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Chinese food treat

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  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Chinese food is definitely not what I'd choose if I wanted to go with a lower calorie option. A steakhouse? Maybe. Low cal chinese dishes are steamed veg, chicken, and soy sauce. Snooze.

    That's what I've ordered for 20 years - plain steamed chicken and broccoli. When my family gets takeout, I get it and do a super quick spicy peanut sauce with peanut flour, some sriracha, and tamari. Makes it much more palatable!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Chinese food is definitely not what I'd choose if I wanted to go with a lower calorie option. A steakhouse? Maybe. Low cal chinese dishes are steamed veg, chicken, and soy sauce. Snooze.

    That's what I've ordered for 20 years - plain steamed chicken and broccoli. When my family gets takeout, I get it and do a super quick spicy peanut sauce with peanut flour, some sriracha, and tamari. Makes it much more palatable!

    I get it when I need to. I would not specifically choose Chinese food for a special treat and then try to order the lowest calorie option though.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    We're really lucky around here because there is a big Chinese community and some amazing restaurants if you know where to look - both westernised and the real deal. Several with two menus, which is nice, because you can go out with a mixed group, some who want more authentic Chinese food and others who want the comfort food, and everyone's happy.
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    steamed chicken...I just can't. The texture....
  • kermax39
    kermax39 Posts: 149 Member
    I order beef or chicken chow mein, dry......without lashings of sauce. Its stirfried in oil but not loads. I prefer it crunchy anyway and not sodden down with sauce. Iv no idea of calories but I usually guess at around 800 calories and its a big plateful, could be more, and probably is but its a treat, not something Id have more than once a week and iv not had a gain except when I went on holiday. Probably loaded with salt but I pay little attention to nutrients unless its calories and fat. Works for me and its delicious too.
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