25/11/2022
*Healthy Chinese Food* *Options*
A Nutrition analysis of Chinese dishes would show that many of them are extremely *high in calories value, sodium content, fat content and simple carbohydrates* ( which behave like sugar in the body, making you fat) . Many Chinese dishes are *high on soy* , which increases sodium content in the food drastically. *Excess sodium leads to an increase in blood pressure and water retention, which increases weight* and makes you look bloated.
You could make healthy choices while ordering chinese food.
*Let us* start with everyone's favourite-
*dim sum.*:- You think it is healthy because it is steamed. But dim sum is primarily made of maida ( refined flour) , which causes your blood sugar to spike and promotes fat storage ( dim sum is especially bad for diabetics) .
For starters, go for a clear soup with vegetables and/ or meat in it . Or skip the starters and go on the main course.
The main course is like a minefield of calorie - loaded food.stir - fried dishes are better as they are relatively low on sodium, are cooked fast and in lesser oil ( since they are not deep - fried ) .stay away from that *Manchurian! It is first wrapped in maida and then deep - fried .* Then it is soaked in a high - sodium sauce . Is there a better way to spell ' health disaster ' ?
Basically, stay away from anything that is served as dough wrapped balls in sauce. All sauce, from black bean to sweet and sour , are drowning in sodium. Some of them have loads of sugar added, like sweet and sour or garlic.
For your rice/ noodles option, you would have to navigate another minefield. *Noodles are made from refined flour and then are soaked in oil and flavouring* ( including soy ) - you know what that does , so stay away from it . Fried rice is a slightly better option as it is rice based, but again, it is cooked in lot's of oil and soy , both of which it soaks fast . The best option is steamed rice. Besides the relatively lower calories, it has negligible sodium content. Also , it gives you a chance to really experience the flavour of the vegetable and / or meat dishes that you would order to go with it . *Try Jasmine rice* - it smells fantastic.