On eating im kinda using a low fat Adkins thing where I’m using the Adkins points but mostly eating white meat turkey or chicken, seafood ,and veggies not using bacon or chasse. My question “and maybe a good tip” is on raw bar.

I’ve been trying to spoil myself in better ways. I love sushi so I have been having only sashimi, club soda and a side salad instead of the rolls It feels great because I’m eating my favorite food and what I’m pretty sure is really healthy, good protein packed food low in fat and free of carbs in one of my favorite atmospheres “a sushi bar” I love it it’s a genuine treat that I don’t have to fool myself in to eating and thinking its good and I think its all good. Is there any more fat or less benefits in raw fish then there is in cooked because I prefer my fish raw. What I’m asking is if I could possibly do this for dinner every night would there be anything wrong with it. Because with the money im saving from not going to the pub or buying wine or beer I can now afford to go out every night to eat are some kick ass sushi bars in my area!

Also what are the facts on oysters? Somewhere I heard that they don’t measure up like other seafood but in other places I’ve herd that they are just like fish and are good for you, can any one set me straight because I love them too.

I could honestly eat raw bar or sashimi and a small side salad at least every other night and can now afford to and be more then satisfied I know it sounds stupid but could some one tell me if my current indulgence is healthy and promotes weight loss.

The only real warnings I've ever seen for sushi are for that of pregnant women and that tehy shouldn't eat sushi/sashimi (or soft cheeses or a bunch of stuff) whilst pregnant, I think it's got somethign to do with the enzymes in the fish as well as the levels of mercury can cause birth defects and other stuff.

I found this little gif that has teh calorie counts of the various sushi's and rolls

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...slandlife2.gif

The only concern I would have with your sushi/raw fish diet, is that you aren't getting enough fiber or other nutrients that you need... a side salad made of ice berg lettuce with some ginger dressing really is a nutritional wasteland - ice berg lettuce has no nutritional value at all.. Add more veggies and it sounds pretty good

I adore sushi, I make it myself, its much fun :-)
I use things like shiitake, flavoured carrots, cucumber, peach, konbu, kampyo, advocado...So many choices for fillings! I never use dead fish.

Its very healthy food, high in vitamins and low in cals, but as with all other things you should not exagerrate.

lemme ask you this... what country do you live in? cause it could be an issue in certain countries due to just sanitation. but most first world countries are safe. raw fish is okay but I wouldn't eat an abundance of certain fishes like tuna and salmon IF they've been farmed. This is saying if you eat ALOT of it. Like daily. Tuna higher than salmon actually. There's been some documentations about mercury poinsoning. It's mixed results. So you might wanna read up on it and then decide.

As for oysters, there's a greater chance to get a stomache flu from them if they aren't fresh. They are good for you HOWEVER they're VERY high in fat and cholesterol. So be careful and do not eat in abundance!

I didn't want to start a new thread so I searched and found this old one.

I looooveeee sushi as well. I used to go to Whole Foods Store down here and pick up 2 packets of sushi which was about 12-14 pieces of California Spicy Shrimp and whatnot....no Crunchy rolls though

My question is....are the sauces bad in things like this? I see it has some types of mayo in it.

I love sushi. I buy it from the supermarket, smoked salmon & avacado rolls....mmmm.

I adore sushi!

Made some the other night & for some reason I remember someone saying something about you can never go wrong with sushi. So I added up calories AFTER I ate... ouch that rice can add up. Other than that I was good.

I only wish I could eat it every day.

There is a slight difference between raw and cooked fish. Some animal proteins are easier for our bodies to use when broken down by heat (cooking). If you're also eating red meat or chicken in your diet you should be getting what you need easily.

Make sure you're eating some wasabi or drinking tea with your sashimi as both are natural antiseptics and will help you from getting sick if there is any food-borne bacteria. Sushi(the vinegared rice) topped with sashimi or sushi rolls usually have wasabi added inside by the chef.

If you want to make it at home, only use the freshest fish you can find, fish market's catch of the day type stuff, most supermarket offerings have been out of the water a little too long for me to trust it raw.