Canned Tuna is Great for Dieting

Protein is a necessary nutrient when you're dieting and exercising in that you need to maintain muscle mass while burning the fat. To do that, you have to feed your body protein.

The USDA recommends 50 grams of protein a day for the average adult male or female.

Canned tuna seems to be a great source for protein, while keeping fat intake low.

Here are my tips, if you're interested in going tuna...

• A typical 6oz can of tuna provides about 25 grams of protein, half of the daily recommended intake of protein.


• A typical 6oz can of tuna contains about 180-200 calories.


• Look for "light tuna" in water. Some canned tuna is packed in oil.


• I prefer Bumblebee brand of tuna. You can get these in 6oz cans. The tuna is in small chunks, and is soft.


• A typical 6oz can contains about 4oz of tuna, and 2oz of water.


• The water is drinkable, and tastes pretty good, kinda like watered down soy sauce.


• Don't add any mayonnaise, instead add hot sauce, or pepper, lemon concentrate, or your favorite seasoning. Don't add any additional fat to the tuna.


• Canned tuna can give you acid reflux, I highly recommend taking an acid blocker, like Zantac, prior to eating.

You can also do canned salmon, which actually tastes even better than tuna, a little more sweet, and most canned salmon is smoked. It's about the same calories, and same protein.

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