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eating out at thai restaurant......

Heidi1987
Heidi1987 Posts: 191 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey everyone,

I'm eating out with a friend tonight at a thai restaurant. i cant find any info any where regarding the calorie content of the food. i have put a link for the menu on here and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice for what might be the more healthier options for me

Thanks

http://www.chaophraya.co.uk/Chaophraya_ala_carte_feb2011.pdf

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  • Meg2012
    Meg2012 Posts: 106 Member
    Here's an MFP resource:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/thai-food
  • Meg2012
    Meg2012 Posts: 106 Member
    In general though, Satay is a good bet, you grill it yourself tableside. Maybe a dinner salad, or one of the grilled or veg entrees. Mainly, watch your portion size. Take at least half home, for leftovers.
  • alienblonde1
    alienblonde1 Posts: 749 Member
    I usually get the #23 when I go to thai here but its not same on this and not sure which one it is. I only know by numbers. But here is a couple sites with nutritional date

    http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/search/?q=thai&mode=tdp


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/thai-food
  • eating4balance
    eating4balance Posts: 743 Member
    http://www.ehow.com/how_7825773_eat-healthy-thai.html
  • dawnkitchen
    dawnkitchen Posts: 161
    I usually get Chicken Basil. Not too high in calories - I think it's like 500 cal for 1.5 or 2 cups (it's in the MFP database). I also get tea before my meal so I get a sort of filling feeling before I get my food arrives.
  • ninpiggy
    ninpiggy Posts: 228 Member
    mmm, I love love love Thai food. I recommend the soups. My personal favorite is roasted duck noodle soup. The noodles are mixed with bean sprouts, the broth is flavored with anise and basil, and I get spicy level 5 (on a spicy scale 1 to 10 - 1 being not spicy, 10 being super ridiculously hot spicy). It's incredibly delicious. Yum. Now I'm hungry. Anyway, the chicken noodle soup is good too (made the same) but I prefer the roasted duck even though there's a bit more fat involved. If you're watching your fat, go with the chicken.
  • KPainter70
    KPainter70 Posts: 152
    I bet the Thai Fisherman Soup wouldn't be too bad as it appears to be made without coconut milk. (Coconut milk is about 550 calories a cup, I believe.) I ate Thai yesterday and had a great simple soup of chicken, shrimp, some veggies and rice noodles in broth. Reminded me more of a pho. I left a portion of the noodles behind and felt like I did okay with that. (Which the scale agreed with this morning.)
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