Japanese breakfast recipes with zero or little sugar?

[Harichan92]

So I'm on a pretty strict no sugar diet right now ordered by my doc. My whole life (I'm 18) I've eaten pretty much just cereal and sugary breakfast items for my first meal of the day, and I really want to change that....seeing as japanese style food is my most favorite, I really want to eat japanese meals for breakfast.
The reason why I was asking for little or no sugar in my recipes, is because everytime I look up japanese recipes, they want me to put like a cup of sugar in there.

Can anyone help me find some good japanese breakfast options to suit my diet?
Thanks very much! <3

[Nyororin]

What type of recipes are you looking up? Teriyaki and nimono types have a ton of sugar, but they are pretty specialized...

Most normal Japanese food uses very little sugar. A traditional breakfast doesn't use any sugar at all. (Grilled fish, pickled vegetables, miso soup.)

I find it odd that you would find so many recipes with lots of sugar.

[JBaymore]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

I find it odd that you would find so many recipes with lots of sugar.

I too have noticed over the years that a lot of Japanese food recipes do seem to have either sugar or mirin in them.

best,

.................john

[Pogopuschel]

Natto with Natto.

Recipe: Buy Natto, Open Natto, Stir Natto, Eat Natto.
Sugar: None.

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by JBaymore

I too have noticed over the years that a lot of Japanese food recipes do seem to have either sugar or mirin in them.

Grilled and simmered foods do often have sugar, but they really aren't the main foods people eat. I do suppose that they are the types of recipes likely to be adapted for preparation outside of Japan; teriyaki and sukiyaki for example. But it isn't at all difficult to avoid sugar.

[masaegu]

One option: this and a bowl of miso soup.

[RTyokohama]

Originally Posted by masaegu

One option: this and a bowl of miso soup.

ちょっと話は逸れるかもしれないんですが、海外で新鮮 な卵って入手出来るんでしょうか？
恥ずかしながら、短期のホームステイをした際に、卵か けご飯を作って痛い目を見た経験がありまして…

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by RTyokohama

ちょっと話は逸れるかもしれないんですが、海外で新鮮 な卵って入手出来るんでしょうか？
恥ずかしながら、短期のホームステイをした際に、卵か けご飯を作って痛い目を見た経験がありまして…

Excuse us for speaking in Japanese. It won't take long, I promise.

海外といっても個人的には米国の事情しか分かりません が、米国ではかなり難しい地域が多いようです。なんと いっても国のサイズがデカ過ぎますし、食料品の買い出 しは週に一度という人が多いので日本人の基準で言う「 新鮮な卵」というのは入手困難です。元々生卵を食す習 慣がないこともあり、「いつ獲れた卵」ということ自体 がほとんど話題になる事はありません。殺菌方法自体も 甘いと聞いています。

卵かけご飯を勧めておいてこう言うのもなんですが、少 なくとも米国ではあまりお勧めできません。私自身は何 度も米国で生卵を食べていますが、たまたま地域がよか ったのか何の問題もありませんでした。

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by Harichan92

The reason why I was asking for little or no sugar in my recipes, is because everytime I look up japanese recipes, they want me to put like a cup of sugar in there.

Where did it say that we ate things that contained so much sugar for breakfast? In fact, we traditionally do not, which is why Kellogg never grew nearly as big as it wanted to in Japan.

[samokan]

It does not need to be Japanese food to get rid of sugar.


Eat more veggies, fresh fruit and stop eating Junk foods