Question:
Questions about sushi?
Lastnight I had my first totally enjoyable eating experience since my surgery 7 months ago. I went to a Japanese restaurant, took off my shoes, sat on the floor, and ate sushi with chopsticks! It was a blast! I had the California Rolls...6 little pieces...and it was a complete meal and only set me back $3.75. I guess my question to all of you is...what is in sushi? Is it good for me? How much protien? What do they use to get the rice to stick together like that? Are certain types of fish higher in protein than others? What's the green seaweed looking wrapping they use? Any nutritional value to it? As you can tell, I've got alot to learn about this subject, but I'm thoroughly curious. ps. a friend of mine who doesn't have a computer wants to know the nutritional value of the chile they serve at Wendy's? Thanks. — Tracey D. (posted on December 6, 2000)
December 6, 2000
Hi Tracey. I don't have a clue about sushi but I do know a little about
Wendy's. With the last answer, the amt. of fat jumped out at me. I have
always known Wendy's chili to be a fairly healthy choice. So, I did some
research and found some info about their chili without the cheese.
210 calories
7grams of fat
30% calories from fat
30 mg cholesterol
800mg sodium
21gm carbohydrates
5 gm of fiber
5 gm of sugar
15 gm of protein
Hopes this helps.Shelley
— Shelley.
December 6, 2000
Hi Tracey. I don't have a clue about sushi but I do know a little about
Wendy's. With the last answer, the amt. of fat jumped out at me. I have
always known Wendy's chili to be a fairly healthy choice. So, I did some
research and found some info about their chili without the cheese.
210 calories
7grams of fat
30% calories from fat
30 mg cholesterol
800mg sodium
21gm carbohydrates
5 gm of fiber
5 gm of sugar
15 gm of protein
Hopes this helps.Shelley
— Shelley.
December 6, 2000
The sushi rice has rice vinegar and a little sugar in it. The seaweed
looking stuff is just that -- seaweed (nori).
— Kathleen F.
December 6, 2000
Hi! The answer to your question about the sushi varies. Most sushi is
made with rice, rice vinegar, wasabi (horseradish) and of course some type
of fish, seafood, or egg. Sushi is a good meal for a WLS patient...most of
the commonly used types of sushi are pretty high in protein. Crab, salmon,
shrimp, tuna, etc... are all of these are quite high in protein. There may
be a small amount of fat in some of the fish, but most of it will be in the
form of the Omega Fatty Acids that are "good-for-you-fat". If
you are really concerned about the carbs in the rice (and I wouldn't be)
you could have sashimi, which is thinly sliced sushi without the rice. In
my very humble opinion, sushi is an excellent choice for a meal, and I am
glad that you enjoyed it so much. Hugs,
— Holly G.
December 6, 2000
Whoops! I forgot to add the seaweed in the ingredient list. Seaweed is
high in Vitamin A and has no carbs and less than 4 calories a slice. You
can even buy dried seaweed snacks at an oriental grocery store. My husband
loves them!
— Holly G.
December 6, 2000
Tracey,
I love sushi. My wife (who is Asian) makes it all the
time. She also has a Japanese cookbook that has an entire
section on Sushi. According to my wife (as well as the
cookbook), Sushi means "Rice" - there is no requirement of
seafood (raw or cooked). Sashimi means "Raw Fish".
I'm aware that to most Americans, Sushi means a little
rice roll with seaweed and raw fish on top. Most of the
previous posts explained well what some of the common
ingredients are, although my wife puts sesame oil and sesame
seeds in hers. However, I, for one, don't see a lot of
nutritional benefit to a WLS patient from Sushi (other than
the seafood). Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it is "bad"
for you. And I also don't believe that every single
meal we eat needs to pass some "minimum nutritional requirement"
test. I've eaten sushi (without the seafood) a few times
since surgery without regret.
Congrats on your wonderful night out!!! I'm sure there
will be many others...
Kevin
— meilankev
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