Chinese Buffet

[Mud Island Dweller]

Went to see friends today and out for a meal. The asked how l would do on Chinese Buffet Restaurant...dunno will see.

Pre meal l was 5.4
Ate loads and full at the end.....
As starters had:
Prawns in filo pastry pulled them out filo
Chicken satay (just one stick)
Spring rolls pulled middles out left filo
Lots crispy seaweed (never had it before now hooked)
And couple of deep fried scallop took off the breadcrumb cover

Main meal
I asked for more cheesy prawns ... again dug out of filo
Stir fried veg in garlic
More crispy seaweed
And tried some of Hubs lamb with ginger and spring onions
My usual sparkling water through the meal, rounded off with coffee

45 mins post meal was 6.1
1hr 20min post meal l was 5.8 (was about to drive back from other side Nottingham so not able to stop on the way)

So eating Chinese meals is a tick and A ok

 

[donnellysdogs]

Check your levels 4-8 hours agter a chinese,, that is the time when it may have its most effect


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[Mud Island Dweller]

Ohh no l will do it now l was happy as it was heading down. If you hear a scream from Manchester area it is just me found they gone up

 

[Mud Island Dweller]

Thanks for the tip Donnelly just grabbed my meter...

18:34 was 5.8
20:45 is 5.1
Think l am safe l would be surprised if it wangs up after dropping like that? (fingers toes and eyeballs crossed) Not done any exercise as just driven home about 115 miles sitting on backside driving.

 

[donnellysdogs]

Well done you!!! Fried seaweed.... Yummy.

I must admit when I gor for buffets-i eat 2 dinners and 3 puddings!!! Always have seaweed and chicken satay. Good job its prob only twice a year!!


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[Yorksman]

There's not much in there to send your BGs up. Mostly, it's things like boiled rice and those sticky gloupy sauces that have lots of sugar in. I stick to things like salt and pepper prawns, shrimp egg foo yung, roast duck - but without the sticky plum sauce. The biggest variable is the actual restaurant. They range from the excellent to the dodgy.

The seaweed is crispy fried or baked spring cabbage or kale in the majority of these places. As such it can be quite healthy but often there's some sort of crystaline chemical compound of dubious origin gives it the seaweed taste. You can use powdered dried shrimp though or powdered dry anchovy.

Chinese food can be very good for you, try this sliced mushrooms and brocolli with a garlic and oyster sauce. Quick to make too.

 

[Mud Island Dweller]

l was very careful l have read about being careful with chinese food. l couldnt remember what advice was. Result was exta wary but not without choice.
Thanks for sea weed warning l only had it once and it was vile so l wanted to try it again and was fantastic.
Thing the oyster part puts me off but thanks Fergus )