chinese food...?

Question

Is Chinese food healthy (as in filling, not a lot of fat, calories, and sugar)? Can you recommend anything that is good, not too spicy, and easy on the stomach.

Answer 1

As a rule, yes chinese food can be healthy, just depends on what you order and the style. To be healthy though you have to order something that contains a lot of vegetables like chop suey. Filling... most definitely. Here is where it is not healthy or at least it depends on your definition.. chinese food contains a lot of noodles which are carbs which turn into sugar. Sugar slows your metabolism down. Here's a pillow you will need it after a big meal!

I love all the items that will put you to sleep! Some of my favorites are shrimp with lobster sauce and pork fried rice [there is no lobster in it though!] If you like eggs, try Pork Egg Foo Young which is a chinese 'omlette'. 'Most' items on the menu are not spicy, beware of the ones that are in 'red' type, they are!

good eating!

Answer 2

Authentic chinese food is very healthy. It's usually not laden with a lot of fat and grease.

My parents and family have owned Chinese restaurants that served American style cantonese food. When I went to China for the first time, I was surprised at how different the food was (even in Canton) from what my parent's restaurant served.

Answer 3

There is healthy Chinese food. My favourite restaurant has even 97% fat free noddles, so i'm considering it healthy enough and very tasty.

They say on the website "What’s the best thing about Red Rock Noodle Bar besides the delicious variety of Asian style dishes? Red Rock Noodle Bar uses nothing but fresh and natural ingredients. Most options are 97% fat free and dishes are prepared using only the minimal amount of additional cooking oil"

Answer 4

Kung Pao Chicken

½ cup light corn syrup
½ cup Kikoman teriyaki sauce and marinade
4 tbs white port wine, or any sweet wine
2 tbs cornstarch
4-5 boneless chicken breasts, cut in ½ in strips
3 tbs oil
1-3 tsp crushed red pepper
1 cup honey dry roasted peanuts, no salt
¼ cup green onions, chopped

In a small bowl, sir together corn syrup, teriyaki sauce and wine, set aside. In medium bowl or ziplock bag, add cornstarch and chicken. Mix or shake well to coat.

In large skillet or wok, heat oil over medium high heat. Add red pepper; stir fry 10 seconds. Add chicken mixture; stir fry 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken turns white. Stir in peanuts and corn syrup mixture. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium high heat and boil 1 minute. If sauce doesn’t thicken enough, add a little cornstarch mixed with cold water. Garnish with green onions and heat through, but don’t cook. Serve with fried or white rice.

Reduce the red pepper at least by half. Add more or less next time to taste.

Answer 5

Chinese food is very healthy. They use a lot of natural products and vegetables. That's why Chinese people live so long...cause they're so dang healthy!!! :-)

I don't know what to recommend, but it's all good to me!! Ha.

Answer 6

The best thing to do as far as healthy chinese food is to make your own. It is healthier because yu know what ingredients are in it! You can get over 500 healthy chinese food recipes in this guide http://tinyurl.com/28jplt

Answer 7

It's fairly healthy, except for the fried stuff. Some non-veg dishes have fat. I prefer Thai... more healthy, with use of spices.

Answer 8

10 oz. pork tenderloin
1 small bamboo shoot
2 dried mushrooms, soaked
1 small onion and carrot
1 green pepper
2 slices pineapple
1 clove garlic
3 tbsp. oil
3/4 c. soup stock
3 tbsp. vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
Cut pork into bite size cubes.
Marinate pork in soy sauce, wine and ginger juice for 15 minutes.

Coat pork with cornstarch. Fry in 370 degrees F. oil until crisp. Drain and set aside.

Thin slice bamboo shoot. Cut pineapple into 6 sections. Slice mushrooms. Cut onion and green peppers into 8 sections. Slice carrot and cut into flower pattern.

Heat oil. Add garlic, onions, mushrooms, bamboo shoot and green pepper. Fry quickly. Add seasoning (see below) and soup stock. Bring to a boil.

Thicken with cornstarch mixed with water. Add vinegar. Add fried pork and pineapple.

Mix well.

Serve while hot.

Marinade:
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tbsp. cooking wine
ginger juice
Seasoning:
1 tbsp. ketchup
6 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. salt


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Answer 9

Anything Cantonese and in the wok should be low in calories and delicious. The menu usually tells you what is in the dish.

Answer 10

it is a bit on the high sodium side, the rice can be carby, but it is not that filling unless u eat a lof of chicken