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Chinese Food

When eaten in China, there’s no doubt that Chinese food is healthy. The Chinese focus on vegetables or tofu and use only a very small amount of meat. Unfortunately, the Westernised versions of Chinese food are often very oily, salty and contain huge amounts of monosodium glutamate, to which many people are allergic.

However, it is certainly possible to cook healthy Chinese food at home because you are completely in control of the ingredients. In fact, with careful choices even a meal eaten in a Chinese restaurant or taken home can be healthy.

In general, steamed, poached, grilled, barbequed, roasted or stir fried are good and deep fried, battered and breaded are bad. Here are some examples of how to choose a healthy Chinese meal.

If your local Chinese restaurant offers prawn crackers on arrival, don’t eat them. Better still ask for them to be taken away so that you won’t be tempted because these will have been deep fried. (more…)