Zlimmer! Food Guide: Chinese Food
Simple Tips To Enjoy Chinese Food While Managing Your Weight
1. Always Start with Soup:
Many soups are low in calories and fill your stomach nicely. The best soups to pick are (all values for 1 medium bowl - 13 oz):
- Wonton Soup - 180 Calories
- Chicken & Corn - 150 Calories
- Crab - 160 Calories
- Egg-Drop Soup without Noodles - 110 Calories
- Egg-Drop Soup with Noodles - 190 Calories
2. Have Steamed Rice Instead of Fried Rice:
- 1 Serving of Fried Rice = 330 Calories
- 1 Serving of Steamed Rice = 190 Calories
3. Eat with Chopsticks:
This leaves some of the sauce behind and may also slow down your eating speed. Eating slow gives a chance for the food to settle in your stomach and you eat less as a result.
4. Pick Steamed Dumplings over Dim Sims:
If you’re getting appetizers, Steamed Dumplings are a better option than Dim Sims.
- 3 Fried Dim Sims = 300 Calories
- 3 Steamed Dumplings = 190 Calories
5. Get Steamed Vegetables:
Order a side of steamed vegetables to go with your main course.
6. Share Anything Else With a Friend:
Apart from your bowl of soup and steamed rice, get whatever you like on the menu and share it with a friend.
Even if this food is high in calories, by having soup first, than combining your favorite Chinese food with steamed rice and sharing it with a friend, you’ll be eating a lot less of it.
This gives you the option to go for anything you like.
7. Leave Some Room for a Fortune Cookie:
- 1 Fortune Cookie = 30 Calories
Finish off with a fortune cookie and that’s a very nice meal.
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