chinese

[stylinsam]

im going out for a chinese tonight with my bf, the thing is he has planned it and had a table booked but im trying to watch what i eat, can anyone recommend a dish that hasnt thousands of calories in (i no this is a daft question) as chineses are not low fat but..............

[CheekyChops]

A vegetable dish is always a good bet (chow mein or chop suey) and go for boiled rice. Steer clear of prawn crackers, sweet and sour anything, spare ribs and anything fried!

[nickmo]

Steamed options are generally better - dim sum starters like sui mai, or a tasty hot and sour soup - good bet anyway as it is filling and you won't have as much of the other stuff anyway.

Have boiled not fried rice. A stir fried dish will be a bit better as the cooking uses less oils/fat, and maybe stick to the veg option.

Steamed fish dishes are a good bet as well - nice and fresh flavours and usually with a good sauce for flavouring like simple ginger and lemon grass.

Say no to battered dishes, deep fried and thick sauces. And no deep fried banana fritter puddings either to finish...

[rugeleyboy]

sam......... just eat what you want!! how many fat chinese people do you know??

have a nice time!!

[horselady]

When i was on a Weightwatchers plan I treated myself to a chinese every week. Always vegetable dishes, as CheekyChops suggests, never affected my weight loss progress at all. Enjoy!!

[stevie21]

It's always good to watch what you eat but one Chinese isn't going to kill anyone.
I generally don't like the taste of fatty food so I'd go with the above soup & boiled food advice, for future reference.

You can always ask the waiter.