Takeaway Chinese food calories

sfriel68

I'm going to a house party tonight and just found out they're ordering in Chinese food, do any of you know the calories in any of the dishes

SueSueDio

The thing that was suggested to me a couple of weeks back was to Google something like "calories in Chinese food", look at a few examples and make an educated guess based on the average values for a dish. (I've also been advised to try and avoid the fried/breaded items as much as possible - not easy!)

It probably varies based on the specific restaurant and what ingredients they use, so a 'best guess' is all we can do unless the restaurant has nutrition information online.

I hope that helps a little! Try and eat reasonable portions, don't worry about it too much, and just enjoy the company of your friends.

KarenB927

I usually order steamed vegetables with either chicken or shrimp with garlic sauce. I have celiac disease so I'm limited on what I can eat anyway, but the steamed dishes are usually listed in the "diet" section of the menu.

TavistockToad

Most stuff is on the database

areallycoolstory

using the mfp database, i usually just pick a well known chinese restaurant and go with the stats for their food. i also pick and pre log a few things that will probably be ordered, (if i don't have input on ordering) and stick with those. things like chow mien, sweet and sour chicken, pot stickers, or egg rolls.

callsitlikeiseeit

i eat chinese all the time. its all in the database