Going out for Sushi

girl_inflames
girl_inflames Posts: 374 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I'm ging out for sushi today and I have no idea how to calorie track it...I think it's going to have to be a cheat meal. Sushi is mostly healthy, right?

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Find equivalent entries in the database. The rice makes them pretty high in calories, and it's worse for fried/spicy ones with sauces.
  • jessiferrrb
    jessiferrrb Posts: 1,758 Member
    Sashimi and traditional sushi items aren't too bad. When you get into tempura, spicy mayo and cream cheese it gets more calorie dense. There are some items in the database you can use to estimate. I always pick something in the medium- high range. And count soy sauce as well.

    I'm jealous! I have a massive sushi craving!
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    You may have to guess on some things but there are a lot of sushi listings already in the database. The numbers may not be exact, but they are better than nothing.
  • law102189
    law102189 Posts: 85 Member
    I had a spicy tuna roll for lunch. The MFP data base lists it at 240 calories, which sounds reasonable to me. It was worth it. YUM
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    law102189 wrote: »
    I had a spicy tuna roll for lunch. The MFP data base lists it at 240 calories, which sounds reasonable to me. It was worth it. YUM

    Those are all over the place between 240 and 400 calories. I'd pick a middle one.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    Look at the AFC brand of sushi in the food database. They should be close to what the sushi at the restaurant are.

    When I go out to eat chinese/japanese/sushi I usually don't count it in my food diary [I add custom calories instead] but I tone down breakfast and skip lunch to compensate for that.

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