Mexican or Chinese?

Either or neither, depending on what you eat.

At the most basic, both can be as simple and healthy as a lean meat, vegetables and rice.

I say Mexican. Both are rather wicked in the calorie department, if you aren't super careful.

I like to order a salad at Mexican restaurants. I ask for fajita meat instead of hamburger. NO taco shell bowl, and use salsa as my dressing. Usually ask for pintos on it too, not refried beans. Generally no cheese, or I ask for cojita (it's a white cheese that's generally lower in fat than yellow cheese).

Shrimp tacos with cojita, cilantro, and lime are good. Then I use corn tortillas instead of flour.

Baja fish is good- plenty of seasoning. Served with fresh veggies and black beans. Yummy!

To those that say "Chinese for sure", I encourage you to go eat at a North American chinese restaurant and then tally up the calories. I doubt ANYTHING there is actually healthy even if it looks it, and much of it has a batter on it. Very few things prepared in restaurants are healthy, and most things have tons of hidden calories. I would guess it is all in the preparation, and traditional foods cooked in those countries are probably both quite healthy.

Both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From the Chinese restaraunt I get a pint of steamed chicken and a vegetable & tofu soup.

From mexican I get Grilled Chicken Fajitas (minus the fajita), guacamole & pico de gallo!

Yum & Healthy to Both!

I agree with the poster who said both can be horrible and both can be good.

I think Mexican is easier to be healthier with, just because at both tex-mex and real Mexican places, a lot of the stuff comes "disassembled" from what you want to do with it. Like fajitas, carne asada, etc. Because of that simple fact, you can much easier get a healthy meal. You can get fajitas and not eat the tortillas, rice, and maybe beans (those are my favorite part though so you'll never see me stay away from the beans!). You could get grilled carne asada and again, no tortillas or rice, and just have the grilled meat with some pico and guac.

Chinese, I find much harder. It typically all comes mixed up, or in saucey stuff (even beef with broccoli tends to have a sugary sauce on it!). Yeah, you can get steamed veggies, but still just seems more a pain in the butt to find something you don't feel that guilty about eating.

But, it can be done, at either.

Mexican always!!!!!

Mexican CAN be much healthier, but if you're going out to either a Chinese or Mexican restaurant, there's not much "healthy" to be had at either. But there are a LOT of great-tasting, healthy substitutions you can make in both types of cuisine if you prepare them yourself. Search the internet or Pinterest for healthy chinese meals in the slow-cooker. You'll cut the calories greatly by not having to fry them as well as by leaving out the breading. My favorite substitute in Mexican cooking is ground turkey or chicken instead of beef, and using corn tortillas instead of flour.

I am trying to stay away from rice soooo both are not a good choice for me....I do love chinese food tho...but both can be health and unhealthy...it all depends on what and how you eat.

Ok, so if you're talking takeout places then both have their deepfried downfalls.

But the basis of 'real' Mongolian/Chinese food if a boiling pot with stock/oils that you take raw meat and veg and boil and then eat. It is delicious and super healthy.

This is one of my favourite restaurants in London which does this sort of thing: http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/little-lamb

my Chinese mother-in-law lives with us and it's in Southern California, so I don't want for either. Either can get you if you don't order right, but minimum, avoid the fast food variety.