Steamed appetizers and sautéed dishes are some of the best bets at Chinese restaurants. But if you want something deep-fried, get the most for your PointsPlus® values—one cup of General Tso's chicken has 5 more PointsPlus values then a cup of sweet and sour chicken.
Traditional Chinese dishes often have healthy ingredients and involve low-calorie cooking techniques. However, Americanized versions of these dishes can include added fats and sodium that boost the calorie counts, making them poor choices if you are trying to lose weight.
“Go for grilled dishes over fried; chicken and fish over fattier meats, like lamb; tomato or veggie sauces rather than creamy ones; and steamed rice over fried,” advises Laura. She also suggests avoiding sides and other add ons unless they're vegetables as well as eating mindfully and being aware of portion sizes.
Generally, fried white rice will not help you lose weight, especially the calorie-filled, soy sauce covered take-out varieties! However, if you're eating a dish similar to our recipe, it's much lower in calories and fat with a decent amount of filling fiber, helping you eat less food during the day.
Rice & Noodles – Avoid
What is this? The Steamed White Rice has 420 “empty” calories. The Fried Rice has 570 calories (the extra calories are from fat) and 900mg sodium. The Chow Mein has fewer calories (400), but has way too much sodium (1,060mg!).
The chicken and broccoli diet may be effective for some people as a short-term weight loss solution, but it is not something to use as a long-term strategy that focuses on improving your overall health.
Pick a variety of main dishes. Choose from the dishes that have been cooked without battering and frying. Beef and broccoli, cashew chicken and steamed green beans are all healthy choices. Avoid dishes with sticky or sweet sauces, such as sweet and sour preparations or General Tsao's chicken.
In college, Chinese takeout used to be a staple of mine.
There are 390 calories in 1 serving of Chinese Chicken and mushrooms.
There are 92 calories in 100 g of Slimming World Chinese Style Chicken Curry.
At Slimming World, we don't believe in cutting out food groups. In fact, potatoes and dried plain pasta, rice, noodles and couscous are all Free Foods, which means that you can eat as much of them as you like! If you fancy some quick, comforting carbs, our healthy pasta and rice recipes will hit the spot.
Oriental Chinese Chicken Curry And Egg Fried Rice (1 pack) contains 63.5g total carbs, 54g net carbs, 22g fat, 31g protein, and 559 calories.
Other sizes: 1 serving - 225kcal, 100 g - 151kcal, 1 oz - 43kcal, more...
In addition to being quick and easy, stir-frying is also healthy. It results in tender-crisp vegetables that retain more nutrients than if they were boiled. And since stir-frying requires only a small amount of oil, the fat content is low.