Question:
Mayo!!!

I love tuna and I would eat it a few times a week if I could remember to go to the store and buy a new jar of mayo! I had just bought one the week before my apartment got fumigated for termites, and I had to throw it away because I forgot to put it in the poison-proof bag ... Yep, even the stuff in the fridge had to get bagged! Anyway, I am rambling. The mayo I had bought was Kraft and it's made with olive oil. I don't know too much about the nutritional info, but it is low-fat and it tastes soooo much better than regular low-fat mayo! I was starting to think I was going to have to resign myself to a mayo-free life because the low-fat and fat free ones are just disgusting. It's pretty bad when even TUNA can't mask the taste of a gross mayonnaise! But then I found this and it's just wonderful! So I just thought I'd share this, although I'm sure many of you are already familiar with it ... I'm sure plenty of you aren't! Give it a try - many stores sell the miniature jars of it, so if you don't like it you haven't spent your money on a big jar that's gonna go to waste. I'm so happy that I can enjoy my tuna again!    — lauren_marie (posted on August 21, 2008)


August 21, 2008
I'll second that! I actually compared labels and the olive oil version had less fat and calories than the "low fat" version, and tastes pretty darned good. Granted, I still would not qualify this as GOOD FOR YOU but it does make things like tuna salad and chicken salad palatable without breaking the "bank."
   — suezahn4me

August 21, 2008
Try Dijonaise!!! It is a great low fat alternative!
   — Redheada

August 21, 2008
Thanks for the input on this product. I have been predominately mayo-free since my surgery because I just didn't like the taste of the low-fat or fat-free versions out there, and i have tried different brands. I have always used regular Hellman's but even when I tried just a spot of it, it just didn't sit well will my stomach. After a few years with no mayo, I'd basically just written it off, then this summer I saw the ads for that olive oil based product and wondered how it was. Next time I go for groceries I will pick it up. I miss ham and turkey salads too, so thanks for the tip!
   — djfoz

August 21, 2008
I hate Mayo but I did discover that when making tuna salad that if I use the fat free Mayo that if the sugar free Mt. Olive relish you can't taste the mayo. The sugar free Mt. Olive relish is wonderful. I get it a Kroger. It will have a blue line on the label saying sugar free. You should try it.
   — t_roxus

August 21, 2008
I absolutely agree about the Kraft Olive Oil Mayonnaise! I'm not a big mayo fan, but I needed some one day for something I was making for a family get-together. I saw the olive oil kind and decided to give it a try. It is SO much better than even regular full-fat mayo, in my opinion. And it's a lot better nutritionally, too. Thanks for pointing it out for others!
   — dolphinchick

August 23, 2008
I like it too. However, I have found that low fat and fat free versions have higher sugar content and carb content to make them taste better. The regular mayo has the least amount of carbs. I will admit I don't know how many carbs are in the olive oil mayo. Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic

August 23, 2008
If they are putting more sugar in the low-fat and fat free mayo to make it taste better, it is not working! That stuff is AWFUL!
   — lauren_marie




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