our oil packed tuna...our stores are full of it...we're constantly buying the wrong stuff..lol

 

[olena]

water

 

[nancyj_pa]

I prefer water. I tried the bags. They taste pretty much the same. They're a lot more money though, but much handier if you're preparing at work or somewhere other than home. The last time I opened a can at work it splashed my blouse and I smelled like tuna! Yuck!

 

[Mr.MouseFan]

Originally posted by nancyj_pa
The last time I opened a can at work it splashed my blouse and I smelled like tuna! Yuck!

I hate getting splashed...LOL

 

[disykat]

Water for me too. I accidently got oil once and also couldn't get it rinsed enough to eat.

I like the bags - much less mushy. I buy both now. Cheaper cans for casserole, but I love the bags for sandwiches and salads.

 

[AMClvsMKY]

Water only. I don't think I have ever even tried the oil version.
I add fat-free miracle whip ( or mayo if it's for my DH), onion, and salt & pepper. Occasionally celery too. Yum!!

 

[piratesmate]

Another one who grew up with only oil & now eats only water. I think they packed it in oil because it helped with the preservation. I don't know for sure, though. They pack sardines with oil, too. My mother started buying the water-pack for us when we were in college. (Back in the dark ages & we had no refrigerator to keep mayo!) That was the first we ate tuna with only pepper - before that we'd always used Miracle Whip.

Haven't tried the bags, but am wondering . . . why is the Albacore different? I always thought it was a specific type of fish - not the packing. I've been irritated in recent years because the tuna is so soupy when you open it & it splashes all over! When I'm home I throw it in the colander, but you used to be able to just drain the water by putting the lid on top & tipping.

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[Mr.MouseFan]

Originally posted by piratesmate
I've been irritated in recent years because the tuna is so soupy when you open it & it splashes all over! When I'm home I throw it in the colander, but you used to be able to just drain the water by putting the lid on top & tipping.

That is so true! Draining the can used to be so easy..now it's just to sloppy...water everywhere! Maybe the cans aren't made the same anymore or something.

 

[Saffron]

I buy Chicken of the Sea Reduced Fat Tuna Salad mix. It has the tuna (in a bag), seasoning, bread crumbs and mayo all in one "kit". That's what I eat for lunch almost every single day of my life. A large green salad with no fat Thousand Island dressing, a "plop" of tuna salad in the middle and about 5 olives on the side.

 

[Jennyfyar]

Water for us. And I'm with Becka on the pickle juice!

 

[piratesmate]

Maybe the cans aren't made the same anymore or something.

I think it's how the tuna is prepared/packed into the cans. It used to come out in a single "lump" that had to be flaked. Now there are very few "lumps" in the can. I think it also used to say something like "solid pack" on the label. I have one can of Bumble Bee white in the cupboard that says solid, but I can guarantee that it will be soupy! I just checked an old recipe that says "1 can (7oz) tuna" - all the current cans say "6oz".