Hi All,

How do we feel about sushi? I love the taste of cooked tuna sushi with cucumber or avocado. I have heard from many sources that it is a good option and fairly healthy but with all that rice it seems high in carbs.

Thoughts?

Take medical bacteriology and you'll never eat sushi again!

Don't take medical bacteriology and eat it all the time! Haha, no but seriously I love sushi, and at most places you can ask to get the sushi or the rolls or whatever with brown rice instead of white rice, which makes it a pretty healthy meal IMO.

i love it, a roll costs around $2.20 over here

Oh one note to add: Make sure you check very carefully whats inside some of the rolls. Stay away from anything that is tempura, and be careful of any added mayo or cheese to the roll which can make it unhealthy. Try to stick to the rice, veggies, fish, and then whatever those things that they top it with to make it tasty and what not.

Sushi isnt my thing I ate some bad stuff once and it put me off big time.

So, overall, not entirely bad especially if you can get it with brown rice but not a regular thing in a healthy diet is what I am hearing.

Any idea on how I can guestimate the calories in a 4 inch sushi roll so I can facor that into my daily intake?

No thanks, I can barely stomach cooked fish

With all the parasites that are in fish I won't touch it unless its cooked.

Try cleaning a fish once and you will probably never want to eat it raw again.

Aw, come on, those wiggly little white worms are low fat and high protein.

sushi good....Just stay away from the fried ones

sashimi.....even better.....

I agree. And, that takes care of the whole carbs from the rice problem.

Another thing to consider is the mercury content of the fish. Definitely not an item for your daily menu.

yes, not too much fish....It is also dependent on the type of fish I believe....

not sure on the accuracy of this but doesn't some fish contain high mercury levels? I'd just check on that/research before adding heavy amounts of fish into your diet.

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Originally Posted by fender1289 not sure on the accuracy of this but doesn't some fish contain high mercury levels? I'd just check on that/research before adding heavy amounts of fish into your diet.

"By following these 3 recommendations for selecting and eating fish or shellfish, women and young children will receive the benefits of eating fish and shellfish and be confident that they have reduced their exposure to the harmful effects of mercury.

1. Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.
2. Eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury.
* Five of the most commonly eaten fish that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock, and catfish.
* Another commonly eaten fish, albacore ("white") tuna has more mercury than canned light tuna. So, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of albacore tuna per week."

What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish | Fish Advisories | US EPA