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Introduction
Chinese food is much talk about us as it is tasty and relatively inexpensive. We are under the impression that Chinese cuisine is healthy because it contains portions of vegetable and small amounts of large dimensions. This is true, if the courts are prepared the China Traditional Chinese. But American-Chinese restaurants have modified their food due to American tastes, and because it is not as healthy as the traditional. Western Chinese restaurants offer appetizers, fried rice, rolled butter meat, sauces and desserts among their "good". And it served to make matters worse, the portions are much larger than those in China. So, with everyone in this way, if you want to eat healthy at a Chinese restaurant, you must choose wisely.
1. First, choose a good restaurant
If you're in the mood for Chinese food, avoid the typical> China-restaurant where you can eat at a fixed price can be as you wish for. Probably will not be able to do to leave the restaurant until you feel that your value of money. Unfortunately, if you do this, the restaurant will get your money, but you get the calories. It is a win-win situation. Instead, a restaurant where the waiter will go to protect order.
2. Start with a soup
A smart move when you eat at a Chinese restaurant is to order the soup. Two advantages: first, lesstotal fat in your meal and second, the soup plenty of food. This results in less food when the waiter brings the main course.
Starting your meal with an appetizer, it can ruin your goal, carbohydrates, etc., pork ribs, spring rolls, fried wontons calories and all other fried foods are fat are high in fat, sugar and calories. When the waitress brings Chinese fried noodles to keep you busy until the food is served, put them aside or ask them to removethem from the table. Instead, you can kill time while waiting for tea to drink for Chinese food. N. calories unless you add sugar.
3. The choice of main course
In the choice of main dishes look rich in vegetables and small portions of meat. You can reduce calories seafood or chicken instead of beef choice, pork, lamb or duck. You can also use two dishes: one that has the meat and one that primarilyVegetables like green beans or spinach and stir.
4. Avoid fatty foods
Read the menu carefully and avoid as much fat courts. Some words give you a clue: beef in butter or bread, crispy pork roll, etc. to find out if the meat was fried with the vegetables before frying. If this is the case, ask if they can burn the flesh is chosen instead of frying it.
5. Beware of hidden carbs
Sweet and sour saucemore typical of Chinese cooking sauces are full of carbohydrates and if you have diabetes, may increase blood sugar. keep adding carbohydrates, sugar and starch of many main dishes. You will also find carbohydrates in the corn flour used in sauces and ingredients used to marinate the meat. Read the fine print and many questions to the waiter.
6. Be careful with the rice
They know that in a Chinese restaurant, will beserved a large bowl of rice and as you may know, the rice contains many carbohydrates. Avoid fried rice season and regular soy sauce, and you end up with a lot of fat and sodium in the meal. If possible, ask for brown rice which is rich in fiber. If not available, hold the rice. Note that a cup of rice is less than 45 grams of carbohydrates.
7. Reduce salt
Order dishes with light sauces, not too thick. If you ask a version lower sodium soy sauce neededmix it with brown rice and steamed, not fried rice. To add flavor to your meal you can add hot sauce, it has less sodium and fewer calories.
8. Let the courts
If a company is a main dish, soup or rice and a drink. Then share.
9. Eating with chopsticks
Eat your food with chopsticks. If you are as clever as I am with them, you can slow down. But not because, as everyone does in life, has a positive side: you will probably eatless. Do not be tempted to ask for a fork and a knife, you may regret it.
10. And for dessert ...
For dessert, order fruit and ice cream with nuts sweetened matter, which I know from experience, it is hard to resist. But if you followed the above recommendations, we feel pretty good with the consumption of a healthy meal. So why ruin it?
