I just wanted to start an open forum on Sushi as a bodybuilding food. What are your opinions? I believe that in moderation sushi would make a decent meal for an aspiring athlete/bodybuilder. It seems very clean and filling, and portions are usually not a problem at all. What do you think???
I think that fish, rice, and vegetables can fit into most diets quite easily.
Sashimi (sushi w/o rice) is the ultimate in low carb physique transformation.
As a post workout meal I would say that sushi is optimal but pricey.
-chris
I’ve always wondered about sushi too??
There’s a ton of great sushi places right around where I live but I’m never sure how they fit into my diet. Everytime I go I just mark it down as a cheat meal.
I s’pose it depends on the type of sushi you’re ordering though??
The only problem I see is that it tastes soooo much better with all that salty soy sauce…
I’d kill to have a decent sushi place around… all I get is salted raw fish (delicious nonetheless) and that is very rarely when we have time to catch it fresh.
The meat in the rolls is sparce. You must get the slices on top of the rice to get much meat. Other than that, I would say it’s about the healthiest thing you can eat. But, as it’s been said, it pricey.
cueball
Sushi tastes great, but is way too pricey to be a cornerstone of a 4000+ calorie diet.
I also wonder if your body can use the protein in raw fish as efficiently as the protein in properly cooked fish.
i was just wondering this as well, as i just found it as a new food favourite.
i was just wondering about the protein content since you really dont get much meat and seems you get a descent ammount of carbs.
i was thinking sushi would be more of a snack between meals, but what the hell do i know.
“Sushi” is a pretty broad term. I could see a lot of items, especially the more authentic ones, being really good for you. Unfortunately, the “California Roll” pictured often consists of a peice of tofu faux-crab surrounded by white rice, leaving the seaweed on the outside as the only redeeming ingredient. Not exactly ideal.
It can’t be that great. The average japanese guy is very small.
Its clean though. I been eating alot more of it lately. I guess I’ll be the guinne pig. lol.
Yesterday I ate
teriyki beef
Salmon (shioyki?) basicaly salted and seasoned…
double order of Maguro tuna (raw)
order of Hawaiian roll (tuna, avocado, macademi nuts, rice, seaweed)
good stuff
If I’m not mistaken, fake crab is usually made with fish. Not that it matters anyways considering how processed it is…
http://www.sushifaq.com/sushi-calories.htm
also, sugar is often used in the making of sushi rice.
so i go very easy on the sushi myself…
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
Sushi tastes great, but is way too pricey to be a cornerstone of a 4000+ calorie diet.
I also wonder if your body can use the protein in raw fish as efficiently as the protein in properly cooked fish. [/quote]
I’m a big fan of sushi. If I could pick one food to chow for the rest of my life it would indeed be sushi, not pizza like most “common folk” pick. I’m pretty sure that gram for gram raw meat has more protein than cooked meat, which is why you should go for medium on a steak as apposed to well done. I also believe it assimilates in your system better but dont quote me on that.
I go to an all you can eat sushi bar occasionaly. Maybe three to four times a year. Fish is definitely good for you. White rice is not that great of a choice and as pointed out earlier, sushi rice is prepared differently adding sugar. Also, the sauce that comes on a lot of the sushi and rolls is VERY sugary, some of them tast like dilluted mollases.
All in all, not a terrible choice, but I wouldn’t make it a daily thing even if you could afford it.
[quote]PrsianPrvrsion wrote:
I’m pretty sure that gram for gram raw meat has more protein than cooked meat, which is why you should go for medium on a steak as apposed to well done. I also believe it assimilates in your system better but dont quote me on that. [/quote]
I’m basing my less protein in raw fish theory on the fact that your body is able to get less protein out of a raw egg compaired to a cooked one. Since the protein hasn’t been broken down by cooking, your body would have to work harder to break it down into parts it can use. But I’m just guessing. I sure as hell wouldn’t let that stop me from chowing down on some sushi.
I see what you mean Uncle, I guess its all relative to how well your digestive enzymes are flowing. Nonetheless, sushi has to be the best thing (proverbially,not carb-conciously) since sliced bread.
as someone said, sashimi is probably a better option. I had my first sushi/sashimi over the summer and i loved it. sashimi particularly. i am on the v-diet right now and i am thinking about making sashimi my solid meal of the week one of these weeks if i can find a place.