Keto Sushi. Sushi is one of the world's great loves. It makes a great "healthy" alternative to other ready made foods. It is a relatively good source of protein and packed full of nutrients, minerals and, in some cases, health boosting fats. However, it seems many ketogenic dieters feel like it is off the menu. It's time we broke the bad news - you cannot have traditional sushi on keto.

Sushi actually refers to the rice, and you cannot have rice no matter what the devil on your shoulder tells you. What Sushi Can I Eat On Keto? Since most of all sushi contains rice, sushi is absolutely not Keto friendly. You can have Keto Sushi using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Keto Sushi

You need 5 sheets of Nori.
You need .25 lbs of smoked salmon lox.
You need 2 oz of cream cheese.
It's .75 of avocado.
It's 1 tsp of Sesame seeds.

The only Keto-friendly thing you'll find on the menu of a sushi restaurant, is Sashimi - which is basically a piece of plain fish. That is why your best bet it to make your own sushi at home! There's plenty ways to "cheat" Keto Sushi and satisfy your sushi craving! If you think you can't eat sushi on a keto diet, think again: these keto sushi rolls are the perfect low carb meal to satisfy your Japanese food cravings.

Keto Sushi step by step

Dampen 2/3 of nori with basting brush.
Spread 1/5 of cream cheese thinly along dry portion of nori.
Spread salmon and thinly sliced avocado over cream cheese.
Roll up sushi.
Add small amount of water to moisten nori if needed.
Slice roll into 9 pieces.
Repeat 4 more times..
Eat. Makes 45 pieces. 16 calories each..

For a long time, I thought following a ketogenic diet meant giving up on the foods I loved most. 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. Seafood doesn't get enough love on the keto diet, even though fish has loads of nutrients while having little to no carbs! By definition, sushi is vinegar rice topped with other ingredients, making sushi not keto-friendly, because rice is primarily a carbohydrate. However, certain types of "sushi," known to the Western world, such as sashimi, which is raw slices of fish, do not contain rice and is considered keto-friendly.