{"id":31156,"date":"2012-05-16T08:04:40","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=31156"},"modified":"2012-05-11T09:04:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T16:04:54","slug":"calories-in-sushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=31156","title":{"rendered":"Calories in Sushi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eating out is often difficult for me because my eyes get bigger than my stomach and I am easily tempted by the things that sounds good on the menu. When I know where I’m going out to eat, I will look up the menu online and pick what sounds the healthiest to me. I may not always choose that, but I like to have a game plan. My go-to\u00a0restaurant\u00a0“healthy” choice is usually the soup and salad combo; it’s a safe choice.<\/p>\n

But with sushi, I don’t get that same anxiety about choosing the wrong thing. Part of the reason is that I think sushi is really healthy. IF you order the right things. The biggest tip for sushi: don’t order tempura! Deep frying anything immediately makes it not a healthy choice (even though the tempura is oh-so good).<\/p>\n

I found a website recently with a chart for calories in sushi<\/a>. The calories run from 50 calories to 700 calories. Just to give you a few examples:<\/p>\n

Veggie Roll – 170 calories<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Avocado Roll – 140 calories<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Spicy Tuna Roll – 290 calories<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Salmon Cucumber Roll – 230 calories<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sashimi<\/span><\/a> is usually under 100 calories!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

One of the good things about sushi restaurants? You are usually sharing the rolls with your friends! So you’re probably eating even less calories than you think. I rarely feel guilty about eating sushi because fish is so healthy and packed with omega-3 fatty acids.<\/p>\n

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A tip that I have for sushi restaurants is to get an appetizer first. The edamame (soy beans) lightly salted run around 100 calories. Miso soup is less than 100 calories for a small bowl. Both take the edge off the hunger. Also, if you’re not that skilled with chopsticks, it will take you forever<\/em>\u00a0to eat your sushi!<\/p>\n

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I recently met up with my cousin Anna for our monthly\/bi-weekly-girl’s-night-out-happy-hour at Bara Sushi House<\/a>. It’s in SE Portland on the trendy Clinton Street. I’ve been there for dinner at least three or four times and have always had a good meal there. Another bonus: I had a Groupon deal that covered a bulk of our dinner.<\/p>\n

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It was a Thursday evening after a gorgeous week in Portland with weather that was sunny and warm and a reminder of why I live in the Pacific NW. I wished that the sushi place had outdoor seating. I got there early and read some of my book while I waited for Anna to get there. I had a small cup of Miso soup while I waited for her to arrive.\u00a0She arrived and ordered sake and I had a glass of dry chardonnay. We ordered some really tasty \u00a0sushi rolls, some were ones I’ve never tried before.<\/p>\n

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We shared a Philly Roll (my favorite) and a Spicy Salmon Roll (Cucumber, kaiware, and yamagobo)<\/em>. Then we got two rolls that were more adventurous; the Tropical Punch was spicy as hell–as in my lips and mouth are burning spicy–but in a really good way. The Tropical Punch:\u00a0Spicy albacore, house crab mix, mango and Thai chilies. <\/em>And we got a Spider Roll (which was just two pieces):\u00a0Fried soft-shell crab, house crab mix, tobiko, cucumber, avocado, yamagobo and kaiware.<\/em><\/p>\n

We were both super happy with our choices and I felt like the calorie count was fairly decent. Miso Soup -50 calories; Spicy Salmon -330 calories; Tropical -297 calories; Spider Roll -317 calories for 4 pieces but I had 1 piece; Philly Roll -320 calories. \u00a0So splitting all the sushi, how did I do on calories? I estimated 675. That isn’t too bad for a dinner out!<\/p>\n

Whatever calories I saved by eating sushi I made up for at Pix<\/a> for dessert! It’s a super cute, delicious dessert place just up the street from the sushi restaurant. \u00a0We ordered the Amelie<\/a>– it was creme brulee with a hint of orange, chocolate mousse with a crunchy chocolate outer glaze and caramelized hazelnuts.<\/p>\n

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Thank goodness we split it! It was rich and decadent and I absolutely loved the crunchy hazelnuts in it.<\/p>\n

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Splitting it was a good move; I think we each had about five bites before it was gone. Hopefully I didn’t do too much damage to my waistline with that little treat.<\/p>\n

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One last thing, I never step on the scale the day after eating sushi. Don’t torture yourself. That soy sauce will add a few pounds to anyone!<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Are you a sushi fan? What do you usually order and how many calories are in it?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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