Sushi You will be the death of me

I'm crazy about the stuff, and eat sushi way too often to let it be a 'treat' meal, made the full switch to sushi (the single pieces over rice), sashimi (just the straight fish) and chirashi don (a whole bunch of fish over a bowl of seasoned sushi rice) a while ago. The rolls with all of the tasty sauces were just too many calories to fit well into my goals. And tempura shrimp rolls, don't even get me started! Hidden calories is right...
If you try the above suggestions and get some edamame as an appetizer it's a really filling meal. I don't worry much about carbs when I eat sushi - I'm just thrilled getting all of that nommy protein - but if you do I'd recommend the chirashi. It's great bang for your buck, and you could portion out the rice to have just a little with each bite. Also, the standard accompaniments ginger, soy and wasabi, while not calorie free, do very well to flavor up the fish without 'bombing' your meal out.
...aaaand now I want all of the sushees...

Sushi is awesome. Just plan for it. And please lose the "high carbs" from your vocabulary.

Noooooo, sushi is awesome. I was just telling my husband that it's super good for you. But I was comparing it to a Friday fish fry, so it kinda wins by default.
We stick with sashimi and nigiri though, with maybe tuna rolls. Whatever comes on a chefs choice platter we usually share. Tempura is way too much for me, but I did have my daughter's sweet potato last time.

I've never noticed chirashi at our place, we're creatures of habit. I'll look for that next time!

prettyleelee wrote: »

kmsoucy457 wrote: »

I'm crazy about the stuff, and eat sushi way too often to let it be a 'treat' meal, made the full switch to sushi (the single pieces over rice), sashimi (just the straight fish) and chirashi don (a whole bunch of fish over a bowl of seasoned sushi rice) a while ago. The rolls with all of the tasty sauces were just too many calories to fit well into my goals. And tempura shrimp rolls, don't even get me started! Hidden calories is right...
If you try the above suggestions and get some edamame as an appetizer it's a really filling meal. I don't worry much about carbs when I eat sushi - I'm just thrilled getting all of that nommy protein - but if you do I'd recommend the chirashi. It's great bang for your buck, and you could portion out the rice to have just a little with each bite. Also, the standard accompaniments ginger, soy and wasabi, while not calorie free, do very well to flavor up the fish without 'bombing' your meal out.
...aaaand now I want all of the sushees...

My problem is I like the cooked kind lol. I tried edamame not my cup of tea at all. I am just going to have to get that run in today I wasn't expecting to do so I can work of that little roll of 7pieces.

OIC. Yep, extra workout looks like your best option then.
I made the change when I had to stop eating gluten, so alas no more shrimp tempura rolls for me Yea I'm the weirdo who brings her own tamari to the restaurant (gluten free soy sauce)...

sazziek wrote: »

I could eat it EVERY SINGLE DAY of my life if I could, but being diabetic and trying to watch carbs - I would just die. lol Some places let you get brown rice with your rolls! I would look into that!!

Same here! I had several pieces today and don't regret it but I can't do it too often. I have discovered a type of sushi I like, but don't know what it's called--don't laugh at my description, since I'm not familiar with terms--it's kind of like a brown "bowl," in this case, it holds less than a quarter cup of stuff, mostly crunchy veggies but some shredded fish. If it helps, I got it at a chain Chinese restaurant, so I don't know if it's authentic. Would anyone know what it is?

Actual sushi -- i.e. raw fish wrapped in seaweed and rice -- ranges roughly between 48 and 70 calories per piece. If you average that out, it's about 354 calories for 6 pieces. That's not too bad. It's the rolls and other stuff that get you, because of all the added avocado and sauces. A 6-piece dragon roll is about 507 calories and a rainbow roll is 489 calories, according to a couple of online calculators. If you eat "regular" sushi, you should be fine. Even better - sashimi, which comes without the rice.

Sushi is by far one of my favorite foods. I guess it's not a big deal for me though as I prefer Nigiri (raw fish on top of rice) or Sashimi (just raw fish). Rolls are rare for me to order.

I consider sushi to be a healthy choice, but I get lower calorie options. I love sashimi so freaking much.

abetterluke wrote: »

Has anyone here gotten good at making sushi? I'd like to take a class but curious about others experiences. It seems like it should be so easy but I know sushi chefs spend years learning technique so I'm guessing it's not nearly as easy as it seems.

As I posted above, I learned how to make sushi from a 4 hour cooking class at a reputable cooking school. (The best part is that we got to eat all the rolls we made at the end of the class, there were about 15 tables of "chefs") The take home message was to know your local fish monger and get the freshest possible. The actual steps of putting the rolls together is not difficult at all once you have all of your ingredients prepped. You do need to use a special type of rice with specific method of prep (can't recall off the top of my head what it is called but any decent-sized Asian market would have it.) There are many youtube videos you can watch that are pretty informative too. I actually made a half dozen rolls for a dinner party about 6 months after the class and relied on the youtubes to refresh my memory on technique.

One thing that I learned the hard way is that if you make sushi for a buffet type dinner party, be sure to think about how you are going to keep the sushi cold for the duration. Sushi that has been left out and unchilled on a table for a few hours definitely needs to be discarded.

whmscll wrote: »

Actual sushi -- i.e. raw fish wrapped in seaweed and rice -- ranges roughly between 48 and 70 calories per piece. If you average that out, it's about 354 calories for 6 pieces. That's not too bad. It's the rolls and other stuff that get you, because of all the added avocado and sauces. A 6-piece dragon roll is about 507 calories and a rainbow roll is 489 calories, according to a couple of online calculators. If you eat "regular" sushi, you should be fine. Even better - sashimi, which comes without the rice.

Something like that. I love sushi, but I only eat the more traditional ones with just rice, fish and seaweed, either as maki or nigiri. I avoid all the rolls with the masses of ingredients, mayonnaise and stuff. Actually, when I was still losing weight I was on a lengthy business trip on which I had 8-10 nigiri, edamame and a miso soup as dinner every second evening or so - and it fitted into my calorie budget just fine.

am I the only one that is not amused by sushi? I took a class on how to make various types of Sushi.

I'd never eaten it before.... probably should have tried it before taking a class on how to make it!

So at the end of the class we'd learned how to roll up a few types. I went to bite into one holding my chop sticks.. and almost fell over from the nasty smell of the seaweed wrap and soooo salty tasting (the teeny teeny bit that made it into my mouth). The inside is fine but not the wraps, least to me. SO not that impressed by Sushi but it's only because of the wrap. Definitely not into the soy wraps for other reasons.

It's awful fun to make though... It's so beautiful all the things you can add for color when rolling it up.

Friday (Which is TODAY!!!) is Sushi Day at my office Wooooo! I usually have 2 small rolls of cucumber Maki and one roll of avocado Maki. Sometimes a Miso or a seaweed salad as a starter. Since it is nothing more than a bit of rice, some cucumber and a small piece of avocado...I totally go for it every friday. God...now I'm hungry...

Yeah same here! If I need to watch my calories, I try to stick to sashimi mostly, and only those with rice plus tuna, salmon, egg, cucumber or avocado. Avoid 'spiced' or 'crispy' or anything with a ton of mayonaise. That makes a huge calorie difference!