Sushi

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  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    I love sushi, but I'm honest with myself about it because it is NOT low cal for the amount I can eat. And I don't even eat the mayonnaise stuff. When i know I'm going out for sushi, I save 800-1,000 cals for it.
  • roz112
    roz112 Posts: 77 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    I love sushi, but I'm honest with myself about it because it is NOT low cal for the amount I can eat. And I don't even eat the mayonnaise stuff. When i know I'm going out for sushi, I save 800-1,000 cals for it.

    I tend to find it easier to control my portion with sushi because each roll is already portioned out for you. Its harder when you get a bento box and oh man i dont even want to think about AYCE sushi
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    roz112 wrote: »
    PRMinx wrote: »
    I love sushi, but I'm honest with myself about it because it is NOT low cal for the amount I can eat. And I don't even eat the mayonnaise stuff. When i know I'm going out for sushi, I save 800-1,000 cals for it.

    I tend to find it easier to control my portion with sushi because each roll is already portioned out for you. Its harder when you get a bento box and oh man i dont even want to think about AYCE sushi

    I'm lucky in the sense that there's no where around me at work that sells it. And a roll won't fill me up for dinner. So, when I do eat it, I go all out. I can down like 10 pieces and small roll.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    lorib642 wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    ... but I just suggest logging high and just enjoy it. Most of the more traditional ones aren't bad. ie... sashimi on top of rice with wasabi. When you get into the fried food, mayonnaise, and other odd Americanized versions, just stay away from them or limit them.
    This is really where I was going.

    A trained sushi chef won't tell you, it's trade secret. Also, it's one of those things, just enjoy it. Otherwise, you can make it at home, it's actually pretty easy. (Like chess is easy.)

    @wilsoncl6 - their stuff is kinda disgusting. Inspid, over cooked, over priced...

    but, but she liked it

    http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/85-year-old-earnest-review-olive-garden-internet-sensation-article-1.1036629
    That brightened my morning. How cute!

    I wonder, at 85, how well do the tastebuds work?
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    I prefer sashimi vs sushi as it's w/o the rice. Spicy tuna salad is great. Salmon roe with seaweed for those that like the popping sensation.
  • mystiquecal
    mystiquecal Posts: 197 Member
    ken_m wrote: »

    Unless you're ordering the sushi at Applebee's, please don't do that.

    Etiquette at a traditional sushi restaurant is very important and I'm pretty sure asking for weights and ingredients of food is not on the list.

    If you want to be that precise, perhaps you could learn to make your own sushi at home. It can be a very enjoyable and rewarding hobby.

    Very true.
    They couldn't tell you anyway. Most sushi is prepared by hand by a very skilled itamae (sushi chef guy) and each roll is different by degrees.

    The Applebee's comment was rhetorical, they obviously don't serve sushi.

    If you want to order a healthier roll, avoid the tempura and "spicy" rolls, since these usually contain mayonnaise.

    Also please invite me along because my wife hates sushi and I never get to go.

    I agree. It's rude to ask and even the way you eat sushi has to be precise, or the Sushi chef is going to give you a death stare.


  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Now I want sushi. Thanks a lot!

    nice-selection-of-sushi.jpg
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    I can down like 10 pieces and small roll.

    That's just an appetizer.

  • mystiquecal
    mystiquecal Posts: 197 Member
    Oh gee whizz.. you're killing me with that pic!

    I want to be surrounded by sushi every day...
  • roz112
    roz112 Posts: 77 Member
    I prefer sashimi vs sushi as it's w/o the rice. Spicy tuna salad is great. Salmon roe with seaweed for those that like the popping sensation.

    I tend to never get full or satisfied if there's no rice, i try to make it a bit healthier by substituting brown rice (glad at least the sushi place i go can do that, they even substitute quinoa but im too scared to try it)
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Now I want sushi. Thanks a lot!

    nice-selection-of-sushi.jpg

    I could put a fairly significant dent in that on my own.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Now I want sushi. Thanks a lot!

    nice-selection-of-sushi.jpg

    I could put a fairly significant dent in that on my own.

    All of that....I would eat it.
  • roz112
    roz112 Posts: 77 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Now I want sushi. Thanks a lot!

    nice-selection-of-sushi.jpg

    I could put a fairly significant dent in that on my own.

    My lunch break needs to come sooner so i can eat!! lol
  • AniLandSmiles
    AniLandSmiles Posts: 89 Member
    I am starting to hate this thread. That picture. OMG.
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,027 Member
    To log sushi, got to your food log in and enter sushi. MFP will bring up a number of choices you can browse through to make you choice from.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    well, that does it. Thanks jerks.

    I'm going to get some sushi for lunch. None of that hideous tamago or unagi though. ;)
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    Log this YOLO
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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Chirashi roll.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    well, that does it. Thanks jerks.

    I'm going to get some sushi for lunch. None of that hideous tamago or unagi though. ;)

    Man Unagi is fantastic
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    There's a few I just *can't* do.
    Tamago, unagi, saba, uni.
  • silentKayak
    silentKayak Posts: 658 Member
    Sushi is ridiculously high in calories. It's a good example of why "good food/bad food" diets don't work. Before MFP I would have thought of sushi as a "good food". It feels virtuous. It's low-fat; it's fish, rice, and seaweed. The problem is: low protein, high carb. For the amount of sushi I'd normally eat at a sitting, I could have a bacon cheeseburger or two slices of pizza instead.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    dammit... bacon cheeseburger.

    I'm apparently hungry, because I'm as wishy washy as a brony doing pony play.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    zarckon wrote: »
    Sushi is ridiculously high in calories. It's a good example of why "good food/bad food" diets don't work. Before MFP I would have thought of sushi as a "good food". It feels virtuous. It's low-fat; it's fish, rice, and seaweed. The problem is: low protein, high carb. For the amount of sushi I'd normally eat at a sitting, I could have a bacon cheeseburger or two slices of pizza instead.

    It is good food. Because it's delicious. I'd rather have the sushi than a bacon cheeseburger or pizza.
  • roz112
    roz112 Posts: 77 Member
    zarckon wrote: »
    Sushi is ridiculously high in calories. It's a good example of why "good food/bad food" diets don't work. Before MFP I would have thought of sushi as a "good food". It feels virtuous. It's low-fat; it's fish, rice, and seaweed. The problem is: low protein, high carb. For the amount of sushi I'd normally eat at a sitting, I could have a bacon cheeseburger or two slices of pizza instead.

    I think this greatly differs based on what you order. Sushi can be healthy if you order the right things and keep your portions in check.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    zarckon wrote: »
    Sushi is ridiculously high in calories. It's a good example of why "good food/bad food" diets don't work. Before MFP I would have thought of sushi as a "good food". It feels virtuous. It's low-fat; it's fish, rice, and seaweed. The problem is: low protein, high carb. For the amount of sushi I'd normally eat at a sitting, I could have a bacon cheeseburger or two slices of pizza instead.

    Calories 290 Sodium 275 mg
    Total Fat 7 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 2 g Total Carbs 25 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 4 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 7 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 14 g
    Cholesterol 51 mg

    Spicy tuna roll = 8 pcs = 1 roll. Not bad.

    One slice of pepporoni pizza

    Calories 280 Sodium 560 mg
    Total Fat 11 g Potassium 11 mg
    Saturated 5 g Total Carbs 32 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 2 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 3 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 14 g
    Cholesterol 25 mg

    Not to bad but I'm going with the sushi
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    dammit... bacon cheeseburger.

    I'm apparently hungry, because I'm as wishy washy as a brony doing pony play.

    so what about these little numbers? combo deal!

    20121030-227427-cowfish-taste-explosion-roll.jpg
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Interesting, very interesting.
  • Libertysfate
    Libertysfate Posts: 452 Member
    Sushi!!! That's all I have to say.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    edited November 2014
    zarckon wrote: »
    Sushi is ridiculously high in calories. It's a good example of why "good food/bad food" diets don't work. Before MFP I would have thought of sushi as a "good food". It feels virtuous. It's low-fat; it's fish, rice, and seaweed. The problem is: low protein, high carb. For the amount of sushi I'd normally eat at a sitting, I could have a bacon cheeseburger or two slices of pizza instead.

    Low protein? Your doing sushi wrong then
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    my sushi is high crab.
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