I don't often at all. We'd eat tuna salad sandwiches or I'd make it as part of a salad plate. I still have 6 cans of tuna in the pantry from Costco, but we only buy the white albacore. I buy flaked light tuna as a treat for the cats sometimes. I can't stand the smell of the light, to eat it myself.

A few times a month. For low carb it is a quick and easy meal. I buy it in the pouches. If at home i add hardboiled eggs,green onion,lotsa salt and pepper and mayo. At work it's just mayo and something I bought called "krazy salt" which is some kind of seasoning salt blend. Sometimes some Clausen pickles if I have them. I am not a fish fan at all but as I said it it quick and easy. I tend to eat it when I am in a pinch, time wise or motivation wise.

Good luck. It's been tough for me going back to low carb. I have fell off a couple times but I am still doing good. Once i got into what I call "autoeat" it's been easier to resist the carby stuff. I have faith in you.

LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!! YEEEEEAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Never...I know it is good for you, but I just can't get past the smell long enough

to eat it. My Mom used to fix it a lot.....and I would go without. She used to

fix a tuna casserole that just about gagged me. Sorry...for those that like it...I

know most people do.

I eat canned tuna a few times a month. But what you may want to try is canned salmon. Costco sells canned wild Alaskan pink salmon which is supposed to be the best and most sustainably harvested type of salmon at a reasonable price. Salmon has a different taste, of course, than tuna, but you can use it in recipes in lieu of canned tuna. I eat that 1-2 times a week.

I had some for the first time in years just this last Friday. A friend mixed up some tuna salad for lunch sandwiches at the lake. I prefer chicken salad over tuna.

I've never been a tuna fan since my mom would make a tuna salad with peas served over toast while I was growing up. Not a fan of that stuff at all to this day.

Not often recently, as I haven't been canning my own the last couple of years. I used to do it annually and had no concerns about the fish. We'd buy it directly from the boat, young and smaller fish low in mercury...they hadn't lived enough years to accumulate mercury. I would can wild tuna loins in nothing but a little bit of salt, no water, no oil, nothing in those jars but white albacore....neither of us have eaten commercially canned salmon in decades. We became used to raw pack tuna - with only a few very expensive small brand exceptions, none of the commercial tuna is raw packed.

Feathers, you should watch for Costco's wild caught red (sockeye) salmon. Its seasonal, and should be available there this summer for several weeks. Much, much better than pink.

I eat it about twice a month. My cat loves the water it's packed in, a BIG treat for him....and a quick lunch for me. I put salt & pepper on it, lime juice if I have it. Canned salmon would be better tho as someone mentioned.....

Not a fan. I'd rather have chicken salad. DH does like it though and it makes a quick make shift dinner for him when he is on the go.

We have tuna a few times a month, mostly as a component of sushi and sashimi though I also like tuna salad at home. We have salmon more frequently, however.

We have canned tuna maybe once a month. We found a great brand, Oregon's Choice, and they have great canned salmon, too. Supposedly line-caught. When we open the cans we can SEE that it is tuna or salmon, kwim? And it tastes great. They don't always have salmon in stock, though. And it ain't cheap. But totally worth it to us.

lonejack, my mom used to make that tuna-on-toast too, with the peas! and I loved it. I like tuna casserole, too (no noodles) but my guys aren't into the creamy dishes so I rarely make anything like that.

I eat canned tuna a least once a month, often more frequently. I like me a good tuna salad sandwich, with tomato :-) Or a tuna melt!! And always albacore. Now and again, fresh ahi on the grill in summer.

I too don't pay much attention to food warnings either. Other than adding on some extra pounds if I indulge too much, food and I get along very well and I have never noticed any adverse effects. But then I do try to have a pretty diverse and balanced diet........

I love tuna! I get the small 3 oz. cans. I eat a can 2-3 times a week. I just dump it in a bowl & eat it plain.

I like traditional tuna salad, but mostly I put it directly on my salad greens--usually a big bowl of spring mix with whatever additions I feel like. This is my dinner most nights, although tuna is only one variation. I probably eat tuna a few times a month. More often I use canned red salmon. It can be pricey, but I was fortunate to get a great deal last year, and I stocked up. So good!

Other protein variations for my salad are tofu (cubes sauteed in olive oil), hard-boiled eggs, sardines, steak, chicken, hummus, or beans.

Maybe, just maybe once or twice a year. Not a favorite.

I like tuna and have it maybe once a week in a salad or a sandwich. We buy the Skip Jack tuna from trader joes...I like the chunk light in water...I think it has more flavor than the white.

Normally I mixi it with mayo and chopped celery and maybe some tarragon, but if I want to make it as something to serve, this is one of my favorites:

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tuna-pasta-salad-0

Thanks for the recommendation, Morz8. I will watch for that.

Annie, that recipe reminded me that we ate a lot of tuna noodle casserole growing up. That, and my aunt made a simple but very good tuna salad for lunches. My family now doesn't care for canned tuna, but I will eat it on my own... it's like comfort food to me.

Tuna noodle casserole is my daughter's favorite dish. Any time she comes to visit and I ask what she would like for dinner, the answer will unvariably be tuna casserole (with tiny green Martian heads = peas). Although I've told her countless times how to make her own, she only likes mom's :-)) Memories of her childhood, I guess. But I only use chunk light tuna for this, not albacore.

I think I have perhaps 6-8 cans that are years old and probably should be tossed. I do have one steak in the freezer but the only time I really eat tuna is on sushi. I stopped buying it years ago not because of the mercury but for other considerations. I do love a tuna noodle with the peas but never liked the bother and the idea of making it on the stovetop then sticking it in the oven so from the pan to my dish is how I eat it.

Last winter I ran out of moist cat food and while they ate a little none cleaned their plate.

Rarely. I think I had to much of it over the years. If I do eat it I prefer the all white chunk type.

I only buy Wild Planet tuna. It's a little more expensive (but cheaper at Costco). They only source pole/line/troll caught tuna, which ensure younger and smaller tuna with less mercury content.

"I don’t pay much attention to the recommended guidelines for anything portion/food related because they’re always changing."

I don't think this is true nor very thoughtful. It hasn't changed much but even so, it's hardly a reason to ignore a valid warning.

The advice I follow is to limit tuna to once every 10 days. I think it varies by weight and age (and pregnancy) but not otherwise. I most often eat it as sashimi or sushi but I also like a tuna sandwich or salad periodically. As with most things carrying some danger, moderation is always a good way to go.

I very rarely eat tuna. While I like it okay in some things, it is pretty high on the "Do not eat" list of foods for people with gout.

Rusty

Maybe once a month or two. We both love tuna salad sandwiches. We like tuna casserole and tuna steaks. I just don't think about. It is a good quick meal.

We do eat a lot of fish. Usually catfish, Talipia, and salmon.

Ate a lot of tuna noodle casserole and tuna pasta salad growing up, then stopped when I was out on my own. Only recently started buying canned tuna again, to have a quick lunch (can of tuna, can of white beans, whatever fresh herb is on hand, and a dash of dressing). DH and I split that maybe six times a year -- so not often.

I never did take to fresh tuna at all.

Seldom. Use to make tuna salad more often when fixing it for my mother. I like it okay, just very seldom eat it any more... has literally been years. I don't like fresh tuna either....or tuna casseroles made with canned tuna.

BTW, Lucille, did you know the health dept has recommended not eating seafood from Galveston Bay...anything north of the TC dike and Smith's point.

Not that often. I do get the light tuna in water, and use that. Probably two or three times a year.

We won't talk about my tuna eatings when I go out to a sushi restaurant... but no, I don't eat bluefin!

We love tuna but probably don't even eat it once a month. Believe it or not, I was so poor growing up that I thought tuna was a luxury. So when I was first married, even though we were still poor, we had it all the time. I couldn't get enough of it. Now I occasionally make tuna salad or casserole or twice-baked potatoes. I don't think we eat it enough to worry about it hurting us. We seldom have fresh tuna - it's really expensive here.

We buy wild-caught ahi tuna about twice a month, and I generally grill it medium-rare. In addition, we have ahi sushi about once or twice a week as well. The wild-caught tuna we buy is usually from Fiji, but I think occasionally it is from Mexico. We also buy opah and swordfish, but less often. Fresh tuna is generally about $26 a pound here, and I buy about 2/3 to 3/4 pound at a time, which is enough for the two of us. Swordfish is about the same price when we buy it, but it is sometimes more expensive, and then we buy opah. I'm supposed to eat more fish on my diet also. Albacore tuna is cheaper but can be tough, and so I avoid it.

Since it has been over 20 years since I've eaten tuna, I'm probably considered safely in the never camp by now.

I quite like tuna and have tuna salad sandwiches probably once a month. DH dislikes it so it's only when he's not home. I loved tuna noodle casserole when I was younger (and asked for it for my "leaving home" dinner) but haven't had it in maybe 35 years as DH doesn't care for tuna.

Maifleur- "Last winter I ran out of moist cat food and while they ate a little none cleaned their plate." That's amazing as every cat I've had has loved tuna. Our previous cat would do anything for tuna- if she wouldn't come in all I had to do was stand at the door and open a can of tuna and she would come running. She also wasn't a "handleable" cat, so I used to pack a can of tuna when I took her for chemotherapy to ensure her cooperation. Our current cats are very picky eaters and like very little "people food", but they will beg for tuna and polish their dishes clean if I give them some.

Marilyn I did not know that. But since I stopped driving, I haven't gone to pick up fresh fish like I used to. Plus my second ex got into trouble transporting fish he was not supposed to possess, such a headache, I think he got fined.

Not often, but I really like it. I add so many hard boiled eggs, it may as well be eggtuna salad. I feel like I get a lot of protein this way and am happy to leave off any carbs with the bulked up salad.

Lucille, I asked because I hadn't heard it either, except the game wardens told Jody. If you catch shrimp, you have to sign an avadavit that it was caught south of the restricted area. Seems like they are keeping this awfully quiet. Lawsuits have been filed.

When I feel like it. That could mean not eating it for several months, eating it twice a month or going into a tuna sandwich phase of several times in a week.
I don't worry about mercury in tuna any more than I would worry about arsenic in potatoes, fruit and vegetables. I eat a variety of foods. I am not eating just one thing.

I like tuna melts and I love tuna salad on a roll piled with leaf lettuce, cucumbers and other crisp veggies. I mostly make it at home except for a couple of places that I trust to do a really good tuna melt.

I love tuna noodle casserole, but haven't had it in probably 30 years. My mother never made it. I started making it in the 1970s.

Love a tuna melt on light rye. Love a tuna sandwich on fresh sourdough. In fact, that's what we're having tonight, along with some soup. We have tuna sandwiches maybe three times a month, sometimes less often. We buy chunk light tuna packed in water. Our cat loves the tuna water from the can (and we make sure there are bits of tuna in it, too). He laps it up!

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306246.php

Sometimes twice a week. Often mixed with a bag/box frozen vegetables for a quick & easy meal after work.

I think I had heard something about not eating fish from the Galveston area on the news. I don't really like fish anyway so I didn't pay attention. I eat water packed tuna in the pouches about once a month. I mix it with mayo and pickles and eat it with crackers. Dd probably eats it a little more often.

I never eat Tuna, just not a fan. DH likes it and goes through spells of eating sandwiches. I love Salmon and salmon and rice is what I ate last night and tonight while I fed DH other things, He doesn't like my salmon. I like the pink for this particular dish but for grilling Red salmon is better and we have our choice of reds.

Oddly enough my cats have never liked tuna. Not tuna nor the tuna based canned catfoods. go figure.

@mdln - thanks for the link to the article! I like the chart showing how often people can eat albacore and/or chunk light tuna.

If you like hummus, it is a good spread to use when making a tuna sandwich, using tuna salad. I learned this from Ina Garten, and I didn't believe it at first, but it really is very good. I use it mostly when making wraps with lavash, hummus, and tuna salad. I make tuna salad with leftover tuna that I grill, as usually we cannot eat 3/4 pound between the two of us, and sometimes I buy a whole pound to grill. Sometimes I use the leftover tuna to make Salade Niçoise.

we LOVE tuna and now that the hubby is on a low salt diet I buy the canned tuna in water very low sodium. We eat it 2 to 3 times a week. I also love the tuna noodle casserole but haven't made one in a long while! My hubby and I are in our 70's an d we haven't turned into mercury yet.

I seldom eat tuna and never in a casserole. I like a tuna patty or in tuna salad. I eat more salmon.

Sue

I'm between Rarely and Never. This reminds me that I need to toss the lonely and elderly can of tuna in my canned goods. Sometimes DS and family will bring up sub sandwiches for a surprise lunch. I'll eat the tuna & slaw sctions.

Decades ago I'd make the Cream Of Whatever soup with tuna, rice and mushrooms. I'll eat most anything in a cream sauce. lol

And *this* reminds me of staying at a condo in Hawaii where the owner invited guests to use the recipes in her Recipe Box. Oh-ho, might we find some wonderful Pan-Pacific meals? No. Every one began with "Open a can of Campbell's (Whatever) soup". Right up this non-cook's alley, but really...?

I would eat a tuna salad sandwich everyday if I could but usually I eat tuna once a month. I do have wild sockeye salmon more often. I only buy tins of Cloverleaf solid albacore and the wild sockeye salmon. When I was in highschool if I didn't bring lunch from home I would always buy a tuna sandwich from the cafeteria. haha whenever I eat a tuna or salmon sandwich I have to have a cup of tea with it