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Chinese Food

francesk

francesk

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I'm on LCHF and while I'm away I know that we'll be going out for a Chinese meal with friends. Apart from avoiding the rice, what are going to be the least damaging dishes for my diet please?
 
Crispy duck.. (no pancakes obvs).
Stir fried greens.. kai lan, bak choi, dao miu . Some seafood dishes might be ok.. ask and see if they can do something stir fired without batter.
 
Remember sweet and sour sauce has sugar in it ... to make it sweet.
And you will be a better person than I if you can avoid eating the prawn crackers: they are sooooo moreish.
 
Get a menu before you go and then ask questions of the restaurant if they can cater with foods and minimal sugars. Their sauces can be overloaded with what you don't want
 
Chicken chow mein (spelling?) ... the bean sprout variety. Chop suey. If you're doing Szechuan they have loads of veg dishes, meats of all sorts
 
Thanks for your ideas - I'm not keen on sweet and sour in any case, and now feel sure that I can find a couple of dishes that are mostly duck or chicken with veg. Thanks.
 
I find the beef & mushroom or chicken &mushroom (or either with vegetables) to not be so bad for my levels. I sometimes do have a small amount of rice, especially if it is fried. Ribs are ok - but check if they are in sauce. That can be the problem with ribs.sometimes the sauces area quite sweet. Look for "dry" ribs.some menus offer them. Enjoy and don't pig out!
 
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