Need Sushi Help...

robin52077

The entries are so conflicting, from 40 cals to 400 cals!!!!

I had 4 little 1 inch rolls...
yellowtail with cucumber and avocado(just a little) wrapped in seaweed, the wrapped in white rice, and a thin layer of salmon around the outside.

What should I log it as?

funkyspunky871

I can't ever understand the calories for sushi either. It makes no sense that just a few pieces could be so many calories. I normally just break it up - I look up calorie information for about a cup of sushi rice, a few servings of avocado, cucumber, shrimp, salmon, and whatever else is included. I just heard today, on a weight loss show, that an entire 30-something pieces of sauce-free sushi was around 600 calories. And, yet, some say 6-8 similar pieces have 400? Ugh.

P.S. Just wanted to say that I don't think 4 little pieces would have a cup of sushi rice! Lol. Maybe 1/4 of a cup or 1/3.

Crystal817

I would just log it separately.

qtpiesmom

Here is a website that I use that I find the type and use their nutritional value
Hope you can find what your looking for on here
http://bentosushi.com/nutritionaltemp.asp

solpwr

Sounds about 40 per piece.

ElliMC

The ones that say 400cal are probably talking about the whole roll (normally 8 pieces). Anywhere between 40 and 80cal for one piece is about right, of course depending on the ingredients and the sauces you dipped them in. Remember avocado is high in calories and fat and soy sauce in salt.

Just to give you an idea, this is from my diary (I LOVE sushi as you might notice lol)

Sushi - Maki Tuna Roll, 10 piece 230cals
Sushi - California Roll, 6 Pieces 260cals
Sushi - Salmon & Avocado Roll, 6 pieces 304cals

Hope this helps

robin52077

thanks everyone!

I went with the
Sushi - Salmon & Avocado Roll entry, and left it at 6 pieces even though I had 4, just in case mine was bigger or something.

One thing though, that entry says no sodium and I thought sushi was high?
I'll just assume I am over sodium for the day...

But all in all my birthday dinner was a success, and I am not over for the day!

No cake yet though...that's tomorrow.

ElliMC

:flowerforyou: Happy birthday then :flowerforyou: and enjoy the cake tomorrow!

Not sure about the salt, my boyfriend makes his own sushi and doesn't add any salt to the rice so it's just the sodium contained in the ingredients. But if you like things like soy sauce try and buy the low sodium version, tastes as good!

michelegrayson

Funny you should post this tonight as I picked up a Rainbow Row at Whole Foods for dinner tonight. I did what was suggested and entered each item separately. But first, I took one of the pieces apart and weighed the salmon, avocado, and rice and from that I was able to guestimate the calories. THe roll logged in about 270 calories.

Hope this helps!

solpwr

thanks everyone!

I went with the
Sushi - Salmon & Avocado Roll entry, and left it at 6 pieces even though I had 4, just in case mine was bigger or something.

One thing though, that entry says no sodium and I thought sushi was high?
I'll just assume I am over sodium for the day...

But all in all my birthday dinner was a success, and I am not over for the day!

No cake yet though...that's tomorrow.

Sodium is from the soy/wasabi depending on how you mix your preparation. Seasoned rice vinegar has very little sodium. And one thing about avocado; the fat content is high, even like butter. But the big difference is there is lots of fiber in avocado. It should be considered a good fat, one of the very best. Fats coming from fruits and veggies in general are much better especially in their whole form (not the oil pressed out of the source).