I ate outside the house for the first time in three weeks today. We had Sushi so I figured it was definitely not a big deal. When I got home I tried finding nutritional information for what I had and I was pretty surprised at how high it was. And I obviously don't know how accurate it is because every place makes them different. I only had two rolls and a bowl of Miso soup and what I found put it at about 900 calories. It's Sushi! I would never think it was that high. This was for lunch, so I had to adjust the rest of my day so I could stay in my calorie allowance. Looking back on it, I enjoyed the meal.. but I kind of wish I had just passed.

There's about 1 full cup of rice in each standard roll, so about 600 calories just in the rice. Sashimi is always a great option.

Wow... it definitely doesn't look like a cup of rice on a roll. That's crazy, but good to know.

Yes, I make sushi at home all the time and it's a standard 1 cup (250mL) for one nori sheet. It's thinned out when spread on the nori so it's not quite so obvious!

I always alot myself one roll (usually spicy tuna roll) and then make up the rest in sashimi.

I'm always surprised by the calories in sushi too -- as stated, it's that darn rice... and I love it soooo much! At least you know for next time! I've been learning about trade-offs too - what I'm willing to spend calories on and what I think is just a waste! It's hard...

Ouch!! I never would have pegged it at that high either. Thankfully I'm not a huge sushi fan so I haven't had any in ages but I know that feeling when you're just sure something won't be "that bad" and you find out that it's practically a massacre to your eating program. UGH!

Wow, I always thought sushi was kinda healthy! I think 600 calories is for 1 uncooked cup of rice, though, which makes 4 cups of cooked rice. A standard serving of rice (according to the bag in my kitchen ) is 1/4 cup, which makes 1 cup cooked, and is ~160 cal.

Rice per roll should be closer to 120 (1/2 cup) as according to "http://fatlossschool.com/calories-in-sushi/" and "http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/calorie-counter/calories_in_sushi/" rolls have a lot less calories than 600 each if not less I believe.

Also the soup should have been closer to 45 calories PER CUP, I'm not sure where the 900 came from unless you were looking at "Miso" (the paste used in miso soup, which is very high calorie) instead of "Miso Soup" (the actual soup where only 1tsp-1tsbp is used per CUP of liquid).

I think a lot of the calories come in when you eat things that have mayo in them. Spicy tuna sounds like it may have been one of those types?

I don't eat fish (I'm vegetarian) so I always go for things like the avocado rolls or the mushroom or cucumber rolls. I believe those are only about 200 per roll, and I can honestly be full on one plus miso soup, although I'd prefer to eat two!

And yes, I eat miso soup a lot and it is very low in calories. A packet of instant is 35 calories.

Standard method of cooking regular rice is 2 parts water to 1 part rice. So if you use 2 cups of water, you would use 1 cup of rice. This nets 3 full cups of rice, which is 6 1/2 cup servings at approx 100 calories each. I always just use the 100 calorie number per 1/2 cup. I have seen from 75 to 110, so I just use 100 as a standard. So, yes, make sure you look at raw or cooked. 1 cup of raw rice turns into 3 cups of cooked rice! A cup of cooked rice is not 600 calories, it is 200.

Sorry to clarify, I meant 600 calories in both rolls together, not just one. Most restaurants use at least 1 cup of cooked rice in a roll ("white people rolls", LOL). They aren't the small delicate rolls served in Japan. Add mayo, sugar onto it - and ouch.

This stuff is actually quite easy to make at home, I would really recommend it.

The miso soup they serve has the bits of tempura in it which are fried, so I rounded that up to 100 calories just to be safe. I had a philadelphia roll which was 318 according to the site I found, and the other roll I had was a crunchy shrimp which the site said was 480. Maybe not the healthiest choices in rolls, but I figured they were obviously better then the ones with fried stuff inside or sauce all over it.

The philadelphia roll and crunchy shrimp rolls are really one of the worst options in terms of calories. Have you considered making your own sushi? I promise PROMISE it is actually very simple!!!! You can use shrimp that is not deep fried, you can use non-fat cream cheese (the smoked salmon is a great choice).

Oh and I just saw your blog! Great work! Look forward to seeing the progress, you are a brave lady

Thanks Sacha.. =) I made Sushi at home once, it didn't work out great because I didn't have the sticky kind of rice or one of the mats to roll it. I think I might try again though. My husband likes sushi a lot, making it at home would save some money.