Is this thai food healthy?

TonyPillz

http://www.wokandgo.co.uk/

And by healthy i mean full of protein and not full of sugar , etc. I've order a few times and it seems fresh.

In your opinion does this look like a takeaway aimed at people eating healthy?

Rocbola

Probably loaded with sodium and oil; most restaurants are.

astronomicals

real thai food isnt oily, but, a lot of asian take-outs are very fatty. Oil is cheap and they use a lot of it.

I looked at the link and the numbers look great to me.. assuming the person preparing it isnt using extra oil, you're good to go...

Is it precooked or prepared on the spot for you? If its on the spot tell em light oil. I'd eat that stuff religiouslyh.. Great macro ratios imo.

bcattoes

Probably loaded with sodium and oil; most restaurants are.

This ^^

Not that this necessarily makes it unhealthy, just something to keep in mind. If the food served looks like pics (which is not always the case in restaurant advertising) then it is probably a decent source of protein. And it appears to have a decent serving of vegetables.

It might not be low sugar though. Obviously the noodles are mostly carbs, which are types of sugar, but depending on what sauce is used there may also be quite a bit of added sugar.

BlueBombers

I LOVE Thai food. I make it at home and that way I can control the amount of fat and salt that goes into it.

eddiesmith1

If they are sticking with the recipes that they came up with the nutrition numbers from then it's looking good. (particularly for a fast food place) but they only have info for some of the items up at the moment. I'd stick to those and allow 15% more (likely that is the standard they have to meet on published numbers)
I love Thai food

FitterBody

Depends what you mean by Thai food. These dishes mostly look like variations of Thai dishes that have been influenced by other cultures (Chinese, Indonesian. etc). Yes, Thailand has variations of these foods but it is not what the typical (non-city dwelling) Thai would be eating. Thais would eat : Heaps more rice. Heaps more veg., especially leafy greens like kale. More tubers (sweet potatoes, etc). More fruit, especially things like papaya, bananas, pineapple, mangoes, melons (and unfortunately the smelly durian). More chili and other spices. And for many you would need to throw in a load protein and fat via additional fermented fish (which stinks) and/or insects for snacks (crickets, bamboo worm, cicada, beetles, silkworm pupae, etc). In the cities many Thais, like other nationalities, have succumbed to the invasion of KFC, McDonald's, Pizza franchises, etc., and are gaining weight.
I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat if you make it right.

FitterBody

Now you have made me hungry I will have to wander out in to the hot sun (35*C/95*F today :devil: ) to get some papaya. :happy:

astronomicals

Depends what you mean by Thai food. These dishes mostly look like variations of Thai dishes that have been influenced by other cultures (Chinese, Indonesian. etc). Yes, Thailand has variations of these foods but it is not what the typical (non-city dwelling) Thai would be eating. Thais would eat : Heaps more rice. Heaps more veg., especially leafy greens like kale. More tubers (sweet potatoes, etc). More fruit, especially things like papaya, bananas, pineapple, mangoes, melons (and unfortunately the smelly durian). More chili and other spices. And for many you would need to throw in a load protein and fat via additional fermented fish (which stinks) and/or insects for snacks (crickets, bamboo worm, cicada, beetles, silkworm pupae, etc). In the cities many Thais, like other nationalities, have succumbed to the invasion of KFC, McDonald's, Pizza franchises, etc., and are gaining weight.
I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat if you make it right.

way to completely fail at answering the question

"Is THIS thai food healthy?"

neanderthin

http://www.wokandgo.co.uk/

And by healthy i mean full of protein and not full of sugar , etc. I've order a few times and it seems fresh.

In your opinion does this look like a takeaway aimed at people eating healthy?

The nutritional content is there for you to see, so I'n not sure what your asking. Healthy needs context.

smaugish

I used to eat at Wok & Go when I lived in Nottingham, and it ALWAYS seemed very oily to me, so be careful with that. Otherwise, it's all freshly made to order and using real ingredients (as in, fresh vegetables, noodles and meat) so from that perspective it's pretty good.

TavistockToad

http://www.wokandgo.co.uk/

And by healthy i mean full of protein and not full of sugar , etc. I've order a few times and it seems fresh.

In your opinion does this look like a takeaway aimed at people eating healthy?

I've had noodles from wok and go, they're delicious and the macros aren't bad... And the portions are MASSIVE!

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FitterBody

Depends what you mean by Thai food. These dishes mostly look like variations of Thai dishes that have been influenced by other cultures (Chinese, Indonesian. etc). Yes, Thailand has variations of these foods but it is not what the typical (non-city dwelling) Thai would be eating. Thais would eat : Heaps more rice. Heaps more veg., especially leafy greens like kale. More tubers (sweet potatoes, etc). More fruit, especially things like papaya, bananas, pineapple, mangoes, melons (and unfortunately the smelly durian). More chili and other spices. And for many you would need to throw in a load protein and fat via additional fermented fish (which stinks) and/or insects for snacks (crickets, bamboo worm, cicada, beetles, silkworm pupae, etc). In the cities many Thais, like other nationalities, have succumbed to the invasion of KFC, McDonald's, Pizza franchises, etc., and are gaining weight.
I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat if you make it right.

way to completely fail at answering the question

"Is THIS thai food healthy?"

Those more skilled at reading (and less rude) might see I did answer the question by implication (To make it clear for you, the implication was that they were not healthy) and also provided some additional info and a better (more healthy) alternative in an attempt to be helpful (which your rude comment was not). I do admit though that I assumed this UK restaurant is like most others and overdoes the salt, sugar, and fat, but only because I have not tried it as I am not in the UK but in Thailand, hence the additional info and the suggestion.

"...These dishes mostly look like variations.....I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat"

astronomicals

Depends what you mean by Thai food. These dishes mostly look like variations of Thai dishes that have been influenced by other cultures (Chinese, Indonesian. etc). Yes, Thailand has variations of these foods but it is not what the typical (non-city dwelling) Thai would be eating. Thais would eat : Heaps more rice. Heaps more veg., especially leafy greens like kale. More tubers (sweet potatoes, etc). More fruit, especially things like papaya, bananas, pineapple, mangoes, melons (and unfortunately the smelly durian). More chili and other spices. And for many you would need to throw in a load protein and fat via additional fermented fish (which stinks) and/or insects for snacks (crickets, bamboo worm, cicada, beetles, silkworm pupae, etc). In the cities many Thais, like other nationalities, have succumbed to the invasion of KFC, McDonald's, Pizza franchises, etc., and are gaining weight.
I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat if you make it right.

way to completely fail at answering the question

"Is THIS thai food healthy?"

Those more skilled at reading (and less rude) might see I did answer the question by implication (To make it clear for you, the implication was that they were not healthy) and also provided some additional info and a better (more healthy) alternative in an attempt to be helpful (which your rude comment was not). I do admit though that I assumed this UK restaurant is like most others and overdoes the salt, sugar, and fat, but only because I have not tried it as I am not in the UK but in Thailand, hence the additional info and the suggestion.

"...These dishes mostly look like variations.....I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat"

uhh... no.... It was just an elitist rant about Thai food.

Please enlighten me as to why they're unhealthy.

FitterBody

Depends what you mean by Thai food. These dishes mostly look like variations of Thai dishes that have been influenced by other cultures (Chinese, Indonesian. etc). Yes, Thailand has variations of these foods but it is not what the typical (non-city dwelling) Thai would be eating. Thais would eat : Heaps more rice. Heaps more veg., especially leafy greens like kale. More tubers (sweet potatoes, etc). More fruit, especially things like papaya, bananas, pineapple, mangoes, melons (and unfortunately the smelly durian). More chili and other spices. And for many you would need to throw in a load protein and fat via additional fermented fish (which stinks) and/or insects for snacks (crickets, bamboo worm, cicada, beetles, silkworm pupae, etc). In the cities many Thais, like other nationalities, have succumbed to the invasion of KFC, McDonald's, Pizza franchises, etc., and are gaining weight.
I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat if you make it right.

way to completely fail at answering the question

"Is THIS thai food healthy?"

Those more skilled at reading (and less rude) might see I did answer the question by implication (To make it clear for you, the implication was that they were not healthy) and also provided some additional info and a better (more healthy) alternative in an attempt to be helpful (which your rude comment was not). I do admit though that I assumed this UK restaurant is like most others and overdoes the salt, sugar, and fat, but only because I have not tried it as I am not in the UK but in Thailand, hence the additional info and the suggestion.

"...These dishes mostly look like variations.....I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat"

uhh... no.... It was just an elitist rant about Thai food.

Please enlighten me as to why they're unhealthy.

Elitest? HAHAHA! You obviously have no idea how poor and basic life is outside the cities in Thailand. We don't even have indoor toilets or running water!
As for enlightening you, I have already stated above why I believe they are unhealthy, and I also stated the assumption leading to that belief, so if you are not yet enlightened then that is another issue for you to resolve. As you obviously do not wish to have a civil conversation I will make this my last response to you. I will wish you luck with resolving your issues.

astronomicals

Depends what you mean by Thai food. These dishes mostly look like variations of Thai dishes that have been influenced by other cultures (Chinese, Indonesian. etc). Yes, Thailand has variations of these foods but it is not what the typical (non-city dwelling) Thai would be eating. Thais would eat : Heaps more rice. Heaps more veg., especially leafy greens like kale. More tubers (sweet potatoes, etc). More fruit, especially things like papaya, bananas, pineapple, mangoes, melons (and unfortunately the smelly durian). More chili and other spices. And for many you would need to throw in a load protein and fat via additional fermented fish (which stinks) and/or insects for snacks (crickets, bamboo worm, cicada, beetles, silkworm pupae, etc). In the cities many Thais, like other nationalities, have succumbed to the invasion of KFC, McDonald's, Pizza franchises, etc., and are gaining weight.
I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat if you make it right.

way to completely fail at answering the question

"Is THIS thai food healthy?"

Those more skilled at reading (and less rude) might see I did answer the question by implication (To make it clear for you, the implication was that they were not healthy) and also provided some additional info and a better (more healthy) alternative in an attempt to be helpful (which your rude comment was not). I do admit though that I assumed this UK restaurant is like most others and overdoes the salt, sugar, and fat, but only because I have not tried it as I am not in the UK but in Thailand, hence the additional info and the suggestion.

"...These dishes mostly look like variations.....I suggest you make your own Thai food from the raw ingredients as it will, like someone before said, have less salt and sugar and fat"

uhh... no.... It was just an elitist rant about Thai food.

Please enlighten me as to why they're unhealthy.

Elitest? HAHAHA! You obviously have no idea how poor and basic life is outside the cities in Thailand. We don't even have indoor toilets or running water!
As for enlightening you, I have already stated above why I believe they are unhealthy, and I also stated the assumption leading to that belief, so if you are not yet enlightened then that is another issue for you to resolve. As you obviously do not wish to have a civil conversation I will make this my last response to you. I will wish you luck with resolving your issues.

No, ya didn't. You just said it could be made with less sugar salt and fat. Thats interesting since the nutritional facts don't even list sugar content and the salt and fat arent anything drastic. You suggest more rice which would actually boost the sugar, so, I dunno wtf you're talking about.

Do you even know what a healthy fat consumption is? I do. He would need to eat like 6 servings of this before he would even get the daily minimum of 0.35G per pound of BW. Those 6 servings would equate to about 180 grams of protein which is more than 1G per pound of LBM. Salt is a non issue unless he has hypertension or something.