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    Low Calorie Sushi?

    Posts: 27 Member
    edited March 1 in Food and Nutrition
    I'm going out for sushi tonight and just trying to figure out what kind of roll I am going to order that's lowest in calories. HELP! I usually get the mexican roll, which from what I've read is pretty low in calories....any other suggestions? TIA!

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    • Posts: 162 Member
      California rolls and sashimi are usually safe :)
    • Posts: 1,238 Member
      My favorite is the spicy tuna tempura roll. Nom nom nom. Not sure what counts as "low calorie" but I always fit it in.
    • Posts: 304
      Most sushi is already low calorie. I second Spicy Tuna Tempura Roll.
    • Posts: 1,899 Member
      I get the tempura asparagus roll. I ask them to steam the asparagus, instead of frying it. It comes out to roughly 300 calories.
    • Posts: 8,140 Member
      Just avoid anything containing mayo or deep fried ingredients. If you are really strict about calories avoid the avocado as well.

      Keep in mind that sushi rice is dressed with sweetened vinegar. If you want to avoid the sugar, order sashimi and plain rice instead. Add some miso soup, unshelled edaname and a traditional seaweed salad for a filling low calorie order.

      Chirashi sushi us also made with the vinegared/sweetened sushi rice.
    • Posts: 1,238 Member
      And since I almost always eat two rolls, I also get the Philadephia roll.

      Crap, now I want sushi for dinner too.
    • Posts: 1,978 Member
      I really like sashimi, and simple sushi (not rolls) for high protein lower calorie.

      The main thing to look out for is anything fried (omg yum) and anything with a cream sauce. All those sauces are mayo based, and while delicious, you could eat more sushi if you stuck to the simple stuff.

      Seaweed salad + miso soup have pretty much zero calories. Depending where you go.
    • Posts: 1
      I try to stay away from tempura and sauces even though they're my total guilty pleasure. If I'm trying to stay low calorie, my top favorites are avocado/cucumber rolls, sashimi (especially octopus, or tako), or tamago (egg).
    • Posts: 359 Member
      Ask them to make you a sushi roll wrapped in cucumber with no rice.
    • Posts: 809 Member
      Y'all just convinced me to hit the sushi go-round for lunch, thanks.
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