Can One Eat Chinese Food When on a Low Carb Diet?
One of the most popular questions asked by most Chinese food lovers is whether or not they can eat Chinese food when on a low carbohydrate diet. Well, the answer to this question is simple: You can definitely have Chinese food as a part of your low-carb diet, but you need to a bit more selective in choosing the type of Chinese food that would best suit your interests. As a matter of fact, a low carb diet does not take into account the number of calories present in a particular food group. It just restricts the content of carbohydrates in your meal so as to help you lose weight faster, stabilize your metabolism, and lower your blood sugar level.
Many experts of the Oriental cuisine believe that low carb Chinese food does not exist as almost all the popular Chinese dishes contain starch and sugar. For instance, popular Chinese foods, such as buns with a spicy, aromatic soup and reviving stews, noodles served with thick sauces, and wontons, all are rich in carbohydrates and certainly cannot be a part of a strict carb diet. But, contrary to this popular belief, there exists an innumerable variety of low carb Chinese delicacies.
Owing to different styles of cooking in different regions, the amount of carbohydrates contained in a particular dish largely depends on the restaurant where you are having it. The same dish that contains a lot of carbohydrates in one restaurant can be a low carb food in another. So, if you are on a strict carb diet and looking for Chinese food, it is advisable to compare more than two restaurants for sugar and starch level in food.
Nonetheless, following are certain Chinese foods that you should completely refrain from when on a diet:
1) Egg rolls
2) Wontons
3) Steamed or fried rice
4) Noodles
5) Breaded meats
6) Plum and orange-based sauces
7) Sweet and spicy sauces. Spicy sauces usually contain a lot of sugar for balancing taste and should be therefore avoided.
Following are some Chinese dishes that you can surely have as a part of your low-carb diet:
1) steamed meats
2) thin vegetable soups
3) Tofu
4) Black bean sauces
5) Moo Goo Gai sauces
6) Watery sauces like the one used in Schezuan prawns.
7) Any sweet sauce cooked without using cornstarch
Thus, there are a number of low carb Chinese foods that you can have in your favorite Chinese food restaurant when on a strict low carb diet.
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Cool Down This Summer With Refreshing, Healthier Treats Like Chilly Cherry Soup Made With Stevia, the Natural Sugar Alternative
Valley Forge, PA (PRWEB) May 16, 2007
This summer when it's time to cool down with a refreshing, sweet treat, there are better choices than those packed with refined sugar, calories, chemicals and lots of guilt. "Delicious yet healthier desserts can be enjoyed when stevia replaces the sugar or artificial sweeteners and healthier ingredients are used in the recipes," points out Lisa Jobs, author of Sensational Stevia Desserts (http://www.steviadessert.com, $ 19.95 pb).
The old adage, "have your cake and eat it too" really does apply when preparing desserts with stevia. Using stevia lowers sugar and carbohydrate intake and virtually eliminates the highs and lows associated with sugar. Stevia also has no known side effects, unlike what many suffer from sugar and chemical sweeteners. In addition, diabetics and hypoglycemics can use stevia since it doesn't affect glucose levels. (If unfamiliar with stevia, see below.**)
Chilly Cherry Soup from Sensational Stevia Desserts is a perfect choice for a summer treat. (This recipe is attached and is also downloadable at http://www.steviadessert.com). It has no added sugar other than what's naturally in the tart dark red cherries. Also, since these cherries are chock full of 17 different antioxidants and rank 14 out of the top 50 for the highest antioxidant content per serving, indulging in this dessert can actually do the body some good. With these tart cherries available year round, either fresh in the summer or frozen year round, this cold soup can be enjoyed any time.
Other choices in Jobs' book include Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Pops, Almond Pound Cake topped with your favorite fruit, Strawberry Mousse, Mango Sorbet Cream and many others.
So when it's time to sit back and relax with a favorite summer treat, this year why not try one of mouthwatering alternatives to the high sugar, high carbohydrate desserts.
**Stevia, an herb that is up to 400 times sweeter than sugar, has been used as an all-natural alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners in many parts of the world for decades, especially Japan, Brazil and China. It has no calories, no carbohydrates and no fat. In addition, stevia does not cause tooth decay and, because it does not raise blood glucose levels, diabetics can use it. It is available in health food stores, natural grocers and online. For more information, visit http://www.steviadessert.com.
About Lisa Jobs
Lisa Jobs, B.A., M.J., operated her own stevia business for 10 years. During her tenure, she developed a unique stevia packet blend that was manufactured, produced and distributed under her company name. At the same time, she created hundreds of stevia dessert recipes, the best of which are collected in Sensational Stevia Desserts. In addition to currently working on a second book, Jobs is a contributing author to 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health, an upcoming book by Dr. Julian Whitaker, Dr. Joseph Mercola, and others.
Praise for Sensational Stevia Desserts:
"Finally, a dessert cookbook that won't have you regretting eating any of them. Stevia's place in American kitchens is long overdue and Lisa Jobs does a great job of teaching how to use this safe, delicious and calorie free herb.
~ Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN, author of the best selling The Hamptons Diet
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