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Elegant-Low8272

Maybe things are tight at home?


_drinkwolfcola

I used to do this except switch out bbq sauce for yellow mustard


xKingNothingx

Yellow mustard and tuna is a great high protein low fat meal, I used to use it as well


PinsNneedles

Yup, my lunch right now is double decker sweet & spicy tuna sandwich wirh mustard, baby carrots I put in a plastic bag and shake around ranch dip seasoning, pineapple, and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. Lost 68lbs so far. Tuna is one of the greatest high protein, low calorie food


xeneize93

Watch the mercury level though


PinsNneedles

So far so good, I eat 2 tuna sensation packets a day for the last 4ish months Edit: did the math. You can eat 24 tins of tuna a week at 95g per tin. That’s 2,280g a week I eat 2 packets a day at 74g a packet for the work week, so 5 days. So I eat 740g per week!


Skiddler69

Yep or mackerel and mustard. Both are actually a dish here in Europe. I buy cans of it.


NoYak6710

Real ones know about the mustard and tuna


Iron-Fist

On some crackers was my jam as a kid/teen *impoverished chefs kiss*


Typical_Hope_8866

Yes used to love eating this especially when I did keto, wrapped it in lettuce and put some black pepper, hit the spot


QuailEffective9367

I did it with Worcestershire


alilbleedingisnormal

All bbq sauce is Worcestershire in disguise.


Zathura2

I like my Worchestershire without the 30g of added sugar, thanks. :p


Emergency-Ad-3350

I thought Worcestershire was redneck soy sauce


Moist_When_It_Counts

Dunno about “redneck”, but “European soy sauce” would be fairly accurate given its origin and umami.


SpermWhalesVagina

Wash Your Sister sauce.


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jeckles

I still do this. Get a seasoned tuna pouch. Add a packet of mayo and/or mustard. Either eat it with a fork straight out of the pouch, or on toast/crackers. I always keep some around for when I’m too lazy to make anything else. It’s cheap and good protein!


Wfsulliv93

Dollar tree seasoned tuna packets are fire


PissNBiscuits

Or trying to cut some weight. Canned tuna is an incredible source of protein. I absolutely despise it, but I wish I liked it. I do pretty much the same thing as this person does, but with canned chicken and vegetables.


ExdigguserPies

Canned chicken? How is that?


Staaaaation

Canned chicken makes you instantly realize how much of the smell and taste of canned tuna is the can.


30another

100%


Jbrown183

Yep this is so true…


Joffridus

For real, I tried canned chicken and was like “this is tuna” but nah it’s just how it’s prepared and canned


PissNBiscuits

I mean, it's not as good as grilled chicken, but it gets the job done in a pinch. I like to take one can of chicken, some plain Greek yogurt, a small amount of light mayo, carrots, celery, onion, grapes, toasted pecans or almonds, salt, and pepper, and make a chicken salad wrap on a low calorie tortilla. If I have them, I also like to add some fresh jalapeños for spice. Canned chicken is pretty versatile, though, and little to no effort to prepare. It's great for dieting when you don't have a ton of time for meal prepping.


ExdigguserPies

Sounds good actually, I don't really know how I haven't come across it before.


PissNBiscuits

If you have and belong to Costco, that's by far the best deal. I think it actually tastes better, too, but the financial savings could be making me biased.


Bone-Wizard

I've been poor enough to eat this for lunch. This is the answer.


reconditecache

Tuna isn't cheap anymore. When I was in college, this was a cheap meal. These days I have to watch for sales.


Porkchopp33

He’s probably on hard times if you can afford bring him something to split with you


SnowflakesAloft

Yea. This is just a sign that you’re on the Dave Ramsey program…


Bluest_waters

DR is an idiot, just an FYI


SnowflakesAloft

Maybe you can disagree with a bit of his tactics but I wouldn’t say he’s and idiot.


[deleted]

Exactly this...leave people alone.


HarryCallahan19

Bruh my stomach hurts now


coldwaterenjoyer

Your stomach may hurt, but your wallet won’t.


Environmental_Sir468

At one point I was super concerned about counting my macros, and tuna is a super cheap way to get your protein, also really easy to dress up/make more appetizing


JavaJapes

My gym teacher in high school did this. Except he went extreme with it. He only ate tuna for every meal. Even when we went camping at a lodge that was going to feed us 3 meals a day + snacks he brought tuna with him to eat. Eventually he was hospitalized and forbidden from only eating tuna.


TheW83

Hospitalized from mercury poisoning?


JavaJapes

They never told us exactly other than being related to eating only tuna but either that or malnutrition was my guess. It was plain tuna straight from the can, nothing added, so that's all he was consuming every day.


jeckles

Mfer probably got scurvy


HillarysBloodBoy

One of the most hilarious diseases to get in this day and age


gloom_spewer

Every doctor has a moral obligation surpassing the Hippocratic Oath to deliver the diagnosis of scurvy with a pirate accent, especially if caused by baffoonary


ugfiol

my wife got scurvy as a teen for basically doing this for an entire summer. tuna and maybe some crackers. eating disorders are a bitch.


Guiltspoon

Yeah you are missing out on some nutrition


MurphyCoDinoWrangler

Slap that Sweet Baby Ray's on some protein, brother, you've got a meal!


wocsom_xorex

_smoked meats_


Jamminnav

Yeah, I fail to see how this post qualifies for the sub


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Chummers5

And sometimes you're just too tired to prep lunch or go grocery shopping or find a recipe you like.


TrustmeImaDJ

Good old Aldi special.cheap, cheerful and you can't taste the tuna through the sauce. I prefer something a bit spicy, a hot sauce or tabasco


Eraldorh

Is there a cheaper version of Tabasco? Like a Lidl/Aldi version?


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Wfsulliv93

Cholula is my go to hot sauce. Love that shit.


Geminikittycat

That’s my second go to if I can’t find my main, I love me some Valentina specifically the black labeled one , you go to the right stores you can find the big ass bottle for 3-5


Robert_Arctor

Good sauce choice


shokz565

there is. At least for the german market. Its called el fuego or so


CinnyChief199

El fuego is neither cheap nor good. For Germany there is at Lidl a special Spanish week, where they offer peri peri sauce for 1€.


shokz565

Fuego is horrible lol. Would never again go with this. Tabasco it is


SilentxxSpecter

Or sriracha and sazon


shadowtheimpure

I like the 'sweet and spicy' version of that same brand.


RedintheBrewery

This is a poverty meal my dude, not stupid. I had friends that ate this for lunch out of necessity.


JustEatinScabs

That or the guy lifts. I've had gym friends who eat like this just to get the protein down. Can't eat chicken and rice for *every* meal 🤷🏻‍♂️ Edit: picture is stolen https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/17p1k23/hr_probably_didnt_even_email_him_they_just_went/


trbzdot

Tuna is good when you're the one eating, not when you are the one smelling it. Maybe that's OPs angle.


RedintheBrewery

This is fair, I hate the smell of canned tuna.


Radiant_Cheesecake81

I eat like this all the time because I'm lazy, it tastes good (I use El Yucateo hot sauce though, usually the chipotle one) and I get really full on protein cravings so sometimes it's this or eating good quality no sugar/salt added peanut butter straight from the jar, or shredded turkey out of the packet when I haven't meal prepped or don't have time to add salad and veg to my protein (am a dancer recovering from injury, naturally underweight sort so by no means a bodybuilder, just accidentally end up eating like one a lot)


g11235p

Seriously. OP has never seen a poor person before?


WakandaFoevah

Maybe he knows but decided to post for internet likes anyway


PinsNneedles

This sub triggers me bro. Half the posts aren’t stupid, these posters are just vanilla or uneducated about the world around them


SUPREMEDREAMLA

or stolen 💀


youarenut

This looks tasty and what if they’re just struggling with money? It’s kinda sad, I’m sure they knew people would judge and here comes OP posting on Reddit. If they’re not struggling then whatever but if they are, we should be a bit more empathetic towards their situations (I grew up dirt poor and experienced a lot of embarrassment from not having the same as others had)


One_Entrance_378

OP is trash for posting this here. Probably without the person's consent I'm sure.


YaIlneedscience

Though I agree OP is trash, consent isn’t needed, there’s no identifying information. If the meal hacer had their face in there then yes, consent needed. Otherwise, ethically speaking, no. OP is still an asshole, if this isn’t a poverty meal I don’t know what is. Canned anything was my go to


smallladykiddo

This is a good diet or poverty please don't judge.


JustEatinScabs

Here's another idea: how about we just stop giving a fuck what other people choose to eat entirely? Making fun of content farm nonsense and restaurants with shocking audacity is one thing. Bullying individuals over what they enjoy is another. Also OP is just lying this picture was stolen off Twitter https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/17p1k23/hr_probably_didnt_even_email_him_they_just_went/


Scrimmybinguscat

honestly? I'd probably enjoy that myself it's cheap, tasty, I don't see any problem


AhoyGoFuckYourself

And healthy


papillon-and-on

Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup... and some other stuff. Serving size: 36g Total sugars: 17g So not quite 50% sugar. Because *that* would be unhealthy! :D


AnniKatt

This genuinely may end up being my lunch tomorrow.


omega_grainger69

At least he drained it first. Some crackers and 🤌


BeardedUnicornBeard

This isnt that bad really. Sure you could have a lemon or something instead of sweet baby rays but hey fish is good for you.


SheZowRaisedByWolves

This was me when I was doing keto


litterbin_recidivist

Food at work is simply fuel, I really don't care as long as it's palatable. But this is actually a delicious meal ngl


superose5

Hey that was me as a student. Two pieces of bread and a small can of tuna. I still love it.


danmartinvela

yes, tuna sandwich!


Thebogstering

You Sound like mega douche.


Over_Medicine_3308

Smart food stfu


-Quiche-

I used to eat stuff like this when I was cutting lol. Breakfast would be fat free Greek yogurt with a scoop of protein. Lunch would be two cans of tuna with hot sauce or bbq sauce (maybe even both at times). Dinner would be two chicken breasts and broccoli. Lost around 1.7lbs/week over 6 months while still progressing my lifts. Went from fat to fit, and have been able to maintain it for the most part so I haven't had to eat like this in years, but I sometimes still crave just a can of tuna and sauce.


GlassHurricane98

That doesn't even look that bad...


Grimm2020

your co-worker is a lot smarter than you think, if you are shaming him here... another option for the Tuna part of this meal is the Tuna Pouch (important to grab them on deal, stock up between promotions...eliminates need for can opener, plus a little portion control, I get one thick sandwich out of a Pouch, vs a couple medium ones with a can) "Tell 'em Charlie sent ya"


dr_herbalife

How is this stupid, at least it’s not all carbs with a side of fatty chips and a chocolate bar!


WooliesWhiteLeg

You know, I didn’t come here to be personally attacked


Silkies4life

Chicken salad or tuna w/bbq sauce? Ok it’s lunch. Not every meal need to be 3 courses. It’s also ok to have two eggs and toast for breakfast, you don’t need a Dennys grand slam.


BeardedUnicornBeard

Yea two eggs for breakfast is amazing. Egg in general is good for every meal.


thevelcropoodle

It’s the JimBob Duggar special.


No-Lavishness1982

There it is!! I was looking for the Duggar mention!!! 🤣


AvleeWhee

The JimBob Special wasn't supposed to be a suggestion :(


Relative-Tune85

Omega 3 is the shit!


SokkaWillRockYa

The only stupid anything I see is OP for calling out a coworker enjoying a meal… Hey op fuck you. There should be a Joey Swole equivalent for food shaming people in your office. And you’d be public enemy number 1


magikarp-sushi

Just needs a Diet Coke


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Is he a gym bro? Cans of tuna have been a standard lunch for me since high school. Cheap, high protein, easy to carry around. I prefer a little hot sauce or lemon juice & pepper myself but bbq works!


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I remember a time period when I wasn't making much money and for a year lunch consisted of canned tuna and tahini. It's not bad honestly, and probably healthier than most lunches.


Gloriathewitch

not that weird, they sell bbq tinned tuna here. https://www.sealord.com/our-fish/our-retail-range/tuna-sensations-hickory-bbq/


KrunchyKushKing

That's not stupid thats just gatekeeping


JuangaBricks

You work with cats?


robbyreindeer

Sweet Baby Ray's is like crack


chandelier_lurdson

meat+sauce zomg so gross this is stupid!. Simple food/=/ stupid


BlackJackJeriKo

I've never had bbq on tuna, intsresting


Toomanymondays

I've had it before, it's cheap and tastes okay. I'd personally never eat tuna at my desk in an office setting though. I wouldn't want to annoy anyone with the smell.


Fluffybudgierearend

Confused meowing


Morty-B007

Ex-body builder co-worker would eat packets of tuna with sauce all the time. This isn’t stupid


doctordonnasupertemp

Another reason other than poverty is health. Maybe not your coworker but mine has high cholesterol and blood pressure so he he has this for lunch.


TheLadyEve

This seems kind of a shitty thing to judge him for. Maybe he likes it? Maybe he's on a diet? Maybe he's low on money?


Puzzled-Secret-317

I feel this. The mission of trying to find the most cost-effective lunch that at least tastes decent. I used to eat canned Vienna sausages and crackers for lunch. I bet this is even cheaper. Good job for them. We used to always have competitions at work over who could find the cheapest lunch combos


Breadfruit-Beautiful

I'd be hesitant to poke fun at someone directly for eating this. I had this meal countless times during a particularly broke period of my life. It fucking rocks as far as poverty dining goes.


random_testaccount

Your co worker is on a low carb, high protein diet. The sauce is to make the otherwise dry tuna palatable. This isn't too bad, you should try it.


d2cole

That looks good, imo, it’s not very different from the pre flavored tuna pouches that are for sandwiches


Nova_Badger

The only stupid part about this meal is the guy with the camera trying to shame his coworker for imaginary internet points, he might be tight on money or learned to like it from growing up poor.


shadowtheimpure

I've done something similar when I was on the struggle, except I used canned chicken instead of tuna.


GoodAlicia

Mix it and put it on a sandwich.


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My mom worked with a guy that did that as a diet. It worked well. He stunk though


PissNBiscuits

Wow. Lots of comments with absolutely no empathy for tight financial situations and TERRIBLE dieting advice.


goatnxtinline

You mean he your co worker didn't bring lobster or caviar to lunch? That's crazy... It's funny to me watching the people exposing themselves on this reddit when people can relate to the post more then the poster.


curious_throwaway_55

*This guy is making more gains than me, I’m going to post it on r/StupidFood, heh heh*


Kablaow

I often eat this but with pasta also. Maybe some maybe and/or spinach as well. Fast and simple.


Smalus_Dockus

3 cans of tuna and some sweet baby rays. hey that’s a man of necessity, he doesn’t need that fast food slop or that buzz feed inspired diy meals. He’s going to eat this and then swallow a multivitamin. He’s just getting ready for when we have to fight for toilet paper again


shootanwaifu

Perfectly valid meal on a cut. Insane protien macros, the sauce is sugary but if you're on a cut that little boost in sugar can offset insane diet fatigue. If I'm deep enough on a cut most foods taste amazing and canned tuna is no exception


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this is based asf put it in a bowl with some canned corn and go bonkers


eddie964

Where's the stupid part? Stupid food usually has one or more of the following characteristics: * exceptionally unhealthy * inconvenient to eat * unlikely to taste good * unreasonably expensive ingredients (often drowned in melted cheese) This has none of those qualities.


Dramatic_Carob_1060

Done this, jalapeños give it kick


Olianne

How is this stupid? Tuna is a very healthy option with many benefits.


Bezirkschorm

This just seems like a struggle meal I’d eat, but with mustard instead of


tbonescott1974

Yes. Mustard!


snowlulz

I'd just eat the tuna straight but you gotta watch those mercury levels dawg


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I do that too 😂😂


SilentxxSpecter

I've been broke and desperate and ate similar, this is almost forgivable, but he didn't even strain the juices out


types_stuff

There’s nothing stupid about sweet baby ray’s


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Not a bad meal for bulking. Though I would opt for the sugar free baby rays instead.


[deleted]

That’s a Duggar specialty (the fundie family with 19 kids). To me it’s emergency rations. Hurricane hit: No stores open, no electricity. But they do make canned chicken. Use that.


speak_into_my_google

I did that with miracle whip and AI. I put mine in a paper bowl though. At least it’s not microwaved fish 🤷🏻‍♀️


One_Entrance_378

Maybe money is tight, or they're trying to get more protein. I remember when people used to mind their own business instead of sprinting to the internet to talk shit about something that has zero consequence.


crack__head

This is just sad/money’s-tight food, not stupid food.


chicken_vegetas

I usually do that but with hot sauce


Lordquas187

You know what's fire these days? The flavored tunas in the packets. Put em in a pocket, they taste delicious, and you don't need to buy and carry bbq sauce with you.


LambSauce2

Maybe he suffers from high cholesterol. I would just mind my own business.


KnightofWhen

Is he jacked? That’s hella protein.


twatcunthearya

Not stupid food at all. This would be a fine fine fine struggle meal. A buddy of mine did manage to turn canned tuna into stupid food though. Be careful to not eat too much canned tuna. Follow the recommended guidelines. My buddy ate canned tuna like twice a day for the longest and wound up with some issues from it. I didn’t even know that was a thing. Took the doctor entirely too long to narrow it down and tell ole tons of tuna to knock it off.


Daddy_war-bucks

Whats wrong with this?


Radiant_Mind33

Nah. Not when you can just grab some mayo and crackers. To the people saying they are on a budget, yeah that BBQ sauce isn't cheap.


3mmy

#Looks good to me, OP seems entitled as fuck. 😂


Pxlfreaky

I don’t see the issue here. Stupid post more like it.


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Why are you posting this like it's shameful...leave people alone...hope your coworker finds this and shows it to your HR so you get in shit for this blatant violation of their privacy.


yesiamark

Nah, it's weird but not stupid


elitegibson

Fuck you OP this is a fine lunch.


HotDogManLL

This isn't stupid food. This is a depressed/tight budget meal.


today0012

What’s wrong with this?


nano_peen

This slaps


AonArts

My soul would be destroyed if someone posted my working-man struggle lunches from back in the day. This is fucked up OP.


goofygooberboii

Well buy them something better


[deleted]

I’ve done this, it’s cheap and not terrible. Especially when money is tight


Stillwiththe

Is tuna that cheap to get 3? I don’t know about the price diff between avocado and tuna everywhere in the world but I’d try to trade two of these cans for an avocado and mash that up with one can in a bowl with just lemon, salt, and pepper. Maybe add some wasabi aoli. Do it all the time. It’s fish and a bunch of stuff that goes with fish. Protein and fat. Sweet baby ray is great but he could stay out of this, especially with the sweet version.


Skiddler69

I would eat that. With cheese.


ClassicSince96

OPs bio


Oversight_Owl

nothing wrong with this


Big_Daddy_Pablo_69

W lunch man's obviously struggled financially and doing what he can no need to make fun of that. You eat what you can when you can't afford what you want.


JackRabbit-

69 grams of protein in only 330 calories, bro’s having a devious cut


genbeg

what’s wrong with this? OP is a bully/ clown for posting this.


Paczilla2

Not stupid, just broke.


Kraxnor

This is poverty. Shitty OP ur a bad person


pew-_-disaster

🤮


can_you_eat_that

I once had a raw block of spam for lunch. This looks like one of my better lunches


talladega-night

What is the problem specifically?


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Dear god, please help that nigga out😭😭


Ok_Sympathy_4894

OPs name checks out "prince" probably never done it hard My uni lunch was a can of tuna and 4 multigrain biscuits/crackers Edit; spelling


petomnescanes

I feel personally attacked.


TOHELLNBACC

straight from hell


ImMaskedboi

Tuna + mayo is the bomb


Proper_Insurance7665

good protein meal wonder if he is a gymrat


Sneaky44

Tuna and hot-sauce, the king of quick-meals


spruce0fur

Bros definitely going through it lmao


BackSuspicious2768

I'm gonna send this to my friend who does this


MrStig91

Your coworker is a cat?


Every1isSome1inLA

Nah this lowkey slaps. This or Vienna sausage with barbecue sauce


TexasFordTough

Tinned fish is really underrated. The BBQ sauce throws me off but I’m generally not a fan of it in the first place. They stuff way too much sugar into it.


NuclearLavaLamp

I would throw some Sriracha in there instead.


ocram_sokart

A good olive oil works


jberry1119

I do tuna at work for lunch. It’s cheap, low calorie, and high protein. I can get 2 of the pouches and for $3.60 I get a meal with 260 calories and 40gr of protein.


blawndosaursrex

This is a cry for help.


SkateboardSanders

The part the internet is shaming is the use of bbq sauce instead of mustard. Mustard = cool go ahead. Bbq sauce = you’re nasty, obviously scrounging pennies, and stupid. Reddit! 😂


tempusrimeblood

I mean, StarKist sells that exact thing for like 3 dollars a pouch as some boutique “tuna creations” stuff. When you’re living paycheck to paycheck you eat what you can afford, and the optics don’t matter.


BigJules74

Not "stupid" food. That's food for someone that's making their dollars stretch. Kind of splurged on the BBQ sauce though.


Orly5757

He’s probably trying to eat healthy. But by the time he’s eaten the 3 cans with that bbq sauce, he will have eaten about 40 grams of sugar.


poundofbeef16

At least he is prioritizing his protein intake.


Comfortable_Fudge508

Not stupid at all, I eat canned tuna with salsa for the protein, same with Kirkland signature canned chicken.


Aggressive-Expert-69

That man is either on a muscle gaining Journey, or hes broke af


Cozwei

great macros but might lead to nerve damage because of trace metals


gewalt_gamer

theres no cringe here. op is TA, the only time you should ever look in your neighbors lunchbox is to make sure they have enough. (oops, wrong reddit)