what foods to get at a chinese restaurant??

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  • cdmalmrose
    cdmalmrose Posts: 29 Member
    If you like and enjoy Chinese food, then have one of your favourite dishes, eat half and ask for a doggy-bag for the leftovers. if you're not that fond of or are unfamiliar with Chinese dishes, there is usually some basic dishes offered such as grilled fish or chicken which can be prepared without any of the amazing sauces that make Oriental cuisine so delicious.:tongue:

    I know you're on a calorie-restricted plan, but this is real life - it throws you curve-balls when you least expect them and you have to learn to deal with them. You cannot go through life denying yourself everything all the time. It's the little things that make living worthwhile.Please go out and enjoy yourself and try not to worry too much about the calories. :happy:

    And if you feel you've over-eaten tonight, then do some extra exercise over the weekend to compensate. :wink:

    I agree
  • sweetd_cali
    sweetd_cali Posts: 323 Member
    I'm not Chinese, but grew up eating a lot of Chinese food since I live in the diverse San Francisco Bay Area. I grew up eating rice every day at home and didn't gain weight until I was older, eating "American" food. We ate a lot of fish and vegetables, sometimes chicken or pork and very little red meat.

    The positive posters on here are right, lots of stir fried or steamed veggies with chicken or prawns or lean beef. I love chinese cabbage, bok choy and water chestnuts. "Dry braised" meat is another good option. A lot of places have brown rice now. I feel like you can talk to the staff and ask for specific things if you're nice.

    Packing half in a doggy bag before eating is definitely something that has helped me.
  • Motleybird
    Motleybird Posts: 119 Member
    The last time I went out for Chinese for lunch, I ended up dividing what they gave me into three meals. That was just the lunch portions!

    A cup of soup isn't bad. A spring roll isn't bad. Add it together with rice and entree and it adds up to something huge!

    The rice is a big calorie hog. I limit my serving to a half a cup at a time, and I keep an eye out for too many add-ons.

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