Japanese Food — A Good Diet Choice

Japanese food is a nutritious, low-calorie choice for dieters. Japanese can be one of the most nutritional and healthy cuisines, with only a few fattening dishes, such as tempura, teriyaki, katso, and sukiyaki. If eaten in the balance that the Japanese apply — heavy on the vegetables and light on the fats and meats — Japanese food can be a dieter’s dream.

Portions are small in Japanese restaurants, and rice and noodles are the foundation. Cooking techniques are most often broiling, steaming, braising, or simmering — all of which generally produce low-calorie and lowfat dishes.

Choose more of these:

• Clear broth

  
  



• Miso (fermented soy)

  
  



• Miso dressing

  
  



• Mushimono (steamed)

  
  



• Nabemono (a one-pot dish)

  
  



• Nimono (simmered)

  
  



• Sashimi

  
  



• Sushi

  
  



• Udon (noodles)

  
  



• Yaki (broiled)

  
  



• Yakimono (grilled)

  
  

Eat less of these:

• Agemono (deep-fried)

  
  



• Katsu (fried pork cutlet)

  
  



• Sukiyaki (a one-dish meal made with fatty beef)

  
  



• Tempura (batter-fried)

  
  

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