The perfect snack for a day spent by the water, these Egg and Tuna Schooners provide inspiration to exercise your imagination and your body. These energy packed, bite-sized treats will give your kids the vigour they need to play all day. Come sail away in a fleet of edible sailboats.

Yield: Makes 10 sailboats
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

5 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
1 can (170 g) tuna, drained
3 tbsp (30 mL) low-calorie mayonnaise or salad dressing
2 tbsp (30 mL) finely chopped celery
Salt, to taste
10 tortilla chips (triangle-shaped)

Directions:

Tuna Salad

1. Drain canned tuna and place contents in a mixing bowl.
2. Add mayonnaise and celery. Mash all of the ingredients together.

Egg and Tuna Schooners

1. Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Scoop out the yolks; set whites aside. Mash yolks with a fork.

2. Break up tuna with a fork. Add egg yolks, mayonnaise or salad dressing, celery, and salt to taste.

3. Fill the egg white halves with tuna salad mixture.

4. To make each “sailboat”, place a tortilla chip in the tuna mixture to resemble sail.

Recipe tip:

Don’t feel like tuna? You could also use salmon, chicken, crab or egg salad filling or devilled eggs to make these sailboats.

Nutrients Per Sailboat: 70 Calories, 3.5 g Fat, 150 mg Sodium, 2 g Carbohydrate, 0 g Fibre, 7 g Protein

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