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I freakin love sushi… I usually get sushi on my cheat days… 

However, last night I went out to dinner with my friend and I wanted to eat healthy (not a cheat day)


I ordered:

-Large garden salad with the ginger dressing on the side

-1 Nigiri roll: this is a rice less roll… It is wrapped in cucumber with pieces of tuna, salmon, and asparagus, and some other veggie

-2 rice less hand rolls made with tuna, yellow tale, scallions, and sliced cucumber

-1 side of steamed broccoli…. 
 
I went really light with the soy sause… I added wasabi and ginger dressing to dilute the soy sauce….


YUM!! It almost felt like a cheat meal… I recommend you try that  Nigiri roll
 

Here are some healthy tips to consider while ordering sushi!!
By Charles Stuart Platkin
 
-Watch what you eat. Steer clear of fried or battered foods, such as dumplings, tempura and spider rolls. There’s no sense in making fish unhealthy. When ordering at a Japanese restaurant, look for broiled, grilled or steamed items. Typically, soup and sashimi are low in calories.
 
-Avoid new-wave sushi. Be especially careful when it comes to rolls with duck, cheese or other high-fat ingredients. Also stay away from eel, which is high in calories and fat.
 
-Keep sodium down. Use less soy sauce or request the low-sodium kind. Also note that miso is quite high in sodium.
Limit the extras. Mayonnaise, cream cheese and even a creamy Japanese dressing on the green salad can add significant calories to what you’re eating.
 
-Avoid the feeding frenzy. Yes, there are many good sushi choices, but try to stick to one or two lower-calorie rolls. Order steamed veggies, hijiki (cooked seaweed) or oshitashi (boiled spinach with soy sauce) to fill you up.
 
-Keep your food safe. Any raw fish or shellfish can contain parasites, their eggs and other disease-causing microorganisms. Moreover, fish accumulate mercury, which at high enough levels can damage the nervous system.
Large deep-sea species such as tuna, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish and shark are particularly susceptible to mercury contamination. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration cautions pregnant and nursing women, women of childbearing age, and small children to avoid these types of fish

Terms you should know!!!!

 
-Tempura:  Tempura is basically Japanese for “batter fried.”  Tempura = a fatfest!
 
-Spider:Spider rolls are usually greasy fried crab rolls.  They sound good, but they really pack in calories and fat.
 
-Dynamite: In sushi-land, the word “dynamite” basically means, “baked in a sea of gooey mayo.”  Skip it!
 
-Crunch: Yet another cute & clever way of saying “fried & fatty.”

TYPE OF SUSHI ROLL CALORIES FAT (g)
 
·         Avocado Roll 140 5.7
·         California Roll 255 7.0
·         Kappa Maki (cucumber roll) 136 0.0
·         Spicy Tuna Roll 290 11.0
·         Shrimp Tempura Roll 508 21.0
·         Salmon & Avocado Roll 304 8.7
·         Tuna (Maguro) roll 184 2.0
·         Eel (Unagi) and avocado roll 372 17.0 
  
 

of course i eat sushi, but screw restricting the calories! i probably eat at least 3-4 rolls and a teriyaki chicken entree every time, and wash it down with a beer or two. what’s the fun in going out for sushi if you can’t eat anything?!

oh, and the spider, dynamite and crunchy rolls are the best ones.

Let’s see…do i eat sushi…is the sky blue, llulko??  :)
it’s amazing that certain types of sushi have so many calories!  my downfall is definitely spicy tuna.  people think that by eating sushi they are eating “healthy.”  not so in all cases!  good info…

My fiancee eats these rainbow rolls from the local sushi place that she loves.  They’re not bad, but I wouldn’t eat them regularally.

i have a weakness for spicy tuna just like d-unit. i actually use that to guage how good a sushi place is, cause if they don’t have good spicy tuna then i can’t really eat there.

I agree Pete…

I am really picky about where I eat sushi… They have to have BIG rolls, fresh fish, good spicy tuna, understand English (because I always make up my own rolls), big yummy salads with good ginger dressing, and offer brown rice on rolls…

I would rather not eat any sushi if the restaurant does not meet my expectations… =) …
I have one favorite restaurant in NJ and that is pretty much the only place I go out for sushi. I got all my friends hooked; they won’t eat anywhere else!!!
 

ABSOLUTELY!!!  I love sushi!  It was the food I missed most when I was pregnant.
 
When I am “Zoning”—easy on carbs:
I eat wakame (seaweed) salad, oshidashi (spinach), green salad, and lots of sashimi!!!  (the raw fish, no rice)
 
Ilulko—I love your idea of hand rolls w/o rice!  I will try that soon!  thx

second that on the spicy tuna!!

Why is sushi bad for women who are pregnant? 
 
 Is it the mercury?
 
You can get veggies rolls, salmon rolls and other types of fish that don’t have any mercury…
 
What’s the DEAL?
 

check this out laura—i saw this post on americanpregnancy.org stating the top 4 types of sushi to avoid:

Highest mercury
AVOID

Kajiki (swordfish)

Saba (mackerel)

Shark

Tilefish

here’s the link to the site for other types and recommended servings if you have that strong sushi craving!


http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/sushimercury.htm

 Awesome post!  That makes a lot more sense.
 
It is silly to tell pregnant women they can’t have ANY sushi… that is just ridiculous!
 
 

i would have a rough time giving it up completely…

I could live without sushi for 9 months ..but wine.. omg! i am already  stressing now and i have long ways to go!

 
laura, is there something you’re not telling me??

HAHAH.. are you kidding me!! you think i am ready for kids?? i said I have LONG ways to go!! like a few years!

Sushi = seXXXy! I love sushi and could easily eat it daily.

 
 
Omg!! Me to, i can live on sushi. It is the perfect meal and very addicting…
 
I almost go through withdrawal periods,  It takes my body some time to adjust and get rid of my cravings lol…  
 
And YES!! That little round rice ball of fish seaweed, and extra goodness is pretty sexy!!
 
What is your favorite sushi roll??
 

 I really like the fresh water eel and the one that has 5 different fishes on it.. californi roll? or rainbow? not sure. I honestly could eat and all sushi except the soft shell crab, to greasy for me.

 
lol—love it!  and amen on daily sushi!!  : )

 
That is called the rainbow roll.. come on now lol..
 
Thats one of my favorites too.  I usually get one rainbow roll and one spicy roll.  I actually like spicy crab rolls, i dont find them greasy at all.. 
 
I always ask for .. light on the “brown rice” and ALOT of fish!! i like my rolls BIG!
 
It takes alot to fill me up when I am eating my refeed/cheat meal..
 
I dont like when they add alot of salt to the rice because it makes me feel bloated and gives me an uneasy feeling in my tummy.. (how do you think they make the rice sticky?.. lots of salt, sugar and vinegar)

Im not sure what they do to the rice but there is rice called sticky rice and i love it. Goes very well with any meat dish. My ex wife was asian so i got to eat it all the time, now i have to drag my butt down to the market and buy it myself and make it. lol

Is this what stcky rice looks like? 
 

 
Is it a bigger grain?? i wonder if this is the rice they use for sushi? 
 

 yup thats it! I love that stuff! Im not sure what they use in sushi but sticky rice is the bomb!

Here is a little something for you to think about today!