In case you missed the first two parts of the series, we covered some tips on how to eat out in sushi restaurants and Asian street food restaurants such as Lana or Camile. Check them out here:
How To Eat Out On A Diet: ASIAN STREET FOOD How To Eat Out On A Diet: SUSHIChinese takeaway is up there with some of the highest calorie takeaway options and it can be hard to know what is a good option to go with if you are trying to lose weight!
Below we will go through some of our top tips to help make it easier for you.
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Chicken and prawns are the lowest calorie protein option to go with but beef would be a good option too. Pork and duck are a lot higher in fat and calories!
Prawn crackers can have up to 1,000 calories per bag so try to limit/avoid if trying to keep calories of the meal lower! Avoiding battered foods or anything deep fried in general will save you a lot of calories!
For rice, choose boiled rice over egg fried rice/special fried rice etc to save a few hundred calories as they use a lot of oil in fried rices. You will literally half the calories of the portion of rice by choosing boiled instead of fried!
Boiled rice is also a much lower calorie option than chips or noodles (also fried in oil).
To save even more calories, you could even half the portion of rice or even leave it completely out of the meal and just have a main course! The portions of rice in a Chinese takeaway are usually huge – a lot bigger than you would have at home!
If ordering a noodle dish, you ask for extra veg and less noodles to save calories.
You can also request your meal to be cooked with little/no oil. It’s a common request in a takeaway so don’t feel silly asking and you will save hundreds of calories. They literally pour ladles of oil into the woks!
Soups are always the lowest calorie starter options. Clear broths such as hot and sour soup are always a good option!
Chicken skewers are usually another lower calorie starter option. Just be sure to limit the satay sauce on the side as it can be a very high calorie sauce.
Stir fries are generally lower in calorie than curries as they are usually based with coconut milk/rich creamy sauces but just remember to request little/no oil.
Szechuan, Black Bean, Kung Pao, Cashew Nut, Ginger and Spring Onions are generally lower cal main options.
Satay sauces and sauces which are sweet/sticky are usually a lot higher in calories.
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