| Ask any weight-training fundi what they consider | | | | Nigiri Sushi Per large piece (80g): |
| essential to muscle gains and the response | | | | - Protein = 4.0 g |
| grunted will most certainly mention a high protein | | | | - Total Fat = 0.5 g |
| diet. However, protein shakes and supplements | | | | - Total Carbohydrates = 12 g |
| don't have to be your only source of high quality | | | | Source: 01/08/07 |
| protein to feed those rippling muscles of yours. | | | | Enjoying The Sushi Experience Like any other |
| Instead, treat yourself to a low calorie, low fat, | | | | food, sushi is meant to be enjoyed. So don't feel |
| and nutritious snack that is high in protein and | | | | bad if you find yourself slapping on enough wasabi |
| made entirely from natural ingredients - Sushi. | | | | to send a Russian satellite into orbit, if that's how |
| The health benefits found in sushi and sashimi are | | | | you like it - go ahead and enjoy yourself. |
| unrivalled, this is due to the raw fish used (i.e. | | | | Chopstix: The best way to enjoy sushi is by using |
| salmon, tuna etc) being fresh, uncooked and rich | | | | your hands, this will also allow your sushi chef to |
| in B vitamins, proteins, omega-3 fatty acids | | | | roll them a bit more loosely and means you can |
| (essential to a healthy heart and aid in a glowing | | | | enjoy the stuff in true Japanese tradition. So if |
| skin complexion). Even the most fatty fish used, | | | | you're really struggling, drop those 'stix' like a bad |
| namely salmon and eel, contain fewer than 200 | | | | habit, and just get in there with your hands. |
| calories per 100g which is around half of what | | | | Pickled Ginger: As tempting as it is whack a sliver |
| you'd get from a cooked steak. | | | | of this stuff onto your sushi, don't! It's really there |
| The following is a list of a few of the most | | | | to cleanse the palette and 'wipe away' the taste |
| common sushi types you may come across, and | | | | after each mouthful, resulting in tastes and |
| their nutritional information: | | | | flavours not being mixed into one another. |
| California Rolls Per large piece (60g): | | | | Wasabi (Japanese horse radish): This is to be |
| - Protein = 1.1 g | | | | added to your soy dish and 'dissolved' into it, but |
| - Total Fat = 0.6 g | | | | may also be spread onto the sushi to give it that |
| - Total Carbohydrates = 7.2 g | | | | punch. Wasabi is also a very high source of |
| Tuna Sashimi Per large piece (60g fish only): | | | | Vitamin C. |
| - Protein = 3.5 g | | | | This has to be the most enjoyable and downright |
| - Total Fat = 1.5 g | | | | tasty methods of eating healthily and nourishing |
| - Total Carbohydrates = 7.0 g | | | | your body at the same time. Notice how sushi will |
| Salmon Sashimi Per medium piece (50g fish only): | | | | give you an incredibly 'light' feeling whilst still filling |
| - Protein = 1.8 g | | | | you up, and with significantly less carbohydrates |
| - Total Fat = 1.0 g | | | | than that of a pasta or potato dish. Sushi is |
| - Total Carbohydrates = 7.0 g | | | | becoming more and more readily available, and |
| Maki Sushi Per medium piece (30g): | | | | you will notice that platters and take-away boxes |
| - Protein = 1.0 g | | | | can be bought from your local supermarket, with |
| - Total Fat = 1.0 g | | | | the quality being just as good as if your where |
| - Total Carbohydrates = 2.0 g | | | | sitting at a Japanese sushi bar. |