Going to a Japanese steakhouse and am looking for a healthy choice - Suggestions?

I'm on a diet, but really enjoy Japanese steakhouses. I'm going to one tonight. Need help! Suggestions appreciated! (Also, Suggestions of what "not to" are appreciated, too!)Going to a Japanese steakhouse and am looking for a healthy choice - Suggestions?
Are you going for the grill?

If you are, then the tepanyaki grill will give you a lot of choices , choose rib or sirloin, those have the least marbled fat.

If your steakhouse will offer a choice of fish steaks, that will be better. Choose salmon or mahimahi. (yellowfin tuna)

However, if your friends decide to go for sushi, beware. There are a lot of calories there.



Order only as much as you can eat, there is a tendency to try things, but you end up eating lots of rice.

The Japanese salads are not that great, they are mainly sugared vinegared lettuce with slivers of carrots, or sugared vinegrette type of noodles/shrimps, (suminomo salad)

If you are on a diet, go for yam and vegetable tempura, and the steaks. Some yakisoba noodles will be better than the other sweet offerings., even plain teriyaki sliced chicken over a small portion of steamed plain Japanese rice will be tasteful and filling.
I would ask for in advance a take-home dish. Most things are not too bad at the Jap steak house, but the portions sizes are incredibly large. As the guy loads your plate, load half of whatever it is into the go-box.



Shrimp or scallops woudl be a good choice, but even lean beef or chicken is fine, too. I'd get white rice instead of fried. And tank in the veggies! The salad and soup wont' count for many calories at all. Skip any fried foods like egg rolls not made at the table.



Have fun eating your "Japanese A-1 sauce!" :-)Going to a Japanese steakhouse and am looking for a healthy choice - Suggestions?
It's ALL healthy, are you kidding me???
enjoy yourself!!! one day is not going to change anything..you need to eat 3000 something calories extra to gain a pound so eat what ever you want tonight..i do it once a month i have a day i eat whatever i want and my weight never changes(and believe me i eat alot that day! things like mcdonalds,pizza,and candy all day)...but just dont get in a habbit of not eating healthy because continously doing it will make you gain weight(those calories will eventually add up but one night wont change a thing!)have fun tonight!
Just about anything you would get there is healthy but I wouldnt eat too much fried rice it is loaded with carbs.
Go with the veggie or chicken choice, the beef has more calories and cholesterol. The portions are huge. So a takeout box to scoop half of your plate into would not be a bad idea.



Most Japanese steakhouses do have other options. My S-I-L always gets a huge seafood salad and sushi. She doesn't care for all of the butter and oil that is used to cook on the grill. Take a closer look at the menu and see what they have to offer.