What Chinese foods are low in calorie and fat.?
It’s not surprising that many Americans & other Westerners have the perception that Chinese food is unhealthy & only consists of deep-fried, greasy, salty & MSG laden stuff, if the only kind of Chinese & Asian food they’ve ever eaten comes from typical small & cheap Asian eateries in Western countries. Even many Chinese dishes with the same names are unrecognisable in USA and Asia because of American Chinese restaurants having had to pander to local tastes. Actually any cuisine would have its share of both healthy & stroke-inducing food. As for Chinese food, buffets are actually originally alien to Chinese cuisine and most buffets merely offer tons of cheap & usually unhealthy food with little variety. Ordering ala carte is much healthier but the general principle is to: – avoid deep-fried stuff – take only a little bit of accompanying sauces especially the heavy thick sauces – go for steamed dishes – take the soups, but watch out if they’re too salty – stir-fried veggies & tofu are go
