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So what is the real deal with Chinese?

lh1626
lh1626 Posts: 241 Member
edited January 31 in Food and Nutrition
HI Everyone......I love to get Chinese takeout about once a month or so and I always order the same thing.....Chicken and Broccoli with White Rice.


I keep seeing all kinds of different measurements/calorie values ....etc. I always seem to have something different logged each time I have it.

I measure 2 cups of the the Chicken and Broccoli and 1 tightly packed cup of white rice. I have gotten anywhere between 550-720 calories each time I try and log it.

Any idea what the real values should be or guidelines you all use? Thanks in advance for the help! :drinker:

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  • HealthyWarrior
    HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
    Bump. Curious to see the answers to this. I have the same issue when logging Chinese foods.
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    No one is going to be able to tell exactly how many calories it has because it depends on how it's cooked, how fatty the chicken is, what it's cooked in, etc... the white rice should be pretty standard, but the chicken and broccoli is a big mystery! Enjoy it!
  • RHSheetz
    RHSheetz Posts: 268 Member
    When I log Chinese, I picked out the "Middle of the Road" and I saved them all to a meal, so i can use the same ones going forward. Sometimes it seams that they include the "whole meal" on the entries, sometimes it is just the stuff. Since my Chicken and Broccolli at the resturant i eat at is More Broccolli than Chicken and the Sauce is not heavy I feel safe.
  • sharonfoustmills
    sharonfoustmills Posts: 519 Member
    ask the restaurant for the nutritional info
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