Tuna Boats by Bob Cavanaugh

Summary

Yield1
Prep Time15 minutes
Eatingthrive-dining

Description

This is a very simple and elegant solution for a very nutritious lunch. The creator is Bob Cavanaugh, a long-time member of the CR society and an expert on low calorie, high nutrition eating. Check out the nutritional profile. Thanks Bob!

tuna boats

Ingredients

  • 1 cn tuna (6 oz.)
  • 2 T fat free sour cream
  • 1 T mayonnaise
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 3 cherry tomatoes
  • 3 oz fresh spinach
  • 5 slices fresh cucumber
  • 1 T oil
  • 1 T vinegar

Instructions

1. Drain tuna and mix in fat free sour cream and mayonnaise

2. Cut top off pepper, clean and cut into wedges along ribs

3. Fill pepper wedges with tuna mix and top each with cherry tomato

4. Any left over tuna can be spooned onto cucumber slices

5. Arrange on a bed of spinach sprinkled with dressing

6. Tuna Boats can be lifted and eaten as "finger food"

Notes

Servings Per Recipe 1 Amount Per Serving
Calories (kcal) 476
Carbohydrates 27 g
Protein 48.2 g
Fat 20.7 g
Fiber 7 g
Cholesterol 55.8 mg
Calcium 15 %
Copper 20 %
Iron 65 %
Magnesium 37 %
Manganese 41 %
Phosphorus 50 %
Potassium 74 %
Selenium 195 %
Sodium 79 mg
Zinc 15 %
Vitamin A 335 %
Vitamin B-6 63 %
Vitamin B-12 211 %
Vitamin C 594 %
Vitamin E 65 %
Thiamin (B-1) 24 %
Folate 127 %
Riboflavin (B-2) 31 %
Niacin 150 %
Pantothenic Acid 16 %