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Does anyone have any suggestions to make tuna salad so that my children will actually eat it without giving me endless grief??? I already use albacore, so its not the mushy factor of "chunk light".
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Hmm.
Tuna might be one of those things that you either like, or don't. I'm not sure any amount of mayo, celery, dill, salt & pepper, or lemon spritz will change that.
I love tuna, and will make it for myself. There are times when my little ladies claim to "hhhhaaaate it", and the next time I make it (for myself), they adore it. Go figure.
How about making chicken salad instead?
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I usually go light on the mayo type ingredient, we don't do soggy here. I have used mayo, plain yogurt and fake mayo since dd is now allergic to eggs. I always throw in a dash of garlic powder.
I add in some of the following, depending what is in the fridge:
-cut up grapes--BIG hit.
-a tablespoon, or so, of chopped, fresh purple onion. Sometimes leftover green onions.
-celery-in moderation
-relish(most every time)
-very occasionally, hard boiled eggs-though only for ds now.
-chopped walnuts.
-raisins
My kids like tuna salad and chicken salad and I pretty much put the same stuff in for both. Each time I make it it is different as the recipe is dictated by what I have on hand.
We also put it in/on different things--bread, Triscuits, pita bread, wraps, and ds just likes to eat if from a bowl.
Hope that helps.
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They don't like chicken salad, either.  We already eat a lot of chicken, though, so I was looking for a simple and somewhat affordable way to get more fish into their diet.
I can do grapes when they are on sale. I wonder if they would like it with raisins? That's something I usually have on hand.
Relish isn't a big hit here, although I love it. They won't eat it in a sandwich or wrap. They insist on getting it over with by eating it in a pile on the plate.
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I won't eat it myself so anyone that wants it just snitches from daddy when he makes it for himself.
Everyone else just eats pb&j. pb&j is pretty much always an alternative at lunch.
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Most of my kids are not big tuna fans and wouldn't eat tuna salad, but will eat it in sandwiches with cheese as a tuna melt.
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My mil makes tuna melts but uses a recipe that has a bunch of bread crumbs and other things, frying the actual tuna into patties and then putting them into bread. Is this what you mean by a tuna melt?
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My kids don't like tuna salad, but love tuna patties. I dredge them in breadcrumbs before I fry them, so they are kind of like a fritter, kind of.
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My dc only like it mixed with coleslaw -- the shop-bought sort, not homemade. They don't like mayonnaise so it's strange that they'll eat it like that. Also, tuna in oil is much nicer than tuna in brine. We have it in toasted pitta bread.
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Does anyone have any thoughts on tuna brand? I can get Crown Prince Albacore or Tongol Tuna and Natural Sea Albacore or Tongol Tuna. Anyone have any experience to share with these brands. They're expensive.
We love tuna here, but I can't help you, Books, as we all love tuna salad!! We make ours with mayo, mustard, boiled eggs, relish, or cut up pickles, minced onions, and a little celery salt. It's our favorite Friday dish!!
I've never made a tuna melt before, so I'm really curious to hear how you all do that!
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I think I'll try the raisins and see if that helps. I'm avoiding bread crumbs, although my kids will eat it as a tuna melt. I'm trying to make the food whole family friendly and I can't eat it with bread crumbs.
Maybe I'll try the oil packed...
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I dont' know if it would work with the tuna but I have a friend that tosses the chopped chicken for chicken salad with some olive oil and cashews and some other things.. but no mayo.. it's good on chicken.
you might also try leaving it in bigger pieces.. maybe mix the ingredients up and then just lightly stir in the tuna.
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Interesting. I grew up on chunk light, and then later when the albacore came out, everyone kept saying that was the "better" tuna.
And then came the mercury warnings, and I read that the chunk light is better and has less mercury than the albacore.
My favorite tuna is actually chunk light in oil. If you can find Italian brand of cans of tuna in olive oil it is very good. I think I remember seeing Giada using that kind.
Safflower or olive oil is not bad for you, and you can drain the excess, but the moistness makes it much easier to eat, without all the extra mayonaise. (Oh, I see you already mentioned that, Elizabeth!)
I think albacore and other tuna packed in water is just dry, dry, dry and hard to eat.
I shouldn't be contributing to the thread much, because I don't make my kids eat it. We can't do casseroles or tuna with mayo because of food allergies.
But I love tuna salad, similar to Jen's but I love celery, not just celery salt.
My mother would "ruin" it by putting chunks of cheese and apples in the tuna salad.
And I love tuna rice casserole. Hold the noodles, but with rice -- ah my favorite. Can't wait to make it again here when the boys either outgrow some allergies or they leave.
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OK - so our tuna melts aren't a fried patty. It's tuna salad - for us just a very simple one - just tuna, some mustard and mayo. Spread the tuna mixture on a slice of bread, top with slices of cheese. Add top bread (buttered) and grill like a grilled cheese sandwich, until browned and cheese inside is melted. 
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I'm afraid that our recipe is not too kid friendly (though, my kids love it). Onion (preferably red, but whatever I have), garlic, celery, relish or chopped pickly, mayo, dijon, and lemon juice.
I just put that on toast on cookies sheets with cheddar on top (and a tomato slice if in season) in the oven to heat the tuna and melt the cheese. A Friday favorite for cold weather when a cold sald is just, well, cold!
I use started using Yellowfin tuna a couple of years ago because I'd read it had the lowest mercury (I haven't checked up on that since). I have a stock from our co-op, but I think Trader Joes carries it now as well.
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Yum. Me too. I haven't made it in a while. Do you have a favorite recipe?
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We all hate mayo-based salads, so our tuna is made a little differently and the kids adore it.
Drain tuna well, add olive oil, garlic, sea salt and fresh ground pepper, basil and oregano.
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MaryM wrote:
| OK - so our tuna melts aren't a fried patty. It's tuna salad - for us just a very simple one - just tuna, some mustard and mayo. Spread the tuna mixture on a slice of bread, top with slices of cheese. Add top bread (buttered) and grill like a grilled cheese sandwich, until browned and cheese inside is melted. |
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A ha! I was wondering if it could be done this way. I think mine might tolerate this. I might just give it a try. Thanks, Mary! 
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lapazfarm wrote:
We all hate mayo-based salads, so our tuna is made a little differently and the kids adore it.
Drain tuna well, add olive oil, garlic, sea salt and fresh ground pepper, basil and oregano.
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Hmmmmmmmmm...I might try this, too. This sounds good to me.
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We definitely keep the mayo on the low side. Sometimes I'll mix a bit of curry powder in with the mayo, and then mix that in with the other ingredients. When it's *curried* it also gets raisins and/or chopped apple. Grated carrots are also good. Usually the dc will eat it if we use more veggies than tuna. We always get the albacore, though; at Costco the price isn't nearly as high as in the grocery store.
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