It depends on the type of Tuna, the smaller it is, the better. Skipjack is mostly what I eat.

How much do you eat admin?

I just eat whatever canned tuna is on offer, normally John West or Princes but no idea what kind it is.

I eat about 4 tins per week. The bigger the fish the higher up the food-chain it is so it has more mercury.... Pole caught skipjack is much smaller than blue-fin and yellowfin so has a lot less mercury.

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You're probably okay, but try to cut back:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/fish-intake-and-mercury.html

Out of curiosity, why are you eating so much? Whey Protein is a much cheaper source of protein, if that's what you're looking for?

A few tins per day does seem like a lot.

Im eating so much because whey is not filling for me.

Im take two shakes a day (2scoops in each) but tuna helps my ratios massively.

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Diggler

Use your Whey for other things rather than just shakes

I take a shake at 5am before workout and the other about an hour before bed.

During the day I eat but its carb-heavy (veg/couscous/etc) so I eat tuna to up the protein.

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Yeah, an hour or two before. I just said that

Why?

^Because some people talk about Whey being a fast absorbed protein whereas at night you need "slow-released protein" such as casein otherwise you become "catabolic".

FYI I don't believe this as studies have shown that in order to become catabolic it takes 24hrs of no nutrient consumption.

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I regularly have Cottage cheese and RYVITA for breakfast. Low GI and Casein protein....Got a bit fed up with that, so now have a handful of Almonds that I stick in my pocket.

Cottage cheese isnt going to happen....EVER.

Does anybody use the liquid egg whites that you can buy in cartons?

Nearly all protein and really low calories