By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dietitian's tip:
This recipe calls for low-sodium water-packed tuna, which has about 200 milligrams less sodium than regular water-packed tuna.
Number of servings
Serves 6
- Diabetes meal plan
- DASH diet
- Weight management
- Meatless
- Healthy-carb
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 3/4 cup diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell peppers
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) low-salt white tuna packed in water, drained
- 1/2 cup low-fat ranch dressing
- 3 whole-wheat pita pockets, cut in half
Directions
In a large bowl, add the lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, broccoli and onions. Toss to mix evenly.
In a small bowl, add the tuna and ranch dressing. Stir to mix well. Add the tuna mixture to the lettuce mixture and stir to combine.
Scoop 3/4 cup of the tuna salad into each pita pocket half and serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 1 pita half
- Calories 209
- Total fat 5 g
- Saturated fat 1 g
- Trans fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated fat 0.6 g
- Cholesterol 17 mg
- Sodium 378 mg
- Total carbohydrate 23 g
- Dietary fiber 4 g
- Total sugars 3 g
- Added sugars 0 g
- Protein 18 g
- Grains and grain products 1
- Meats, poultry and fish 2
- Vegetables 2
- Protein and dairy 1/2
- Vegetables 2
- Carbohydrates 1 1/2
- Meat and meat substitutes 2
- Nonstarchy vegetables 2
- Starches 1
Sept. 15, 2017Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/tuna-pita-pockets/rcp-20049842