On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:47:04 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:52:46 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 1:09:14 AM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Skipjack (most "chunk light tuna") has the lowest amount of mercury
>>> for canned tuna. Albacore and yellowfin ("solid/chunk white") have 3x
>>> as much mercury (Albacore sucks anyway). I'm sure I'm eating much
>>> more dangerous things that we don't even know about.
>>
>>Just out of curiosity, what is it about albacore that you dislike?
>>I prefer it for its milder flavor. Packed in water, of course.
>>(Or, lately, packed in a pouch without much liquid at all.)
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>I solved the canned tuna dilemma a couple of years ago by switching to
>canned chicken breast... when prepared/seasoned the same as tuna it
>tastes not much different... costs a lot less too. I primarily
>switched because the cans of tuna shrunk to a ridiculously puny size
>and the quality shrunk likewise, opening a can of tuna became a
>crapshoot. I've never been disappointed with canned chicken breast. I
>also got tired of having to open so many cans, with the chicken one
>can is plenty for two adults plus a treat for the cats.
>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Valu...count/39098615
Since you occasionally shop Sam's Club, you should check out their
canned tuna. I am assuming that they are mimicking Costco and Costco
canned tuna is 7 ounces just like it used to be in our regular
supermarkets. Costco refused to reduce the size of canned tuna.
Janet US