I Want Sushi

[daly contreras 39]

Am soon to been on soild food and I want sushi have anyone had sushi...

[suzcomptime 17]

I am pre-op but from the message board posts, nutritionist that I see and from what I have read on the Internet, rice is one of the hardest things for the sleeve. Maybe eventually but I don't think the sleeve usually tolerates rice early on. Maybe there is hope later on and someone who is several months out can comment to the positive

[Wheetsin 714]

Sushi will be a while out (rice) - I think most plans have it at 8 weeks or later.

On the flip side, I've been eating sashimi every day since I was able to add it at about 5 weeks. Sometimes I eat it for 2 or 3 meals a day, because it's better than Protein drinks. I just finished my last bite of sashimi for dinner, actually. It goes down well, and volume-wise, so far, it's what I can eat the most of. Sashimi & poke. Mmmm!

[traceyc 89]

I had sashimi at 7 weeks and it was great. Tons of Protein. I had one piece of roll with rice though and it wasn't great feeling. I can eat rice now at 3 months but it is really filling.

[Finding Myself 146]

Can you tolerate the ginger and wasabi with the sashimi?

[Wheetsin 714]

Wasabi yes, but I don't care for the ginger. Not because of the sleeve though, I've never cared for it. I melt my wasabi into the soy so it's less concentrated, but I've also had hot & sour (to which I add vinegar and sriracha) and no problems. If it ends up being irritating, you can always use wasabi sauce. Has the flavor, but a lot less kick.

tuna sashimi has about 7g Protein per ounce. I top out at 4oz but if I go slow I can finish it. If I eat it twice a day that's 56gm Protein.< /p>

[Mews 37]

I've been eating sashimi since I was allowed soft foods at one month post-op. I just tried regular sushi the other night (I'm eight weeks out now) and I had no problem with it. I've had the wasabi with no problems but I don't like the ginger so I can't help you there.

[traceyc 89]

Yes, love wasabi and have had no problems with it. I will say I use less because I eat slower and have to chew so much it was burning a bit. I had no problems with ginger. I put the wasabi directly on the fish.

[ShoeLover 141]

I think I was 6 weeks out when I began eating sushi again, I started with the sashimi and then had sushi with light rice. I could only eat 2 pieces then. Now I can eat 4 pieces as long as it is light on the rice. (I'm 10 weeks out now)

[lml32937 65]

I love sushi and have re-started eating in in the last 3 months- However- Rice is VERY VERY hard- and I can only eat 3 peices of sushi before I feel like I just ate thanksgiving dinner!! IT's crazy- so I only go with someone willing to share because a whole roll is a huge waste... Also I ask for brown rice now and ask them to cut the peices thinner than normal. OOH and I CANNOT stand the seaweed they wrap it in- don't know if it's consistancey or what but post op no no... everything else is great.. Ginger and wasabi...