Is this a healthier food alternative?

[justlilly]

I really like Chinese food, but I have been trying to eat healthier lately. Usually I order lemon chicken, which is fried chicken with lemon sauce on it, fried rice, and crab rangoon. Today, I got pork with scallions, which is roasted pork with a sauce on it and onions, fried rice, and steamed pot stickers.

[candlewax]

Erm, since when is fried anything healthy? Just stop and reread what you wrote. I can see you tried to change it up with the roased pork, but the sauce just tacks on more calories.

Try to stick with more steamed rice alternatives if you DO go out to eat chinese. Unfortunately, when it comes to a lot of chinese food, like mentioned before, a lot is cooked in not so healthy oils, fried, and all that. Some places show "healthy" options. They still aren't the best, but they tend to be a bit better than some of the regular menu items. If you aren't sure, if these places happen to have nutritional info posted online or in the store, take a look at that to give you a better idea of what's better.

Overall, you're better off curbing the chinese food and aiming for more whole foods.

[madmisskelly]

You need to cut out the chinese food period.

Most of that food is either deep fried, or pan fried in oil, the noodles are fried and fatty.

Just don't go, and if you MUST, order steamed veggies and mushroom chicken.

The healthier alternative, is no fast food, no takeout. Just don't eat it.

Listen to yourself- FRIED rice, roasted pork with a sauce (that is probably high in carbs and sugar).

Just avoid takeout. Big no no.

I know how you feel, I LOVE chinese food, but I avoid take out and fast food when I'm trying to stay trim.

[WoIIie]

Still unhealthy. Ordering out is never a sure bet unless they state on the menu that they try to prepare it healthy.

There are so many deceivingly horrible foods out there that you would think are healthy but are not.

[martyfellow]

Seafood and vegetable dishes are healthy, but all that fried food, probably not in really healthy kinds of oil, won't do yu any good. The potstickers are great through.

[saphirasilverwings]

It probably is since it isn't fried. Probably still sweet though! I love Chinese food, I wish it was healthier. I also have an intolerance for MSG...

[justlilly]

It wasn't nearly as sweet as the lemon sauce and crab rangoons.

[saphirasilverwings]

Then it probably was healthier all round

[somethinspecial]

haha still sounds pretty unhealthy. I usually get shrimp because its better than red meat or chicken and I order extra veggies because they are healthy and delicious

[justlilly]

I don't like shrimp.

[Anonymous]

If you absolutely must eat take-out Chinese food, go with steamed rice over fried, and try getting more vegetable-based dishes.

[justlilly]

There is no way I would be able to eat steamed rice.

[saphirasilverwings]

At least fried rice has peas and protein (egg)! Plus, if you're not going to eat steamed white rice for the enjoyment of it, you may as well skip it altogether- it has the nutritional value of a cloud.

[Anonymous]

Try this:

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