Guilt free Sushi... HELP!
KJDubb2010
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I absolutely LOVE Sushi but am struggling to find any that isn't high in calories or fat.... does anyone have a recipe ideas that might keep me guilt free? :-)
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Sushi lover here! I usually order sashimi when I go out for sushi now. The rice in the rolls are why there's so many calories, and also the avocado.0
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I started eating just a salmon roll, and tuna roll. They are small, 8 pieces in each. I forgot what the calories are to be exact, but look at my lunch on Friday that's what I had
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i love sushi too!! i posted a very similar question a few weeks ago... the responses i got were mostly telling me to order sashimi or just exercise more... i have come to a compromise... i order a sashimi platter (3 different types) and a handroll (has less rice than a regular roll.) This along with the complementry miso soup is more than enough to fill me up.0
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I went out to a sushi bar a few nights ago with a friend and instead of 2 high calorie rolls, I got my standard favorite roll and a vegetable roll to substitute for another high calorie option. The veggie roll had a lot less calories than some of the others. It was good to be able to eat enough and not have to worry about the calorie count.0
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I love sushi as well. as one person said go with Sashimi. Cutting out everything but the meat significantly reduces the calories plus you still get all the taste. It's hard to cut sushi out....lol I love the stuff too much. Another thing you could do is plan ahead. Know how much your going to eat, how many calories it is going to be, and try to plan a workout in the same day. (I say plan the workout before the sushi because you will have more energy before than after).0
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Big thing is to get away from anything that is tempura'ed or has cream cheese in it. Depending on your palate, sashimi as others has suggested is the way to go, otherwise nigiri isn't too bad. Most of the vegetable sushi is good. Maybe a tuna/avocado roll or something similar.0
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sushi restaurants are nice in that in most of them (especially if you sit at the bar), they will help you find exactly what you want, even if it is not on the menu. Try asking them if there is a way to get the roll without the rice, or with half the amount of rice on it (that way you can still get all the yummy fillings without the added calories). stay away from the rolls with deep fried or tempura foods in them, and ask for them to keep the sauce that comes with most of them on the side rather than on top of the sushi.
This way you can get rid of the calories from the rice, sauce, anything deep fried, and dont have to stick to just having sashimi.0 -
I don't care what the calories are when it comes to sushi, tuna, salmon, veggie YUMMMMM, I absolutely LOVE it too.....if you put it in perspective, unless you were eating it every day I can't see that you would be doing much damage, it's better than eating junk food.....and I have to say I don't think I have ever seen an overweight Japanese person!! unless of course they had conformed to the junk food antics of us westerners....:o)0
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dont forget avacado is a good fat, not a bad one....0
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order chirashi. it's like assorted sashimi but served in a bowl over a bed of seasoned rice. you can then choose how much rice you eat/don't eat.0
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Some places will wrap your sushi in cucumber instead of rice if you ask them. It's awesome!0
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I was so mad at myself the other because we went out for sushi and I don't know why but I thought sushi was healthy! so there I go devouring it and then once I put it in I realize just how bad it was! I told my husband we aren't having sushi for awhile. We use to eat it all the time thinking it was somewhat healthy : \ I'm thinking the next time I'll avoid the soy sauce and maybe take out some of the rice and leave it on the side to cut back on it a little...0
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Sushi comes with sauce? Or do you mean the wasabi? I love wasabi but if it's the real stuff it must be physically impossible to eat enough wasabi to make an impression on your diet.ask for them to keep the sauce that comes with most of them on the side rather than on top of the sushi.
Not sure what's going into your sushi to make it so calorie packed, but the stuff I eat here in the UK extremely healthy. Well, as long as you don't scarf down loads and loads of it!
I make my own, it's a fun thing to do and it's very easy. Nigiri is utterly foolproof, and maki isn't particularly complicated, unless you try and do it without a rolling mat, but they only cost about a quid. The trick is to have a wet, razor sharp knife to cut it with. My favourite healthy fillings are cucumber, smoked salmon, mango, spring onions, crabsticks, lobster, lumpfish caviare, prawn and avocado in various combinations.
Step by step instructions here: http://www.eat-japan.com/sushi-perfect/makizushi.html0 -
Not sure what's going into your sushi to make it so calorie packed, but the stuff I eat here in the UK extremely healthy. Well, as long as you don't scarf down loads and loads of it!
Same here (in France). I eat sushi on a fairly regular basis and while it's one of my higher-calorie meals and so I plan for it (usually around 700 calories or so), I feel really full and OK with then having a light dinner that same day.
I stick with veggie or salmon maki and maybe one order of california rolls.0 -
Just realised, I'd meant to say, I use about 20% less rice on each roll, and cut them into seven instead of six. Hardly noticable, but that means I can have a few more of them. :bigsmile:0
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I usually plan my day arounds Sushi and eat either a very light lunch or dinner to accomodate, plus a little exercise that day. I cannot go with out sushi! One of the best meals and it is very filling!
I do that anytime I plan on eating out. I always pull up the menu online and play with the calories counter to decide on what I am going to eat all day. The planning helps!0 -
Sushi comes with sauce? Or do you mean the wasabi? I love wasabi but if it's the real stuff it must be physically impossible to eat enough wasabi to make an impression on your diet.ask for them to keep the sauce that comes with most of them on the side rather than on top of the sushi.
Think this is just in reference to the spicy mayo and some of the other sauces like eel sauce.
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I was so mad at myself the other because we went out for sushi and I don't know why but I thought sushi was healthy! so there I go devouring it and then once I put it in I realize just how bad it was! I told my husband we aren't having sushi for awhile. We use to eat it all the time thinking it was somewhat healthy : \ I'm thinking the next time I'll avoid the soy sauce and maybe take out some of the rice and leave it on the side to cut back on it a little...
You're ordering the wrong stuff. Sushi is and can be very healthy in moderation.0 -
I've travelled widely through Europe and the Middle East / Asia, and seek out sushi everywhere I can; while wasabi and soy sauce are common, along with pickled ginger to cleanse the palate, I've never seen either of those. What do they do with mayo, glop it on top of your sushi? UGH!
Think this is just in reference to the spicy mayo and some of the other sauces like eel sauce.
Sushi comes with sauce? Or do you mean the wasabi? I love wasabi but if it's the real stuff it must be physically impossible to eat enough wasabi to make an impression on your diet.ask for them to keep the sauce that comes with most of them on the side rather than on top of the sushi.
It may be an obscure Japanese thing that only Americans are clued up about here, but instead I suspect that "spicy mayo" is yet another example of how American fast food providers have assessed that their customers are more likely to return when they're fed cr*p.
Pretty scary that even something as fabulously healthy as sushi has been subverted into junk.
Hearing stories on here like this one and the one about the lady living on campus and having zero healthy food choices, has opened my eyes to how so many American members struggle to find healthy convenient food. If I ever travel to America, I'll have to get way below my goal weight first :bigsmile:0 -
some places will make sushi with brown rice. We try to go with anything tuna and stay away from the higher calorie more fatty salmon (I know its good for you) but I do try and watch my calories too.
We also try to limit the soy sauce due to the salt content.
We stay away from the tempura and usually anything with cream cheese. Avacado in moderation is not a bad thing.
As they say...everything in moderation and it is nice to treat yourself once in awhile. We just dont go totally overboard like we used to.0 -
Cream cheese in sushi? Seriously? Japanese cooking never includes dairy products, it's simply not in their culture - to the extent that a large proportion of the Japanese population are lactose intolerant.We stay away from the tempura and usually anything with cream cheese.
Have to say, not much of the sushi that people are avoiding for health reasons sounds remotely edible anyway!0 -
Wegman's has Brown Rice Sushi. I just looked up Wegman's Sushi - Brown Rice California Roll, 8 pieces = 180 Calories. 0
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check out this website
www.sushifaq.com/sushi-calories.htm
It helped me a lot you can click on tabs above the calorie info to change to roll, or handroll, etc.0 -
I've travelled widely through Europe and the Middle East / Asia, and seek out sushi everywhere I can; while wasabi and soy sauce are common, along with pickled ginger to cleanse the palate, I've never seen either of those. What do they do with mayo, glop it on top of your sushi? UGH!
Think this is just in reference to the spicy mayo and some of the other sauces like eel sauce.
Sushi comes with sauce? Or do you mean the wasabi? I love wasabi but if it's the real stuff it must be physically impossible to eat enough wasabi to make an impression on your diet.ask for them to keep the sauce that comes with most of them on the side rather than on top of the sushi.
It may be an obscure Japanese thing that only Americans are clued up about here, but instead I suspect that "spicy mayo" is yet another example of how American fast food providers have assessed that their customers are more likely to return when they're fed cr*p.
Pretty scary that even something as fabulously healthy as sushi has been subverted into junk.
Hearing stories on here like this one and the one about the lady living on campus and having zero healthy food choices, has opened my eyes to how so many American members struggle to find healthy convenient food. If I ever travel to America, I'll have to get way below my goal weight first :bigsmile:
Actually, there's nothing obscure about it. The Japanese are crazy about mayo, possibly even more so than Americans. Besides being a staple on Japanese foods like okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and yes, sushi, mayonnaise is even eaten on fried chicken.
Kewpie is "the" Japanese mayo brand and you are sure to find it if you walk into any Japanese market/store.0 -
Thanks, that's really interesting, I had no idea. To me, having mayo on sushi just seems somehow "wrong" - but maybe that's because I've always seen sushi as a great way to eat healthy food.The Japanese are crazy about mayo, possibly even more so than Americans. Besides being a staple on Japanese foods like okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and yes, sushi, mayonnaise is even eaten on fried chicken. Kewpie is "the" Japanese mayo brand and you are sure to find it if you walk into any Japanese market/store.
Can't imagine the idea of mayo on sushi going down very well over here though.
Gah, I have a craving for sushi now, might have to do some at the weekend!0 -
Hearing stories on here like this one and the one about the lady living on campus and having zero healthy food choices, has opened my eyes to how so many American members struggle to find healthy convenient food.
Uh. Not sure where that person was located... but that sounds ridiculous to me. I'm sure it varies from state to state, but here there are PLENTY of healthy convenient food options. It's not that hard to eat and be healthy in America...Can't imagine the idea of mayo on sushi going down very well over here though.
Never had a spicy tuna/salmon roll? It's not dripping in mayo and honestly if no one told me, I would never guess it was there. Obviously it's not the most healthy option when it comes to sushi.0 -
No idea where she was located, that information was not given, but her meals are included as part of her employment package at the campus where she works. If you wish to comment, this is the thread. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/254028-avoiding-sodium
Uh. Not sure where that person was located... but that sounds ridiculous to me. I'm sure it varies from state to state, but here there are PLENTY of healthy convenient food options. It's not that hard to eat and be healthy in America...Hearing stories on here like this one and the one about the lady living on campus and having zero healthy food choices, has opened my eyes to how so many American members struggle to find healthy convenient food.
Spicy? No, I've never come across that here. Maki sushi here tends to contain various strips of fish / vegetable / omelette, and I've not had anything spicy. Though I have heard that "California Rolls" can have mayo inside and some sushi bars here do sell those.
Never had a spicy tuna/salmon roll?Can't imagine the idea of mayo on sushi going down very well over here though.
California rolls are not what I was talking about though, what I was saying would be unlikely to be accepted here was the idea of mayo that's poured on top of sushi, which one poster suggested might be served separately instead.0
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