Well that all depends on what you order. Plenty of people have the misconception that Chinese food = healthy eating. This belief is only true if the restaurant is serving truly authentic Chinese food. There's a few menu choices found in Chinese carry out restaurants that have become "westernized", making them high in overweight and sodium. Plenty of of the dishes are fried and surrounded by heavy sauces which render the food unhealthy, and are no better than eating fried fast food. Here are a few tips to keep the in mind when dining out or calling in for carry out.

Swap out high overweight and high calorie appetizers such as egg rolls and spare ribs for meal starters such as Won Ton Soup or Hot Sour Soup. Pick the low cal and lower overweight spring roll over egg roll. Avoid crispy noodles or pan fried noodles if possible. Reduce food quantity. For some reason it is easy to go wild and order one to one different items on a Chinese menu. Keep it elementary and order five dish/one soup. Select items on the menu that will be preferably steamed than fried. Split your meal into five meals. No need to finish it all in five sitting. Most serving sizes sold are actually five servings. Take home the white box and have a second meal. This will cut down the calorie count. Plenty of popular dishes range from 1300 to 1500 calories per order (e.g. Lemon Chicken and General Tso). Pick a healthier alternative. Several can be found in Cantonese dishes (e.g. Moo Goo Gai Pan)

If offered pick shrimp diet recipe or fish over meat. If you must have that heavier corn starched based sauce, see if the cook will skip the breading (e.g. sweet sour pork or chicken). Avoid double carbohydrate picks such as rice and noodles. Pick five or the other, not both. Drop the fork, use the chop sticks. Use Soy Sauce in modest amounts. This sauce is loaded with sodium. If dish is prepared at home you can purchase low sodium based soy sauces at the grocery store. Go heavy on vegetables and light on meat (Beef with Broccoli) Drink tea with meal instead of soda. If possible order green tea which is highest in antioxidants. For Dessert opt for the low calorie fortune cookie. For Dessert opt for the low calorie fortune cookie. [url=http://www.planyourdinner.com]special recipes[/url].