BACK TO RESULTS \\ Diet & Nutrition Recipes Tuna Protein Bento Lunch

Ingredients

  • One 4.5oz can tuna, no salt added, packed in water
  • 1 small stalk celery
  • 2 tbsp red onion
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 10 baby carrots
  • 1 mini cucumber
  • 1 apple
  • 2 hard-boiled egg
  • 2 rice cakes

Preparation

  1. Drain tuna from can, and place in small mixing bowl. Dice celery and red onion.
  2. Add mayonnaise, diced celery, diced onion, and spices to tuna bowl. Mix to combine.
  3. Slice and skin cucumbers into spears. Slice apple into thin slices. Use 5 slices of cucumber from a medium cucumber for each box, if you are unable to find mini cucumbers.
  4. Use two bento boxes. Put half he tuna mix, half of the carrots and half the cucumber to the boxes. Slice eggs in half and add 1 egg and 1 rice cake to each box.

Helpful hints

  • StarKist® Select brand (approximately 65mg Sodium per can).
  • To make perfect hard-boiled eggs: add eggs to pan, and cover with water. Let water boil for 5 minutes, turn water off and leave egg in water for 10 minutes. Rinse in cool water, and peel immediately.
  • Instead of rice cakes, you may also use multi-grain crackers or corn thins. Stick to the serving on the box and look for lower sodium varieties.
  • The potassium is within a good range since this is considered a whole meal.

Submitted by:

DaVita dietitian Elyse from Virginia.

Nutrients per serving

Calories

306

Protein

22

g

Carbohydrates

27

g

Fat

13

g

Cholesterol

212

mg

Sodium

213

mg

Potassium

568

mg

Phosphorus

288

mg

Calcium

80

mg

Fiber

4.6

g

Added Sugar

0

g

Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices

2-1/2 protein
1 vegetable, medium potassium
1/2 fruit, low potassium

Carbohydrate choices

2

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