Thai Noodle Bar Help.

Wavy1985

I'm going to this Thai Noodle Bar on Wednesday to sit down, have some food and see an acoustic band. The 2 images below are of their menu.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LxZlyMxIf40/UlMsUdRhqpI/AAAAAAAAJXA/z37fKdR59c0/s1600/Menu+web+2013+1.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OCHIYL5RTdg/UlMsx6pPM8I/AAAAAAAAJXI/VpR1s8o7yFk/s1600/Menu+web+2013+2.jpg


I'm currently on a diet where I'm maintaining weight, and trying to focus on continuing to eat healthy and getting a more tightened stomach (abs).

Does anyone have any advice on what I should go for? And more importantly what dishes I should avoid?

P.s. this place also claims their food is "MSG free where suitable

Many thanks in advance.

999tigger

You cna either

1. allocate or create extra calories for your allowance- maybe some exercise or save them.
2. Portion control so have a little rather thna a whole portion
3. Go for dishes that are boiled, steamed and to a limited extent stir fried. be wary of things using a lot of oil, deep friend or in heavy sauces.

http://muaythaipros.com/the-15-healthiest-thai-food-dishes-in-thailand/

will have a look at the menu later, but off to gym soon.

doktorglass

MSG taste good, so I don't why they would avoid that. Too bad.

Okay, if you want to be strict. Avoid stir fried rice, it is usually fried with enormous amount oil. All stir fry usually have a lot of oil, but rice really absorbs it. I would not recommend egg noodle dishes, because they usually fill out the dishes with too much noodles, and it's difficult to separate out the ingredients from the noodles. For the lowest calorie noodle dish, I would probably think the glass noodle dish (glass noodles are made of mung beans). Best bet are curry dishes over stir fry dishes. It is usually meat with a lot of crispy vegetables in a sauce of coconut milk. But here you can portion out yourself how much rice you want to eat. It's also good if the curry comes in a separate bowl, and then you can just pick out the vegetables and the meat and decide yourself how much of the sauce you want to put on your plate.

Forget about the entrees. Or rather, pick chicken satay, get the peanut sauce on the side, and just taste it.