Japanese food?

iRun4wine
iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm going to a Japanese Steak house tonight for dinner. I have had a VERY rough week (although I weighed in this morning at the lightest I've been since starting MFP!!) and my friend is taking me out to dinner tonight. I'm sure I will go over my calories a little bit, but I haven't in a long time, and I'm allowing myself to tonight, but I'd still like to minimize the damage as much as possible. This is some of the food the restaurant has that appealed to me from their website... what would be my best option? I'm usually pretty good at making decisions like this, but I always like to hear other people's opinions, too! :flowerforyou:

Hibachi Dinners: (Served w. Soup, Salad, 2 Shrimps & Noodle or Fried Rice)
-Hibachi Veg. (No Shrimp)

Dinner From Kitchen:
-Nabeyaki Udon (Japanese noodle cooked w. chicken, veg., shrimp in broth.)
-Chicken Yaki Udon or Vegetable Udon (Japanese noodle stir fried w. chicken & veg.)
-Shrimp Tempura or Seafood Tempura *I think termura is basically fried (=BAD:angry: )... is that right??
-Chicken or Veg. Tempura
:huh: anyone know what *udon* is??? :huh:


Teriyaki and Thai (w. Soup & Salad, White Rice.)
-Chicken or Salmon Teriyaki
-Beef or Shrimp Teriyaki
-Beef Negimaki Teriyaki
-Chicken & Shrimp Teriyaki
-Beef Shogayaki or Chicken Shogayaki (sliced beef sauteed in soy ginger sauce.) **this sounds yummy! :love: )
-Spicy Mango Prawn (Shrimp)(Vegetable tropical fruits in chef's special sauce.)
-Spicy Mango Chicken (Vegetable tropical fruits in chef's special sauce.)
-Crispy Red Snapper (Pan roasted w. fresh authentic sweet & sour sauce.)
-Thai Seafood Combo (Jumbo shirmp, scallops w. special sauce.)

Thai Cuisine (Served w. Miso Soup, White Rice):
-Pad Kaprow (sliced chicken/beef sauteed w Thai basil, onion & chili)
-Pad Scallop(sauteed scallop w. mushroom, onion, sweet pepper w. your choice of (a) sweet soy sauce, * (b) basil chili sauce)
-Pad Shrimp & Scallop (sauteed shrimp & scallop w. veg. in Thai basil hoisin sauce)
-Pad shrimp & chicken(sauteed shrimp & chicken w. mix veg. in basil hoisin sauce)
-Ginger Beef(sliced beef sauteed w. ginger & scallion in Thai style brown sauce)
-Koong kaprow(sauteed shrimp w. onion, sweet peppers, fresh basil in Thai basil brown sauce)
-Sam Sahai(sauteed sliced beef, chicken & shrimp w. bell peppers, onion, mushroom in Thai sweet soy sauce)

Vegetarian Solutions:
-Vegetarian Delight

Thanks :flowerforyou:

Replies

  • shansd
    shansd Posts: 48
    try and go with something with more vegetables.
    minimize the sauce if you can, or go less sweet (so not teryaki or sweet and sour)
    don't eat the rice-if you do don't eat more than a cups worth.
    stick to chicken or fish (rather than steak)
    don't add pop or alcohol-stick to water ;)

    and tempura is deep fried-not good at all.
  • swtally80
    swtally80 Posts: 278 Member
    Udon is a noodle I believe
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    Thank you!:wink:
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    Udon is a usually a soba noodle. They are good :)
    The beef shobayaki sounds really good. skip the rice although it's not refined.
    Drink lots of water because japanese food uses a lot of tamari and soy sauce.
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    Udon is a usually a soba noodle. They are good :)

    But probably not healthy, I'm assuming?
  • zibbity
    zibbity Posts: 126 Member
    Udon is a usually a soba noodle. They are good :)

    But probably not healthy, I'm assuming?

    Udon noodles are made from wheat and flour. They are tasty, but it is still a heavy carb...on the plus side of the Nabeyaki udon bowl, it is usually udon noodles, chicken, and veggies in a miso soup (miso is soy based, so its not that bad for you actually) and the soup broth will make you full.

    If I were you, i'd go with the veggie teppanyaki (the first choice). They make the food in front of you and you can usually just tell them how you want it prepared. Plus, they give you an option of white, fried, or brown rice (at least the place I go to does). The soup and salad are a good thing to have on the front end to fill you up so you don't take in so many cals with the main course.

    I love Japanese food. Yum! Just remember with anything you get, its going to be sodium overkill, so drink lots of water! Have fun!
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    I ended up having Koong kaprow(sauteed shrimp w. onion, sweet peppers, fresh basil in Thai basil brown sauce). It was SO good, but I have no clue how to find/figure the nutrition facts for it... anyone have any thoughts? :huh:
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