How is sushi rated? Is it considered a good meal, because I know its a lot better than any other fast food or junk food. So is it rich in protein or a good meal to have, or just considered another cheat meal?
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Thread: Sushi, considered a cheat meal?
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11-13-2006, 03:33 PM #1
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11-13-2006, 03:36 PM #2
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11-13-2006, 03:44 PM #3
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11-13-2006, 04:28 PM #4Originally Posted by LPA
If you want to eat sushi, just eat the sashimi. Pure protein. Good for you.
Edit: From Mens Health
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The upside: The seaweed it's wrapped in contains essential nutrients, such as iodine, selenium, calcium, and omega-3 fats.
The downside: It's basically a Japanese sugar cube. That's because its two other major components are white rice and imitation crab, both of which are packed with fast-digesting carbohydrates and almost no protein.
The healthy alternative: Real sushi made with tuna or salmon. These varieties have fewer bad carbohydrates, while providing a hefty helping of high-quality protein. Better yet, skip the rice, too, by ordering sashimi.2/1/06 - Approximately 275 lbs
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11-13-2006, 05:03 PM #5
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11-13-2006, 05:53 PM #6
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11-13-2006, 06:19 PM #7
yea anything with white rice like that should be considered cheat.
sashimi on the other hand is pure protein, but its kind of an expensive form of protien and you really dont get a whole lot per serving.
if your going to have sushi just go all out and enjoy it as a weekly cheat meal or something along those lines.
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11-13-2006, 08:23 PM #8
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11-13-2006, 08:46 PM #9
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11-13-2006, 09:07 PM #10
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white rice and brown rice are essentially the same but the brown rice is a more complete carb, with more fiber. they are essentially interchangeable depending on your tastes. any rice should be avoided during a strict cut supposedly.
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11-13-2006, 09:11 PM #11
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11-13-2006, 10:40 PM #12
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Seriously, just pay attention to the amount you're eating and you'll do fine. Sushi rice is lightly sweetened, but has no more sugar than most sausage. The carbs in white rice are not that much higher than brown - though with brown rice you get more fiber.
I do prefer sashimi for the most part, but really think you'd have to eat a lot of sushi for it to be problematic.
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11-13-2006, 11:12 PM #13
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11-14-2006, 12:16 AM #14
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11-14-2006, 01:23 AM #15
"white rice and brown rice are essentially the same"
Incorrect. (courtesy wiki)
Brown rice and white rice have similar amounts of calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein. The difference between the two lies in processing and nutritional content. If the outermost layer of a grain of rice (the husk) is removed, the result is brown rice. If the husk and the bran layer underneath are removed, the result is white rice. Several vitamins and dietary minerals are lost in this removal and the subsequent polishing process. A part of these missing nutrients, such as B1, B3, and iron are sometimes added back into the white rice making it "enriched", as food suppliers in the US are required to do by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One mineral that is not added back into white rice is magnesium; one cup of cooked long grain brown rice contains 84 mg of magnesium while one cup of white rice contains 19 mg.
When the bran layer is removed to make white rice, the oil in the bran is also removed. A recent study has shown that rice bran oil may help lower LDL cholesterol.
Among other key sources of nutrition lost are fatty acids and fiber.
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11-14-2006, 06:53 AM #16
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11-14-2006, 09:53 AM #17
Yep, for sushi rice, they throw in rice wine vinegar, some salt, water and sugar.
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11-14-2006, 10:14 AM #18
I wouldn't eat sushi during a cut, but during a bulk sushi is fine.
I don't know why everyone thinks that eating high-GI carbs leads to immediate fat. This is such a false method of thinking.
Eat up the sushi but remeber that calories in vs calories out is the key to fat gain or loss.Height: 6'3
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11-14-2006, 12:20 PM #19
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11-14-2006, 12:30 PM #21
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11-14-2006, 01:46 PM #22
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11-14-2006, 01:50 PM #23Originally Posted by bluedevil14002/1/06 - Approximately 275 lbs
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11-14-2006, 03:03 PM #24
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11-14-2006, 03:11 PM #25
Technically it is, because cheat meals are about exceeding your daily macronutrient ratios or total intake for the day. However, it is probably a real good cheat, where you wont have to worry about nasty trans fats, etc.
HOWEVER, make sure you get REAL sushi, from an actual sushi house or japanese cuisine, not the kind at dominicks or from china buffet (Some chinese buffets have it hand made, others use prepackaged crap)
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11-14-2006, 03:19 PM #26
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11-14-2006, 05:53 PM #28
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if you can afford enough sushi to consider making it a cheat meal then my hat is off to you. As far as cheats go it is WAY better for you than pizza, fast food or most other convienence items. I'd put it in the same boat as "mom's cooking" which means it isn't overly bad for you but at the same time it isn't the cleanest thing in the world. 2-3 times a month isn't going to make or break you.
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11-20-2006, 10:04 AM #29
Not a Cheat
I don't consider sushi a cheat at all. I eat Sushi Tuna Rolls made with Brown Rice. Below is the nutritional information for four pieces of the sushi I eat:
4 Pieces, approximately 140 g:
140 Calories
2 g Fat
0.5 g Saturated Fat
10 mg Cholesterol
105 mg Sodium
23 g Carbohydrates (5 g from Sugar)
3 g Fiber
13 g Protein
If the above is a cheat it is news to me. Could someone please let me know what they think about the above and if they think it's a cheat or not?Last edited by shabong000; 11-20-2006 at 10:08 AM.
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11-20-2006, 02:43 PM #30
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