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Help please.. What Thai dish has lower calories

bryvic
bryvic Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Heading out for A Thai lunch, not sure what would be the best to have calorie wise. Would love to have Pad Thai, but I am sure that is one with higher calories. Any suggestions.

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Anything with noodles is going to have a lot if calories. Look for something with lots of veggies. American Thai spring rolls are usually a good option, as is satay chicken.

    As always with eating out, the real kicker is serving size. Your average pad Thai comes with 3-4 servings of noodles, 1-2 of protein an 1/2 of veggies :(
  • Toronto6fan
    Toronto6fan Posts: 461 Member
    hot and sour soup, lettuce wraps, papaya salad, satays, green curries are all on my healthier list. My personal fave though is cashew chicken which isn't terrible.
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    I second the post above!
    Cashew chicken is good or the green papaya salad mmm
  • bryvic
    bryvic Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you for your replies. Will not have the pad Thai...
  • vannyn42
    vannyn42 Posts: 59 Member
    Cashew chicken no rice is my go to if having Thai ( or I'll substitute tofu for chicken)
  • hearts77
    hearts77 Posts: 19 Member
    I live in the Thai town neighborhood of my city so I end up eating a lot of Thai food! Some of my faves:

    Prik King - green beans with lemongrass and protein (I like it with tofu)

    Papaya salad - shredded crunchy green papaya with lime juice, shrimp and peanuts

    Larb - ground meat "salad" with lots of lime juice and chili, usually served with raw cabbage

    Soup - I tend to avoid the ones with coconut milk as those get really calorie dense

    Salad rolls

    Chicken satay - just go easy on the peanut sauce

    Many of the stir fried dishes are great - just meat, veg, and aromatics. Just skip the rice or take a smaller portion than usual. I only do noodle dishes as occasional treats, and usually when I'm sharing family style with a group. I could eat a whole order of pad see ew to myself if I wasn't careful.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Do Thai restaurant have steamed dishes? If so I would get a steamed fish with sauce on the side.
  • mjwarbeck
    mjwarbeck Posts: 699 Member
    Steamed rice and basil shrimp....
  • ModernRock
    ModernRock Posts: 372 Member
    Eggplant basil Thai curry. Go easy on the rice.
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