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I always go for a small hot and sour soup and steamed dumplings - and am very conservative with my use of soy sauce.0
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get your dish steamed with sauce on the side, brown rice rather than white
yep! i always opt for shrimp and broccoli personally.
i don't usually get rice, but if you love it, brown is a wiser choice.0 -
There may be things that are healthy to eat, but don't go to the buffet b/c that's where it'll become so hard to figure out...and control would be harder. Anyways...I love chinese food - and nothing beats making it at home.
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I used to get steamed dumplings (about 8) with a side of steamed brown (half a pint) rice and broccoli (also half a pint)0
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Beef with broccoli is good. You can ask for steamed vegetables as your side dish instead of rice. The meal is plenty filling and that substitution alone will save you at least 300 calories.
FYI, if you ever go to Panda Express for fast food Chinese, beef & broccoli with a side of veggies is only 200 calories! I think the chicken and string beans is only like 240. I never would have guessed.0 -
Chinese resteraunts are a minefield. I'd be biting the bullet and just counting it as a cheat and picking what I wanted.
Otherwise broth based soups are probably your best bet, or seeing of they can do stir fry with sauce on the side
absolutely agree. when i am eating chinese, i want to eat everything that makes me happy...general tso's chicken, lo mein, crab rangoons, etc...so i would consider that a cheat meal...which you can have like once every week or two weeks, right? last time i went to a chinese buffet, they did have sauteed boy choy and it was so delicious...tasted a little garlicy. i bet that was pretty good for you. also, those little thin rice noodles...those are so good and i bet they aren't as bad for you as the lo mein noodles. won ton soup doesn't seem too unhealthy, but is probably packed with sodium. ****, now i'm craving chinese food. why did i look at this thread? lol0 -
omg, what's the orange chicken and the chow mein? that's what i always get! usually with a small lemonade! ahhhhh0
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yummmm, i love dumplings.0
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Brown rice if available.0
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Uh - it depends on what kind of Chinese restaurant you're going to, right? If you're going to a place that's equivalent to Panda Express, it's going to be difficult to find stuff that's delicious and nutritious. However... the better quality Chinese restaurant that you go to, the more likely you'll get more healthy options.
If you're going to a legit Chinese restaurant (which if they're serving sushi... I'm assuming it isn't), there should be some seafood options. Get the stuff that has a sauce that seems most nutritionally sound (i.e. soy sauce based sauces or something) and ask them whether you can get your fish/shrimp/scallops/whatever steamed and without breading. They'll usually do it for you.
However, if you're not going to a place like I mention above, I would suggest going for vegetarian options like... "Spicy Eggplant" or some such equivalent... you're just going to be ingesting a lot of sodium that day. *shrug*
Honestly, when you read the menu, you'll know which options might be safe and which options aren't. Make smart choices! Good luck!0 -
jumbo walnut mayonaise shrimp, salt and pepper chicken wings, beef ho fun, pan fried dumplings.
sure it's not healthy but it's too good to resist. YOLO0 -
Unless it's Chinese food you're making yourself, there's little that's healthy at restaurants. Definitely delicious, but healthy is a long shot. If you eat in small moderation, it won't make a huge difference, but be careful.0
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Chinese food has no calories! Enjoy0
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