Craving... Tuna?

[brittnjay07]

This is a new one for me but I am craving tuna at this point in my pregnancy. Tuna out the can and tuna helper. Is this a bad thing, with the whole mercury thing? I only eat about 2 cans at the most a week, but it worries me.

 

[Mummy2Be__x]

I crave a tuna sandwich most nights of the week, I think canned tuna is okay..

 

[brittnjay07]

I crave a tuna sandwich most nights of the week, I think canned tuna is okay..

Glad I'm not the only one!

 

[sg2011]

You're supposed to limit even your amount of canned tuna...it isn't only fresh that has the mercury content. Apparently, White Albacore Tuna is the worst offender so try to stick to cans that say "flaked light" or "chunk light" but don't say "white albacore tuna". I LOVE tuna. It haven't had any since the beginning of this pregnancy (I'm now 31 weeks and lurking from the third tri) but only because all I have is canned white albacore and I keep forgetting to pick up the other kind. I used to eat it right out of the can! I would say no more than one or two cans per week at most.

 

[brittnjay07]

You're supposed to limit even your amount of canned tuna...it isn't only fresh that has the mercury content. Apparently, White Albacore Tuna is the worst offender so try to stick to cans that say "flaked light" or "chunk light" but don't say "white albacore tuna". I LOVE tuna. It haven't had any since the beginning of this pregnancy (I'm now 31 weeks and lurking from the third tri) but only because all I have is canned white albacore and I keep forgetting to pick up the other kind. I used to eat it right out of the can! I would say no more than one or two cans per week at most.

Thank you, thats what I thought but wanted other moms' opinions!

 

[holden_babez]

omg a week back i craved tuna and ate like 2 tins most days. but only lasted like 5 or so days
this week its salad lol

 

[Sunshine12]

In the UK, you can have 4 cans of tuna a week (not albacore) x

 

[chrislo4]

I ate a fair amount of tuna in first tri. I couldnt keep much down but oddly enough the tuna melt from Costa & past,tuna & sweetcorn stayed down nicely!

 

[Clairie87]

i crave tuna quite alot i have to put salt and vinegar in mine as i think it tastes better. i either have it straight from the bowl, with pasta, on crumpets or in a sandwich.

Delicious nom...nom...nom xxxx could eat some right now!

i read 4 medium cans max a week but i limit myself to the one as decent canned tuna lately is expensive.

 

[beth_terri]

I craved it in first tri!!
As said above you are supposed to limit the amount you eat even tinned stuff. Even when craving it the most, the most i had was a tuna sandwich and a jacket potato with tuna on it in one week!
xx

 

[x Helen x]

Here in the UK the NHS recommends no more than 4 medium sized cans a week. Not sure if it's different in the states.

It could be that your body is craving iron, so you could try eating red meat or spinach too if you want to keep your tuna intake low?

Mmmm I could really eat a jacket potato with tuna sweetcorn and mayo right now

 

[camerashy]

I was craving it a few weeks back as well