Going out to dinner tonight...

VincitQuiSeVincit
VincitQuiSeVincit Posts: 285 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Out for Sushi for a work event... What is the best way to keep this low-cal/low- carb? I plan on avoiding rice, but is certain sashimi better than other? Can I just order a platter? Is Miso soup OK?
I recently started 6 weeks to shred so my goal for the next few weeks is to stay on target with my macros, so this cannot just be a "cheat meal".

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  • acheben
    acheben Posts: 476 Member
    Your best bet is looking at the menu for the restaurant and trying to find similar dishes in the database. That way you can see what the macros are each type of sashimi and miso soup.
  • lovelylightz
    lovelylightz Posts: 139 Member
    Try maybe a salad,
  • elleykat
    elleykat Posts: 75 Member
    Go for the sashimi platter, all fish is going to be 0 carb as long as it's not breaded/rice/sauces. You could try shabu-shabu, a hot pot meal with meats and vegetables cooked in broth. I like to order tuna tataki (very rare tuna just lightly seared on the outsides). Miso soup can have up to 10g of carbs with tofu in it, so that might be a treat for you if you can spare the carbs. Hope this helps. :)
  • elleykat
    elleykat Posts: 75 Member
    What I do is check out a menu online (if they have one) and log everything beforehand in MFP, so I KNOW I'm not going to go over any goals. Also, beware sauces - teriyaki is basically sugar, and eel sauce/unagi sauce has 10g carbs per Tbsp.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    Order sushi but leave the rice on the plate I suppose. Personally I would just eat what I want within my calorie goal and macro split.

    Rigger
  • pope705
    pope705 Posts: 109 Member
    sushi is quite a bit higher calorie than one would suspect, even if one tries to stay clear of the breaded/fried rolls.
    Sashimi is a good bet for low carb. But it is high in fat (good fats).
    Miso soup is low-cal but is full of sodium, not good if you are trying to get shredded.
    Good luck tonight! Sushi is always my cheat meal.
  • slondro
    slondro Posts: 45 Member
    edited February 2015
    No fish will be too high in carbs, but some of the cuts will have higher fat than others. I love yellowtail (buri or hamachi), but it's very fatty--about 260 calories per 100 g (3.5 oz.). As pope said, though, it's healthy fats! But the calories do add up quick.

    Tuna sashimi (akami--the red one) is very high in protein and very low in fat. It might even edge out chicken breast! There are fattier cuts of tuna (chutoro and otoro) as well, but they're expensive, so you'd probably specially order them. The same goes for salmon--that and tuna should be around 130 calories per 100 grams (3.5 oz.). Amberjack (kampachi) is another lean, high-protein choice.

    Shrimp in all its forms would be a good option, but is high in cholesterol (I understand it's not as much of a problem as people once thought, but something to take note of). Octopus (tako) is delicious and has a unique texture, and is also very lean and high in protein.

    Be careful about soy sauce, too! It's not too high in carbs (sometimes contains a bit of gluten), but is extremely high in sodium--a little bit goes a long way.

    As for miso soup, it really depends on what it contains, but it's mostly just sodium, and is very low in calories. Even tofu has much more protein than carbs, so it's not too dangerous.
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