Chinese Restaurant - What do you order?
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PaulBonham
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I'm trying to eat well and lose weight...
Out for a meal with friends, what are the best choices in a Chinese restaurant?
Thanks very much!
Paul.
Out for a meal with friends, what are the best choices in a Chinese restaurant?
Thanks very much!
Paul.
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Tuesday night I had steamed shrimp and broccoli, with sauce on the side. They should do it with any meat.0
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Stay away from fried foods. Order boiled rice instead of fried rice etc.
However, if going out to eat is something you don't do very often, don't be too restrictive. Eat what you enjoy, one night isn't going to destroy your weight loss goals.0 -
Yeah I love Chinese but it's not easy to know what your best options are. I'd go with king prawn as well and the separate sauce. Then drink loads of water for a few days after to get rid of the water retention will follow.0
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I like the beef and broccoli but I mostly go with sesame or general tsao chicken with fried rice0
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I usually go for beef or chicken broccoli because it was low calorie at Panda Express but now I'm not sure it's such a good choice anymore. My main issue is that you can get steamed chicken and veggies but they're typically so bland it's pretty disgusting (the couple times I ordered it - the sauce on the side didn't save it). But steamed shrimp should be totally fine, so I'll go with that next time I think... with some wonton soup.
If I have extra calories I get some steamed dumplings.0 -
Stir-fry in sesame oil meat mix, a veggie (usually snow peas, but any non-starchy veg is fine), garlic sauce on the side. Usually no rice, but it depends on how many carbs I have to burn that day. I'm really not picky about the meat mix either. Chicken, beef, seafood, mystery meat, it's all good.0
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Thanks all, very helpful.0
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I usually just leave 80% of the rice or noodles alone, and get whatever sounds good.0
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I actually really like the way they steam their protein and vegetables (I've ordered it every single time for almost 20 years). Plain steamed chicken and broccoli. Lately I've been adding about 18g of store bought stir fry sauce and about 15-20g of peanut flour and it's an awesome peanut sauce. I usually toss the rice. If I was at a restaurant, I'd just drizzle it with the sauce on the side. The place near me has THE BEST brown sauce, but you only need a little bit.
If I have leftovers, I typically turn it into a soup.0 -
My go-to is the Won Ton soups. Once you get used to the calories of carbs, you'll likely find you need a quarter of the rice they offer. Drink lots of cups of green tea; it's culturally appropriate and the Chinese believe it aids the digestion.0
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I like plain lo mein.We usually know where we will eat out a couple days ahead,so I save up for that.Served with steamed veggies & then 1/2 C of fruit or soft ice cream for dessert.0
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Stir fry w/ lots of veg; steamed dumplings; egg drop soup; seafood.
Also, some places will do dishes that are normally deep fried as stir fry, so if you love something like orange chicken, or General Tso's it never hurts to ask. If you like ma-po tofu, that's a good choice, too. Lots of spicy flavor and good protein.
Basically, keep the deep fried stuff to a minimum, also the sauces (if your dish is swimming in it, just let most of it fall off - it'll still taste good). Be judicious with the rice.
Any other suggestions I'd make are probably not available to you. The place I go for Chinese does very few dishes that are found in a 'typical' US Chinese restaurant. Braised Napa cabbage and aged ham, for example. Super tasty and extremely low cal. I get it as a 'filler' before eating the higher cal main.0 -
Kung Pao Chicken is usually my go to.0
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Shrimp with Lobster Sauce; very high in sodium but delicious and lower in calories/fairly high in protein!0
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special fried noodles and dry ribs with pepper and onions.0
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Wonton soup!!0
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Chicken and broccoli is one of my favorites and one of the lower calorie items on the menu.0
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for the love of egg rolls !0
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Chinese "brown gravy" is usually pretty low in calories --usually well-less than 100 calories per serving. Look for something like mixed vegetables + shrimp and enjoy the shrimp and veggies but minimize your rice consumption. Beyond that, enjoy. One supper does not a diet make. Don't eat until you are stuffed and hold back on the fried stuff. You probably can't do very good math for the supper but no sense being miserable. You can go back to logging tomorrow.
And remember, one meal in an American Chinese restaurant is likely to give you quite a salt load so tomorrow you will be sloshing with a few pounds of water weight. Give it several days to pee out before you worry about a pound or two or three.0 -
Chinese restaurants in my area (probably everywhere in the US) have "House Special Soup", which is clear broth, lots of veggies, and some shrimp and roast pork. I don't know what the calorie count is, but it can't be that much. A quart of that soup is more than enough for a dinner for me when I'm very hungry.1
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