🌿✨ Wellness Wednesday: Spicy Tuna Mayo Onigiri with Dr. Michelle & Ava 🍙💚

There’s something so special about having your daughter home from college — especially when she walks into the kitchen and says, “Mom, we HAVE to make this.” 🥹✨ This week’s Wellness Wednesday was completely Ava-inspired, and honestly… she did most of the cooking while Dr. Michelle proudly supervised from the sidelines 😂🍙

These homemade Spicy Tuna Mayo Onigiri turned out comforting, flavorful, easy to make, and absolutely delicious.

Perfect for:
✔️ Quick lunches
✔️ Easy dinners
✔️ Study snacks
✔️ Meal prep
✔️ Cozy nights at home

🍙✨ Spicy Tuna Mayo Onigiri

✨ Ingredients:
• 2 cups cooked sushi rice or jasmine rice
• 1 can tuna, drained
• 2 tbsp mayo
• 1 tsp sriracha 🌶️
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• Furikake seasoning
• Nori seaweed strips
• Sesame seeds
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Quick Instructions:
1️⃣ Mix tuna, mayo, sriracha, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
2️⃣ Flatten rice in your hand and add spicy tuna filling.
3️⃣ Shape into triangles or rounds.
4️⃣ Add furikake, sesame seeds, and nori.
5️⃣ Optional: lightly pan-sear for a crispy golden finish 🍙🔥

🌿 Wellness Benefits:
✅ High in protein for energy and fullness
✅ Healthy fats support brain health
✅ Rice provides comforting, steady energy
✅ Seaweed contains minerals and antioxidants
✅ Budget-friendly and college-student approved

💚 Mom Moment of the Week:
Watching Ava confidently take over the kitchen, laugh through the process, and create something she genuinely loved made this recipe even more meaningful.

Sometimes wellness looks like balanced meals.
Sometimes it looks like quality time with your daughter.
This week, it was both. 💚✨

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Who would try these spicy tuna mayo onigiri? 👀✨

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