Most often a sushi restaurant will have simply a sashimi offering that will come with several pieces of the best fish of that day.
Low carb sushi rolls to order.
Seafood doesn t get enough love on the keto diet even though fish has loads of nutrients while having little to no carbs.
This means that you can still satisfy your fish craving with a roll wrapped in cucumber instead of rice.
An alternative option is to order your roll naruto style.
Shrimp 199 calories 0g fat per roll skip the deep fried tempura roll which has more than 500 calories and 21 grams of fat in favor of this healthier counterpart.
Ask for no sauce or try a different roll.
A standard sized dragon roll which is an eel roll topped with avocado and drizzled with sweet sauce packs a whopping 570 calories total with over 20 grams of fat 81 grams of carbs and 1 100 milligrams of sodium harris pincus points out.
These meals will often be served with oshinko vegetables or a small salad both of which are keto friendly and can complete a very low carb keto lunch or dinner.
Sushi without rice if your sushi restaurant can t make a naruto roll for you another option is simply to request a sushi roll without rice.
Tips n tricks on ordering low carb sushi i got tired of eating sashimi and finally figured out the various ways we can have low carb rolls when going out to eat at sushi joints.
Even though sushi traditionally is filled with rice we ve swapped it out with a keto friendly favorite in order to perfect our keto sushi recipe and keep things low carb.
A typical sushi roll is made with one cup of rice which equates to three servings of carbs and over 200 calories.
Ask if the sushi chef can simply put the inside of the sushi roll on lettuce nori seaweed cucumber slices or simply on a plate with no rice.
Considering that many people order 3 rolls for dinner that s pretty hefty too she adds.
Also be careful about sweet sauces on the rolls which contain a lot of sugar.
She suggests salmon and tuna two of the healthiest sushi rolls to order which are both low calorie 40 calories per ounce for the salmon and 42 for the tuna high in protein and omega 3s and also deliver a big dose of vitamin d a key nutrient in fat loss.
Other non sushi low carb items commonly found at sushi restaurants are.