- When you order your food, order a pint of steamed chicken and vegetables. When you get home, mix half of your order with half of the steamed chicken and vegetables. There is usually enough sauce and you will get double the portions with less calories! ( Do not eat both portions though :-P)
- Order a soup. Egg Drop or Hot and Sour soup only has about 2 WW pts, and is very filling! This will also ensure you will not overeat.
- Use your chopsticks!! This will force you to eat slower and enjoy your food more and feel full without over eating.
- If you can, order Brown Rice instead of White Rice...you'll get more nutrition bang (more fiber), for your buck.
- Enjoy your Fortune Cookie...they only have about 25 calories each :-)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Healthy Tips for Eating Chinese Take Out...
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Hey Kanwal-
ReplyDeleteDo you have any tips for Thai food. I love thai food and find it difficult to give up my Pad Thai or Curry dishes. Also, do you know how to make pad thai at home? I've tried several times but never comes out great.
Thanks.
Hi Anonymous,
ReplyDeletePad Thai is great, but definitely not good when it comes to calories or fat! If you are going to order Pad Thai, I suggest you tell the waiter to immediately pack up half of your order in a doggie bag. Portions are usually big to begin with, and this will prevent you from over eating.
I've never tried to recreate Pad Thai, but this is a great challenge that I'd like to take on. I'll work on this and post up a recipe soon!