How to count Sushi?

Deadberri

I couldn't find my local restaurant in the selection for inputing foods. I tried to choose the closest one at 36 calories a piece. Have you all had any luck on inputing sushi? Or should I enter the ingredients manually?

janejellyroll

I usually find the type of roll that I'm eating in the database and log that.

Shortgirlrunning

I just look for something similar at a different restaurant and log that instead. I don’t eat out often enough for the potential inaccuracies to really matter.

NovusDies

What they said. I look for a moderately high calorie amount that closely matches what I have eaten.

deannalfisher

AFC is who makes out sushi at work and I find their counts pretty accurate

VeryKatie

Yeah sushi is hard. I usually try to find a similar one in the database and pick the highest calorie version from the list. Sometimes I check websites from other sushi restaurants in my area to see if they have the info. Like bento sushi...

darreneatschicken

If you google "sushi nutrition" a lot of good information is out there.

darreneatschicken

USDA also has some entries.

MaltedTea

Take eel nigiri for example. I "discovered" it on New Year's Eve and fell in love. I then had to try every (reputable and well-received) place in my city that made it.

It doesn't take long to realize that a serving is different everywhere: some places give you a large piece of eel with crispy skin drizzling with fatty juices perched precariously atop a few grains of rice 😍 while others serve what looks like a sliver of a sardine plopped on 2 tbsp of sticky rice 😔

But the law of averages prevails here. As most folks have already mentioned, take a large(r) calorie count as opposed to a smaller one. And use the same MFP database entry each time.

Same logic goes for any cuisine you haven't made yourself.

yirara

Sushi is always more calories than you think I usually only have sashimi, nigiri and maki, sometimes 4 california roll pieces, all raw and without mayonnaise. It's still a lot of calories