California Tuna Sandwiches

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Tsp.	Tbsp.	Cups	Fluid Oz.	Milliliters	Other
1/4 tsp.				1 ml
1/2				2 ml
3/4 tsp.	1/4 Tbsp.			4 ml
1 tsp.	1/3 Tbsp.			5 ml
3 tsp.	1 Tbsp.	1/16 cup	1/2 oz	15 ml
6 tsp.	2 Tbsp.	1/8 cup	1 oz.	30 ml
			1 1/2 oz.	44ml	1 jigger
12 tsp.	4 Tbsp.	1/4 cup	2 oz.	60 ml
16 tsp.	5 1/3 Tbsp.	1/3 cup	2 1/2 oz.	75 ml
18 tsp.	6 Tbsp.	3/8 cup	3 oz.	90 ml
24 tsp.	8 Tbsp.	1/2 cup	4 oz.	125 ml	1/4 pint
32 tsp.	10 2/3 Tbsp.	2/3 cup	5 oz.	150 ml
36 tsp.	12 Tbsp.	3/4 cup	6 oz.	175 ml
48 tsp.	16 Tbsp.	1 cup	8 oz.	237 ml	1/2 pint
		1 1/2 cups	12 oz.	355 ml
		2 cups	12 oz.	473 ml	1 pint
		3 cups	24 oz.	710 ml	1 1/2 pints
			25.6 oz.	757 ml	1 fifth
		4 cups	32 oz.	946 ml	1 quart or 1 liter
		8 cups	64 oz.		2 quarts
		16 cups	64 oz.		1 gallon

Category: Diabetics

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Ingredients

³/₄ .75 .75cup CUP_USVolumeCalifornia Guacamole
1 1 1oz. OUNCE_USVolume(6-oz.) can water-packed tuna, drained
1 ¹/₂ 1.5 1.5cups CUP_USVolumediced celery
1 ¹/₂ 1.5 1.5cups CUP_USVolumediced onion
6 6 6pita pocket breads
6 6 6leaves romaine lettuce
¹/₄ .25 .25radish, sliced

Instructions

Prepare California Guacamole according to recipe.
Lightly toast pita pockets and cut in half. Fill each half with the tuna mixture and 1/2 lettuce leaf.
In a bowl, combine Guacamole, tuna, celery, and onion and mix well.
Garnish with radish slices.

Nutrition Facts:

Per Serving: 257 calories, 4 g fat, 0.7 g saturated fat, 0.8 g polyunsaturated fat, 2.2 monounsaturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 424 mg sodium, 40 g total carbohydrate, 3 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugars, 14 g protein.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 bread, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat

Serving Suggestions:

This makes a good lunch meal with a piece of fresh fruit and a glass of low-fat or non-fat milk. To increase the protein, add another can of tuna to the recipe for an additional lean meat exchange (55 calories) per serving.

* Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.

California Tuna Sandwiches Recipe Comments

recipe

cut down on mayo and add some mustard instead for a little tang.

julia - Fri, 04/16/10 - 03:12 pm

Avocado reciepe

I added chopped garlic & chopped tomato and left out the radish. we put it on a toasted hard roll or english muffin if you know anyone who can get them. ha ha! Pam & Dick

Diane - Fri, 11/13/09 - 09:30 am