Healthy Chinese Food?

[PatsFanGran 0]

Craving Chinese food, but know my " usual " choices of chicken fingers, boneless spareribs and egg roll are not good choices. ARE there any good healthy choices???

And FYI- banded 5/12/11, no fill yet but doing very well!

[Cindy C 150]

Order something that's stir fried with lots of vegetables. Eat the Soup and the inside of the egg roll and by all means....skip the rice. Rice is not a bandster's friend!

[reverie 49]

Any type of meat + veggies would be good. Maybe order the sauce on the side if you can.

[CheckYes 46]

I don't know if you have PF Changs near you but they make a delicious Steamed Ginger Salmon dish. It's about 360 calories for the whole dish - I couldn't even eat half. It was wonderful.

[Alli789 0]

I would recommend gettng something in a light brown sauce like chicken and broccoli. I always ask for no sugar or cornstarch in the sauce- and it taste delicious! Add a little brown rice and your set!

[Wheetsin 714]

Chinese food is extremely healthy if you make it yourself. You didn't specify if you meant a restaurant -- I make my own PF Chang's style lettuce wraps, minus the rice. And I'm pretty sure mine area healthier. Cook some green onion in a bit of oil, when it's sweated add the turkey & brown. Add in Water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, green garlic, homemade hoisin sauce (you can use store bought, homemade is just better for you, and better tasting), soy sauce, ginger, and rice vinegar. Let it all cook together for about 5 minutes, then add in tofu (extra firm, drained & cubed). Eat with bibb lettuce (or on a fork!)

If you mean a regular restaurant -- Cantonese tends to be the healthier of the Chinese foods because of its higher proportion of vegetables, and lower sauce & meat. My restaurant standby is hot & sour Soup with Sriracha and vinegar added (because hot & sour soup is usually neither!). We had some Panda Express last weekend -- I got soup and a Jr order of mushroom chicken, with lo mein.

I haven't been to a Chinese buffet for years, but don't they normally have crab legs? Crab legs are a great Protein. Look for chicken dishes that aren't breaded. Beijing Chicken tends to be a pretty healthy dish, and I'd imagine buffets have it. If you want an eggroll, have an eggroll. Just have one.

[Leifysmom 0]

If you like to cook, google healthy general tsoas chicken, its wonderful and low cal. (Not fried, stir fried)

[stateofzen 46]

You can do fine with stir fried dishes. No breaded meats, and try to stay away from sweet sauces. I like Moo Goo Gei Pan because the chicken is so moist and there are lots of veggies. I add some soy sauce, ignore the rice, and there you go. Soup is a great appetizer- I prefer hot and sour but again, stay away from the fried won tons on top. But basically, any sauteed (not fried) beef, pork, seafood, or chicken in a non-sweet sauce would probably be an ok choice as long as you don't overdo it.

[GavynsMum 1]

Can never find anything healthy at a chinese buffet so i stick to the sushi. Luckily our chinese buffets have awesome sushi. That and Soup fills me up. The noodles, rice and anything in sauce is horrible calorie choices. I am also in the south so ours have crawfish, steamed cold shrimp, and lots of crab.

[PatsFanGran 0]

Thank you all for your suggestions! I am allergic to all seafood, but you have given me lots of ideas for when I try Chinese food again! I am determined not to undermine my progress.

[joegar84 0]

chicken Chop Suey

Shrimp Chop Suey

chicken Broccoli

Mushroom Chicken

Peppered Chicken

Chicken EggRoll (Just the filling)

Teriyaki Chicken (No Sauce) So its just grilled chicken

Ummm that's about all the things I have gotten