I still remember the theme song..."Tuna twist makes tuna taste, fresh as a garden". I remember my mom being so disappointed when it was discontinued. It basically was a seasoning mix (several flavors available) you added to your tuna.

This was the ONLY way I would touch tuna

The ONLY way we made tuna sandwiches. Where can we find it?? Why did they discontinue it??? It seems like every time I find something I like, they either "new & improve" it, or discontinue it altogether!! Halo Shampoo, Tuna Twist, Whip n Chill, Crystal creme candies, etc. Can't leave anything alone!!! Well, I'm all done. Thanks for letting me get it off my chest! At least I know I'm not alone! Thanks!

Likewise, I am glad to not be alone in my loving memory of Tuna Twist! It's frustrating while reminising about the past hardly anyone remembers it. I wish it would come back.

I remember another part of the theme song. "I'm Sir Celery. I'm Miss Parsley. We're the Onion Twins. Oh, Tuna Twist, Tuna Twist, fresh from the garden."

I loved it...dehydrated celery onion parsley in a packet with other flavors. Best tuna ever..I havent liked tuna as much since. Anyone remember Lemon Pudding Cake...it was a mix a dry cake on top with lemon pudding underneath..yum!

There are some great new tuna products on the market now. They put them in foil bags, and have flavors like teriyaki, lemon dill, etc. Very expensive though. I stock up on them when there is a 2-for-1 sale. And you don't have to mix any powder into the tuna.

My sister use to make this for us when we were little and we all loved it, then they recalled it or discontinued it. Remember the Food Stix I think they said it was the snack that the astronauts ate.

No one I know remembers this stuff and they think I am nuts. At last, proof the stuff existed! Is it true they took it off the market because it was causing blindness?

I loved Tuna Twist and have been looking for it for years. I tell my kids about Tuna Twist and they think I have lost my mind, because they have never seen or heard of it. What happened to it? Also what happened to Squeek shampoo and conditioner, it was the best. It had a great smell and made your hair look great.

I could not remember the name of the product -- just the onion twins. We used to use it as a joke. "Onion twins powers activate!" Of course, taking the Wonder twins line from the Super Friends then adding your own smell and oder as your power.

I have never used tuna twist. But my wife tells me about every time we make tuna. She says she loved it. Eat alot of it and she is not blind or sick.

I have been missing this since the sixties...I guess I'm a loser but I loved that stuff. Best tuna ever...

They need to bring it back on the market!! I miss Tuna Twist SO much!!!! PLEEEEEEZE bring it back!!!!

I loved this too! I hate mayonaise, so by adding the veggies (you had to first rehydrate them with a bit of water) made it possible to have tuna with just a smidgin of mayo...I also remember the snack astronauts ate. I think Pillsbury made them and they were called Space Sticks. The peanut butter were my fav with a somewhat imitation but delicious taste! I wonder if they would still taste good as an adult.

The issue with Tuna Twist was that the parsley, onion etc were dehydrated and since there is not a lot of moisture in the tuna some were consumed before they were "rehydrated" and caused some gastric distress... some pretty severe.

I miss Tuna Twist also so I came up with this version 1 can of chuck light tuna in water (for flavor) 1 can of Albacore in water (texture) dried celery flakes, dried onion flakes, dried parsley (Less onion flakes - they are the strongest) 1-2 Tablespoons of TVP (Texture Vegetable Protein) - that is what stretches the the tuna to make more sandwiches. I drain the tuna and use some of the liquid from the chuck light to rehydrate the dried vegetables and TVP the liquid gives the TVP that tuna flavor. (This just takes a few minutes) Mix together with tuna and mayo and eat. My son is a part-time vegetarian and that is how I came across the TVP, this recipe is pretty close to the Tuna Twist I remember but then again that was many years ago. If anyone tries it and can make some improvements let me know.

OK Folks, I admit to have been addicted to the twist. Nothing else would or could make me eat tuna. I would love this to come back on the market but I did find that by adding onion and garlic powders, celery salt, dill weed, sweet pickle relish, salt and pepper plus the magic ingredient a tablespoon of SUGAR... yes, sugar comes in for a close second. Go ahead try it

Yeah, I loved that stuff. But it made me so sick. Gastric distress for sure. Soon after, Tuna Twist was off the market.

I'm Sir Celery. I'm Miss Parsley. We're the Onion Twins. Tuna Twist makes Tuna Taste Fresh as a garden by nabisco!

I too loved this stuff, and still look for ways to immitate the flavor (celery powder, a little parsley, or mixing with fat free ranch dressing). My mom would ALWAYS mix in Tuna Twist, but now she claims she never heard of the stuff. I'm the only person I know who still remembers it!

I just went through a very old box of recipes and found a package insert from Tuna Twist Sandwich & Salad Mix...makes tuna taste fresh as a garden! I remember I liked this stuff but forgot all about it til I found this insert with several recipes using 3 flavors of Tuna Twist - Italian, Cheddar Cheese, Onion.

I miss it and I absolutely loooooved the commercial. Everytime I saw it I sang that song for an hour. My Grandmother would LHBO!!!

WOW--Ive been searching for a Tuna Twist box for YEARS... people tell me Im crazy, btu I can sing the jingle, too. They discontinues it because one of the ingredients turned out to be carcenogenic. IT was discontinued very soon after it was released. If ANYONE has a picture or commercial I'd LOVE to see it.

that gastric distress stuff is bs. I LIVED on this tuna twist when I was little. It was my favorite food. When I was in the hospital once, when I was 6 or so, I would eat nothing else! I was a tiny lil thing and never had stomache problems. How about they rehydrate the onion and celery before pos, or package it in foil bags with the tuna, so it rehydrates itself, you add the mayo??(btw for the person who mentioned the prepackaged flavored tunas available now, not the same...not the same at all.) Maybe if we all wrote in to Nabisco...

I had Tuna Twist when I was 13 and suffered diarrhea as a result. Shortly afterwards, my uncle in Los Angeles (who I was staying with at the time) brought me an article from the L.A. Times linking Tuna Twist to gastrointestinal illness. Nabisco was right to pull it from the market.

The song was stuck in my head for thirty years. I finally Googled it today and wham, lots of other bored people on the net...

I loved Tuna Twist. The concept was simple...dehydrate celery, parsley, onions and other seasonings, add to tuna and mayo and enjoy. I never had a problem with GI upset from the product. I wonder what the offending ingredient was. I've tried making a homemade version from dried herbs, etc. but it was never as good as the real thing. I wish they would bring it back. It was a great way to get kids used to eating tunafish.

Too funny. Read an article on MSN.com about food of the 70s and thought to google Tuna Twist. I was definitely a huge fan of it, too. Wish they would bring it back! I might eat canned Tuna again!

I loved this stuff. I remember they even had a cheese flavor. Absolutely delicious. Someone needs to circulate a petition to bring it back, sans digestive irritant. BTW, I never got sick and I ate truckloads of it.

I am so excited to see this website. I've been trying to remember the name of this tuna mix for so long. I can still taste it - i will sign a petition to bring it back if someone starts one!

I miss tuna twist so much me and my hubby talk about it wen I make tun wish it would come back.Loved the commerical too can get that jingle out of my head lol.

It may not be as fun as the old gang at Tuna Twist; "I'm Sir Celery. I'm Miss Parsley. We're the Onion Twins. Oh, Tuna Twist, Tuna Twist, fresh from the garden," but I'm going to try StarKist Tuna Creations. They say it's good mixed into salmon, as well. I've missed Tuna Twist since my youth and hope StarKist's Tuna Creations is just as good. They claim the ingredients of it's "flavor fresh pouch turns regular tuna into a flavor explosion."

So if Kraft is the maker of this, do they read these articles? Could someone there have an epiphany and say "Duh, we should bring that back". One can only hope there is a shred of intelligence that would recognize the need.

I loved this stuff! Was singing the little song today as I made tuna sandwiches for my son. Prompted me to look it up. Alas, no YouTube vids of the commercials.

We owned an ethnic grocery store growing up. Tuna Twist was not an item our customers demanded. But my sisters and I convinced my mom to buy it so we could have it at a wholesale price and all the time. Fun reminiscing but still miss the flavor

I have found a really close substitute for the old tuna twist!!!! 1 can tuna in water drained. All the rest to taste. dried parsley dried minced onion 1/2 half the dried vegetables from Knorr Veg soup mix Mayo mix all then add some of the Knorr powder to taste. chill . It is truly as yummy as the old twist packet. I eat it everyday now and never miss the old 70's product. Happy eating!!!!

I forgot to add celery salt to my recipe above.5DA

I can't believe I found this site. I've wondered for many years what happeded to tuna twist. I lived in the north when I used it and then moved to the south thinking it wasn't available in the south. Now I know! Wish it would come back. I'm surprised a risk free version hasn't been duplicated by now. It appears Tuna Twist is missed by many. Please come back...

I LOVED this stuff! That gastric distress is nut, because you were supposed to HYDRATE it before mixing with the tuna, and even dried would not hurt anyone. Love the suggestions for a similar mix offered here! Wow....even my sister doesn't remember the stuff, and we all ate it a lot! They need to re-release this product!

OMG I loved Tuna Twist...Im so glad other people know what I am talking about..We never were sick from it. we ate it all the time. I have been making my own tuna concoctions ever since its been off the market, I chop up fresh onion, celery bread crumbs crumble up 2 slices of burnt toast various seasonings, Mrs Dash garlic & herb, pepper. I cant wait to try the recepies from above...I also miss Buc Wheats cereal.

If I recall correctly, Tuna Twist appeared in the late 70's disappeared for a few years and was back again about 1981 then vanished again a year or two later. I loved it, it was the only way I'd eat a tuna sandwich and I don't remember any stories of illness from it.

I too loved Tuna Twist. It was literally the first thing I could make by myself in the kitchen, even though it would take me an hour to open a can of tuna with our old hand held can opener. After it was discontinued and I grew up I realized that it wasn't that hard to make great tuna...just sing the jingle while adding ingredients. HELLO...a little Sir Parsley, a little Ms. Celery, the onion twins and their friends salt, pepper and a teeny weeny bit of garlic.

I am so glad to finally see that SOMEONE ELSE rememebers and loves tuna twist. until now everytime i mentioned the name people would look at me like I was nuts. I wish they would bring it back!! :)

"tuna Twist , Tuna Twist, fresh from the chemical factory"

I just wish there was .wav file or mp3 to "prove" to my partner that this product really existed! I've searched YouTube, too... I can't even look at a can of tuna w/o thinking of Tuna Twist!

I remember when I was about 8 or 9 eating tuna twist with my family and we all loved it,I had to ask my mother what the name was 'cause I could'nt remember it,And she said it was Tuna Twist,Great Product,I wish they would bring it back.

Wow! I thought I was the only one to remember Tuna Twist. My mother would but this because it was one of the few foods I would eat. I never had any g.i. problems after eating it. I was just dicussing Tuna Twist with a friend last night. Of course she didn't remember the product. Nabisco needs to make this again!

Glad to see so many people remember and also liked Tuna Twist. My family loved it too. Why doesn't someone duplicate it?

At our H.E.B. store in south Texas they have a very similar product under their store brand, come in a small packette , 3 differnt flavors and you mix with tuna, not exactly the same but really close.

I LOVED this stuff!!!! I have also had the tuna flavor from HEB Donna W. is talking about and it just pales in comparison.

I LOVED this stuff.My mom used to make it.I still till this day,I eat tuna,every day but would LOVE to have that back!Now all I use is straight Hellmanns mayo,nothing else.

OMG I ABSOLUTELY LOVED TUNA TWIST!!!

I never would eat tuna until I had it in the early 80's it was awesome always used it to make sandwiches helped me lose a lot of weight wish they would bring it back

Loved thia stuff. So easty and the only way I ate tuna. I don't eat it now bacause it doesn't taste right withnout Tuna Twist. Only one other friend remebers this and we both laugh because every one else thinks we've lost our minds when we mention this. BTW I never got sick off this but then again back in those days I could eat anything.

I was just talking about this yesterday! I LOVED this stuff!!!!! It was out when I was small enough that the fridge handle was at eye level, so maybe 5 or 6? I remember seeing the tv commercial, and having the packets at our house, but don't remember the jingle. wish it was on youtube! ( :

YES! Thanks for the suggested recipe for Tuna Twist (Sharon) - I am going to try it right away. I totally miss this stuff - such a yummy memory from my childhood!!!

Loved the stuff and its catchy tune.

i miss this tuna twist i wish they would bring it back i want my children to try it and i remember the jingle too but the only thing i could remember was we are the onion twins

Oh My I thought I was the only one missing tuna twist I guess not lol they need to bring it back it was an awesome product.

My mom used to make when we were kids,we all loved it,would be nice if they started to make it again!!

Why do they always stop making stuff that is so good?

come back TUNA TWIST come back my wife doesn't know what she is missing!

Omg... Tuna Twist was my favorite! My brother and I wouldn't eat tuna unless Mom added Tuna Twist. I liked the Italian the best... with the cheese flavor coming in second. I've tried for years and years (to this day) to re-create at home. Never the same. Soooo wish they would make this again!! I've even told my son about it from time to time when I make tuna salad, and he probably thinks I'm crazy.

"Back in the day" my mom would make Tuna Twist for me, my brother, and sister and we never got sick. This stuff was delicious! :)

I never knew so many people missed Tuna Twist! My mom made this for us growing up too in late 70's to early 80's this was the only way we ate tuna. I dont remember hearing about people getting sick but if they did it had to be from something else. People today have IBS and other problems and Tuna Twist is not available so there cant be a connection. The instructions said to let it set so the dry mix could rehydrate. I remember once we had it mixed we put it in the refrigerator and had to wait like 10 min or so we ate this stuff all the time never had any problems. I have missed it ever since. Please bring Tuna Twist back!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma16CwjIEm0

The Onion Twist was my families favorite. I am also surprised to know many people remember this and miss it. Maybe they will bring it back??? I hope it won't be "New & Improved"!

I was a little kid when Tuna Twist came out. I never liked the taste of Tuna by itself, but when Mom made the Tuna Twist, I was one of the first to tear into it.I loved it and wish they would put it back out on the Market.

loved it,great with canned salmon too.

I Loved Tuna Twist, I'd give a leg, foot or finger to have it again, I never ate Tuna without it! Please bring it back! Do anyone knows What company was it by? I want to write thenm a letter & start a petition for them to bring it back.

I so remember Tuna Twist. I had 3 sisters so my mom had to make food stretch. I heard it caused cancer or something like that. I'd still eat if. Anybody remember Egg Noodle Dinner? It was packed like Kraft Mac and Cheese. We could make a meal of just that.

I was a little kid and still remember Tuna Twist. I have never forgotten the song, Tuna Twist makes tuna taste, fresh as the garden! Sometimes, I think I can still taste it. My mother tries to make it now, but even she says it's not the same :(

I was eating a tuna sandwich that my wife had made. It had celery and onions in it. First time I had celery in my tuna salad was using Tuna Twist. Haven't liked it without celery since, but it's just not the same. I was so disappointed when they took this off the market. My son was two at the time and he liked it. He's forty now. Oh! For the good ole days!

I too have fond memories of Tuna Twist, and basically surviving, (very happily), on a diet of Tuna Fish through my college years. A complete surprise to have my favorite staple food pulled from the shelves, as Tuna is nowhere close to as good without it!!! I even wrote Pillsbury requesting the recipe, so I could make it for myself. I'll probably be in Heavan before I enjoy it again?

i also remember tuna twist, and recalled as a kid, my mom made me tuna twist and i loved it! i was disappointed when it was no longer available. one day i was thinking about it, wanting to make my tuna different, and today i think i managed to pull off a tuna salad recipe similar to what i remember the tuna twist taking like... i used 4 cans of tuna (in water, drained), chopped green onion (3-4 stalks), chopped red onion (about 1/2 cup), one stalk of celery (sliced & diced), 1 tsp garlic salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/3 of a RED bell pepper (diced), 5 boiled eggs (i remove my yolks as a personal preference), a couple tablespoons of sweet relish and a couple spoons of mayo as needed to mix. however, i am only guessitmating on how much garlic powder and salt i used, it was about that much really. good luck, let me know if you try it, we all could come up with our own recipe for it. :)

I remember this stuff & miss it like crazy! I don't ever recall doing the rehydrating step, though, but I never became ill from eating it that way.

I was just a kid in the 70's but this stuff made a lasting impression on me. I've thought about it over the years (35-40yrs) wishing I could buy it, make it. I loved it -- I remember being disappointed when my mom told me it was discontinued. I'm kind of excited to find a link with information online about it. haha BRING BACK TUNA TWIST!!!

BRING BACK TUNA TWIST! My tuna sandwichs has be dull since the discontinuation of tuna twist. .

Please bring back tuna twist,I would love for my kids and grandchildren to experience how Great tuna can taste.I loved it love at first bite

Man oh man I sure would like TUNA TWIST to make a comeback! Here's hoping my BF will give me some this weekend! I just ♡ me some TUNA TWIST!

The ONLY way we made tuna sandwiches. Where can we find it?? Why did they discontinue it??? It seems like every time I find something I like, they either "new & improve" it, or discontinue it altogether!! i was heart broken when they stopped selling it..it is the ONLY way i like tuna sand..it made them tastes soooo good..please please bring it back !!!

OMG!!! I can't believe I finally found info on Tuna Twist. I recall having this as a young child (under 10) and when I asked my mother about it she didn't recall such a product. I'm 49 now and over the years have asked several people if they've heard of it and no one had. Now I know I wasn't dreaming...lol Good to read all the comments about Tuna Twist.

Oh my, I am so happy to see that others share my joy and love for that magical wonder mix for tuna! I never remembered the Tuna Twist name but I do remember eating this every summer when traveling with my aunt Gertrude..lol Please someone start a petition or something to bring it back. Tuna will never be the same without it.

Nabisco, Please consider bringing Tuna Twist back.

Oh, but you can enjoy tuna twist again! Lipton vegetable soup mix works great with a large can of tuna! Made me dance like sir celery:-) yummy!

I loved Tuna Twist, too. Now, how many of you had the stuffed animals that went with the marketing theme? I did!

We got a free sample in the mail in about 1976. We were fine, but many of my neighbors became ill after eating it. We kids sang the theme song, but as: "I'm arthritis I'm bursitis We are the bunion twins."

God I just loved this stuff! Made me crave tuna and still crave Tuna Twist all these years later. I too rarely buy canned Tunabecauxe Tuna Twist isn't sold anymore. Why they can't come out with this stuff again is beyond me. I definetly buy Tuna again which is pretty much the only thing I'll eat out of a can, but it's few and far between without Tuna Twist

I loved Tuna Twist! I remember my mom's close friend made me a tuna sandwich made with Tuna Twist & I was hooked. I've wished for years that Nabisco would put it back on the market. I would eat it everyday.

"Please, Nabisco...bring this back!!!!"...let's all bombard them with requests!!

Tuna twist was the best. Nabisco should bring it back. I ate this all the time and never had any issues but I guess some people were sensitive to the vegetable protein.

I absolutely loved this. The closest I have come to it is by adding Mrs. Dash to my tuna salad. Bring it back!!

I randomly came across Tuna Twist on a blog today and discovered that it contained soy protein, also known as textured vegetable protein (TVP) which was right on the cusp of becoming common in processed foods in 1976. TVP was approved for school lunches in 1971, but I haven't found any products which were majority TVP like Tuna Twist likely was (it's not the celery or the onion twins that are bulking up the tuna, after all). ADM, one of the largest soybean processors and the first to bring TVP to market, was almost certainly the company that produced the soy protein used in Tuna Twist. I haven't found any information that people with soy allergies had deadly reactions, but Tuna Twist was investigated in August 1976 by LA County Preventative Health Services office after six reports of gastric distress and elevated heart rates, which led several West Coast grocers to stop carrying it. I don't know when Nabisco discontinued it. But it seems to have made a comeback in the 80s? Maybe with the soy protein removed, or with better labeling? Some soy processing methods can cause gastric distress as well, so maybe ADM refined their TVP product. Anyways, for anyone reading this in 2021 and beyond, try adding some finely chopped TVP to your tuna (and all the spices people above have recommended) and see what you think. You can find it at any grocery store; Bob's Red Mill packages it.

Dontcha know why they discontinued this product? It was the name. Think about it.

That makes 2 products made by Nabisco from my childhood that I absolutely loved and they discontinued Tuna Twist a favorite of every tuna sandwich we made for the beach and if any one remembers Marshmallow Cookies another Nabisco product I dream about daily ..soft vanilla wafer type cookies with a decedent marshmallow stuffed in the middle, they came 10 in a box of 2 boxes nicely wrapped in wax paper to keep them fresh ... Man oh man I would do anything to make both memories a reality bring them back to the shelves :)

Sounds Nastay!!

Sounds like fun to me!! 😜