Non-fattening Japanese foods

[JerseyBoy]

Can someone suggest the non-fattening Japanese foods? I don't like sugar and fatty foods. I would like to keep one meal under 600 calories. I find some of the Japanese foods have very fattening source on the not-so-fattening food. By the way, I don't like pork and beef as far as meat is concerned (I only go for chicken and fish meat if I need to eat meat).

 

[nice gaijin]

it sounds like you are pretty picky already, why not just stick to your preferences and do a bit of exercise. Most foods aren't too fattening if you're active enough.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Two words:

1. sushi
2. sashimi

 

[misa.j]

Yeah, besides those two there are many more; yakitori, all types of noodles including pasta, fried rice, bento box, pizza etc., if you can't cook for yourself.

In the kitchen, you can make just about everything you want to eat from scratch, without using a lot of fat or sugar.

 

[JerseyBoy]

it sounds like you are pretty picky already, why not just stick to your preferences and do a bit of exercise. Most foods aren't too fattening if you're active enough.

Well, I am already in a good shape, if I may so (my waist is less than 30 inches), and weigh less than 130 lbs. I admit I am very picky with foods. I avoid American fast foods (hamburger, fried chickens, pizza, and other fat loaded foods) even if someone offers them to me free of charge.

 

[nice gaijin]

unless if you're pretty short, that's pretty sleight. You can afford to eat a hamburger every now and then. Go try Sasebo burger and abura soba. I'm having both tomorrow, and I have less than a 30" waist. Like I said, if you live healthy and exercise enough, you can afford to indulge every once in a while.

 

[Half-n-Half]

Pretty much every traditional food item in Japan is non-fattening.

I find some of the Japanese foods have very fattening source on the not-so-fattening food.

Either you are very picky or you are talking about a select few items (tonkatsu, tempura, etc.) Could you be more specific in which Japanese foods? As for advice, white rice is always good and/or noodles along with some tofu. Vegetables are usually in every meal. There is a very good restaurant in Kyoto that serves "monk" food (basically for vegetarians) that is very healthy and contains no meat at all, mostly vegetables and tofu. I'm sure you could find similar restaurants anywhere else in Japan.

 

[izzie]

Is ramen fattening?Please tell me it's not..

 

[nice gaijin]

Ramen actually has more calories than abura soba, which actually has "oil" in the name

Yes, it's fattening. Except for the instant packaged stuff, which has little to no nutritional value at all.

 

[lilyofthevalley]

well it depends, but for me:
1)rice
2)noodles
are very fattening, I don't process refined carbohydrates well. So avoid those and any obviously fattening stuff (croquettes etc) and you should be fine.

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

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[JerseyBoy]

unless if you're pretty short, that's pretty sleight. You can afford to eat a hamburger every now and then. Go try Sasebo burger and abura soba. I'm having both tomorrow, and I have less than a 30" waist. Like I said, if you live healthy and exercise enough, you can afford to indulge every once in a while.

I am around 173 cm high. I am not scrawny thin; my ideal male figure is a body with nicely toned muscle without extra fat.
I ride the trains in Tokyo; so, I can get a decent exercise for walking (I walk fast and skip one step when I use stairs).
I look at the calorie info on some of the foods sold in the supermarket in Japan (even a bento-type of food shows the calorie on the label, which is excellent).

 

[izzie]

oh really.I think i better cut down on ramen then.
Certain sushi has no oil,but it's not filling enough..

 

[Amenat]

When I was in Japan, my host family served everyone the same portion of foods and had more on the stove. I noticed that they only cooked enough food for one more person to have two servings. I always ate just one serving except when it came to the hot pot which was mostly vegetables and those fish things that looked like tubes.
While I was there I lost like 5 pounds which I gained back after getting home.

Everyone can eat vegetables and fruits with no problems. Just as long as you get some other exercise other than walking, unless you want a pretty long ways like I will to get to school, you should be able to eat just about anything and get away with it. I personally do push ups, situps and dance for other exercise every night. I also drink hot tea which seems to help.