Question:
I've read that sushi is a good option for post op diets...
I've read that sushi is a good source of protein, but I'm confused. If sushi includes rice, how can it be good? I though rice was a no-no. Please clarify, thank you. — vitoria (posted on November 23, 2004)
November 22, 2004
I don't know much about the protein part, but I'm sure it has a lot in it
considering it's fish. My boyfriend, who had the surgery back in March
'04, and I go out for sushi all the time and he doesn't have any problems
with the rice, etc. He'll get usually 2 different kinds of sushi rolls and
a bowl of miso soup before the sushi and he's just fine. We haven't run
into any problems yet. I don't think rice is really a no-no, you just
might have to be careful because it expands a little more once you eat it
and can fill you up faster....does that make sense? I've never heard rice
of being something to stay away from though.
— m_bultman
November 22, 2004
I never would have touched rice before I was 6 months post op- it WAS a
no-no on my eating plan. As were all carbs of this sort. However, since
everybody's nutritionist and surgeon has a different idea as to what is OK
and what isn't- you need to use your own guidelines to make the decision to
sushi or not to sushi. Rice KILLED me the first few times I tried
it...OMG- that put me off for a LONG time. Now, at 2 years post op, I have
no problem with rice in small quantity, including an amount you would eat
in sushi. My biggest concern with it is that it tends towards the side of
softer food, so I can eat an awful LOT of sushi, which sometimes scares me.
— LMCLILLY
November 22, 2004
Ladies, thank you for your feedback. Would love to hear from others who
tried sushi post-op. Thanks.
— vitoria
November 23, 2004
I'm more than 5 years postop and I STILL cannot eat rice - no way, no how.
If I have a bite of rice (or pasta), that is the last bite of anything I
will have for a long, long time. It always gets stuck and I always end up
getting sick. Just proves, once again, how different we all are from one
another. I know people who can eat rice and pasta but can't eat beef. I am
just the opposite! hugs, Ann....rny 9/10/99... 260/129
— [Deactivated Member]
November 23, 2004
When I go out to the sushi bar that is near my house I usually do not eat
the rice because I fill up too fast on it. I just dip the fish in the
wasabi sauce. I also sometimes enjoy one of the tempura pieces. My husband
and I both have had RYN so we will share a plate of some of the more
expensive items and that keeps the cost down.
Rice maybe on the no no list for some patients but I will have it on
occasion, I do not have a problem with eating rice it does not bother me.
It may be on the no no list for some people because they try to stay away
from the carbs and then some other patients cannot tolerate rice at all.
You just have to try a little of it to see if it bothers you, it is like
bread for some people, some people can eat it and some cannot. Good eating!
— ChristineB
November 23, 2004
Everyone's body responds differently to rice. I would suggest the sushi
rolls with just meat and veggies. But, if you really want rice, you can
also get them with brown rice. I feel that brown rice is better, because it
is healthier. It has a little fiber and is not so gummy in your stomach. My
favorite market, Trader Joe's, sells the rolls pre-packaged, and when I
have a yen, I will buy some and just eat one, with soy sauce and wasabe. It
is so dense that it fills me up. I used to be able to eat the whole
package! (6)
— [Deactivated Member]
November 23, 2004
rice was not a no no for me, when I told my Dr. I got a stomach ache (or
pouch ache maybe) from it he said try again later and it will probably be
fine. I can eat rice I have cooked myself and is fresh, absolutely no
leftovers that are reheated, or from a very good Japanese restaurant.
Grocery store sushi and I have to make my self puke or I feel like I will
die, therefore it does NOT cross my lips. Same story with rice from chinese
restaurants, If it has been sitting on a steam table and is not impecibly
fresh it will kill me. I do eat good sushi from a fine Japanese restaurant
occasionally without difficulty. So I can eat more fish & less rice I
pick off half the rice on the sushi tho, I do eat california rolls and
spicy tuna roll the way they come tho.
— **willow**
November 23, 2004
Well technically, we are talking about two different things, here. The
word "sushi" is mostly used by Americans, as I understand it, to
convey both sushi and shashimi. Technically, it's sashimi that has
wonderful protein -- and not necessarily sushi. Sushi can be raw or cooked
flesh and flesh-related products (fish, eel, eggs, etc)and/or vegetables
placed atop a bit of sticky sushi rice, or rolled inside of it, with
assorted dipping enhancements. Sashimi, on the other hand, is simply the
raw fish, dipped in wasabi and/or soy as you prefer. If you enjoy
sashimi, this is a wonderful source of protein, but I would highly
recommend (as would any sushi chef), that you obtain it from the best
restaurants, and not from your grocery store bins in plastic trays. The
freshness is important as you are eating raw flesh, and the better the
restaurant, the more buttery and silken like your sashimi will be. It
should practically dissolve on the tongue rather than be tough or chewy --
as sometimes happens with your Costco or supermarket selections.
— [Deactivated Member]
November 23, 2004
I have a hard time with too much rice (more than an eighth or quarter cup).
If one eats slowly, and does not overeat (i.e. eat like a good little
post-op) I don't think that a little bit of rice is too much of an issue
for MOST people. I usually have two pieces of a california roll. That is
about 2 TBSP of rice - even for someone who dumps like crazy, and has
reactive hypoglycemia, this is not a problem. If I make my own, I use brown
rice. Have some boiled soy beans instead of more sushi - YUM! Having
tempura instead (fried) is not an option for me = dump.
— kultgirl
November 23, 2004
Just a note...In sushi restaurants, atleast all the ones I've been too,
they still serve sashimi on a 'lump' of rice and traditionally, you eat the
rice too, atleast from what I've been told.
— m_bultman
November 24, 2004
hi,
i love sashimi and try to have it at least once a week. i am about 10
weeks postop and find i can digest it well. i find it a good source of
protein. i order an appetizer size (at our local korean restaurant they
call is a 'sashimi starter') which is 3 pieces each of salmon, tuna and
whitefish (i usually ask for 'yellowtail'). i have it for 2 meals. the
restaurant estimates it is about 8 ozs. on fitday, a 1 oz piece of raw
salmon is about 6 grams of protein and a 1 oz piece of raw tuna is about
6.5 grams of protein. so it's a great source of protein. i don't eat any
rice. i usually douse it in fresh lemon and some soy sauce and a dab of
wasabi paste. get it fresh from your trusted japanese or korean
restaurant.
susan
— susan S.
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